THE INGLIS HOUSE ESTATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ANNE DUDERSTADT PART 1 THE HISTORY OF INGLIS HOUSE 2 A History of the Inglis Family and the Inglis House Estate t~ ..:........ The Inglis House Estate (1947) James Inglis was born in Detroit, Michigan, on August 15, 1864 as one of seven children of Richard and Agnes (Lambie) Inglis, both Scottish born and raised. His father, a highly respected Detroit physician, died when James was ten. Inglis's brother David, who was 25 and had completed his medical education at the time of his father's death, carried on his father's practice. Agnes Inglis kept the family together until her death on July 4, 1899. After his mother's death, James and his brother Will lived together for three years until they each married. James Inglis's mother's estate provided him with the sum of twelve thousand dollars. As he states in the autobiography he wrote for his grandchildren. "I had to work to get on, but I was not limited, as so many are, either by poverty on one hand or affluence on the other". James left school at the age of 14, while he was in the twelfth grade and about ready to graduate from high school. He got a job as office boy for the firm of Gillett and Hall, grain commission merchants, at a salary of $2.50 a week. He stayed with the firm for only a short time, since his ambition was to work in a wholesale hardware store. He worked in the hardware business for five years, first with Buhl Sons & Co and then with Black and Owen. At age 17 he was on the road selling hardware and cutlery. He had two unsuccessful attempts at starting his own business, first managing a small business that made brake-beams and lock-nuts for railroads, and then a business marketing natural gas to manufacturers. In 1890, at age 26 he joined the American Blower Company, a company manufacturing fans for cooling Detroit's auto factories. James was involved in numerous other business activities, as noted in his autobiography, including chairman of the board of directors of the National Bank of Detroit. James Inglis On October 21, 1903, at the age of 39, James Inglis married Carrie Elizabeth Hughes, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Hughes, a Presbyterian minister, and Nora Bash Hughes. Elizabeth was born in Fostoria, Ohio in 1878 and later moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana where her father became the minister of the Westminster Church. When James met her in 1903, she was in New York studying music and singing in the Rutgers Presbyterian Church. James and Elizabeth Inglis started their married life in an apartment on West Kirby Avenue, just off of Woodward Avenue in Detroit. On February 18, 1905, Josephine, their first child was born, but she lived only two days. The Inglis's next lived in a rented house on Van Dyke Place where their daughter Betty was born on September 20, 1906. They built a house on East Grand Boulevard, at the corner of Charlevoix, and their son Jim (Jamie) was born there on January 23, 1910. In 1920 they moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan and purchased a house at 920 Baldwin Avenue (which still exists today as a fraternity house at the University of Michigan). 4 James and Elizabeth Inglis James Inglis's sister Kate moved to Ann Arbor with her husband Frank Smith in 1901 and purchased a farm on the east side of the city. The Smith's white farmhouse still stands at 2105 Geddes, near Concord. In the 1920's the Smith's began subdividing the farm into residential lots on what are now Highland, Concord, Lenawee, and Lafayette streets. James and Elizabeth bought an 8.5 acre plot on the farm that was perched on a hill and extended down toward the Huron River, as the site for their retirement home. They turned to a friend of the family, Lilburn "Woody" Woodworth, to design and build a house in the English country style, constructed of stones and irregular brick with a slate roof. The 12,000 square foot home cost around $250,000, a rather considerable sum at that time. T he hilltop site ot the Inglis House 5 The house contained twelve rooms on four levels. The first floor consisted of a formal entryway, a large library, men's and women's restrooms, and service facilities. On the second floor was a combination living / dining room, breakfast room (called the "coffee room" by the Inglis's), kitchen, pantry and a three-car garage with electrically- operated garage doors. The master bedroom with dressing room and bath, two bedrooms, each with a bath and a maid's apartment were on the third floor. Their son Jamie's room was on the fourth floor, a large bedroom, with Ann Arbor's first walk-in shower. Also on this floor was a large fan, a product of Inglis's American Blower Company, designed to keep the house cool in the summer. An early photograph of the Inglis manor house (1928) The grounds of the estate included a caretaker's cottage, a greenhouse, workshop, a tennis court, a three-hole golf course, and at one time a peacock house with peacocks. (The peacocks eventually had to be removed because of their noise.) An aerial photograph ot the Inglis estate, showing the gardens, orchard, and tennis court. Of particular note were the extensive gardens surrounding the manor house, designed by Elizabeth Inglis and considered to be among the finest in the state. In keeping with its English country estate character, a large meadow extended from the front of the manor house down to the forest along the Huron River. The meadow running from the front of the manor house toward the Huron River (The meadow was also the site of a three-hole golf course.) In the rear of the house was a formal English garden. Elizabeth Inglis also developed a cutting garden, and a wildflower garden. Adjacent to the house was an orchard. An extensive irrigation system was designed for the gardens, with water supplied from a 170-foot deep well and pumphouse on the property. The gardens were fertilized from a compose pile. An early view of the formal English garden at the rear of the manor house Elizabeth Inglis's gardening skills were widely recognized. She developed a hardy, northern strain of boxwood known today as Inglis boxwood. 7 Elizabeth was very generous with her flowers and plants and supplied cuttings for many Ann Arbor gardens. Ellizabeth Ingls as a gardener During the renovation of the gardens in the 1990's, the Korean Mum garden was reestablished from the mums that Elizabeth had given to Katharine Leidy years earlier. Walter Stampfli was the gardener for the Inglis Estate, first employed by the Inglis family in 1933. Stampfli and his wife, who served as the Inglis's housekeeper, lived in the gardener's cottage. Mrs. Stampfli died in 1969, but Walter lived in the cottage until 1975 when he moved to a retirement home on North Main Street in Ann Arbor.2 The formal English garden of Inglis House Inglis House was the gathering place for the extended Inglis family. Some of the family members and friends of the family shared some of their fondest memories in an article written by Carol Inglis Spicer,3 a niece of James Inglis. Jim (Jamie) the son of James and Elizabeth remembered the "terrific" asparagus in his mother's vegetable garden; the electrically-operated garage doors; and - especially- the double sinks in his parents' bathroom-quite a luxury in the 1930's when the average family was fortunate to have one bathroom. Carol's brother David recalls skiing down the hill in the meadow in the front of the house towards the Arboretum (on what was in summer a three-hole golf course). Then, after skiing, he would leave his skis outside the French doors and step into the library to join in activities. Marge Litzenbert, a friend of Betty Inglis, remembered the cook Frieda's boned chicken within boned chicken. As an attendant in Betty's wedding, she recalled the bride walking alone down the stately staircase. f r o n t o f.................................................................... ........................................................................ playing tennis on Saturday afternoons and all day Sundays, sitting between sets, on the stone wall or on the bench of the stone-paved courtyard above, drinking lemonade. She also remembered Frieda's white-frosted cakes covered with melted bitter chocolate, and the family dinners at the long table in the living /dining room with her Uncle Jim and father Will reminiscing, with laughter, about old days in the house on Gratiot Avenue in Detroit and their bachelor apartment years together. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .......The...ng.i..House..living!.dining..room Carols.fodestmemores.wre.o.the"youn.one".stetchd.outon.te.flor.i front of he fire i the paneed.and.bok-lined.lbrary.lisening.to.ecords..Se.recalle playing tnnis on Sturday.aternoons.nd.all.da.Sundays.sitting.etween.ses,.on.th stone wall o on the benh.of.the.stne-paved.cortyard.abov,.drinking.emonade..Sh also rememered Fried's.white-fosted.caks.covered.ith.meltedbitter.choolate,.an the family diners at.the.log.table.in.theliving./.dinig.room.with.he.Uncle.Jim.an father Will eminiscing,.ith.laughte,.about.old.ays.in.the.ouse.on.Gratot.Avenue.i Detroit..and.their..bachelor.. apartment.years..together. James and Elizabeth Inglis, with their son Jim and daughter Betty James Inglis died in March 1950, leaving the house to his wife, with the stipulation that after her death, the estate would be given to the University of Michigan to serve as a home for the university's president. However, Elizabeth delivered a quitclaim deed to the estate to the Board of Regents on May 23, 1951 and moved to Kalamazoo to be near her daughter. Elizabeth Inglis later moved to Portola, California. When Michigan's new President Harlan Hatcher and his wife Anne arrived in Ann Arbor in 1951, they were offered the Inglis House estate as a residence. (In fact, President Hatcher once recalled fondly that when he was being recruited by the University, he was driven by a Regent up to the estate and around the front circular drive, and told that all of this could be his.) However the Hatcher's declined in favor of the more accessible "White House" at 815 South University, which had been the traditional residence of university presidents since the first President, Henry Tappan. In May of 1952, Wilbur Pierpont, Vice-President of Business and Finance presented an informal proposal for the use of Inglis House to the Board of Regents.4 In June 1953, Vice-President Pierpont presented a more detailed report to the Regents in which he proposed using the house as a guesthouse for visitors to the university and a meeting place for small groups. This use would require expenditure of $20,000 to furnish the house with quarters for a resident caretaker and for the use of the ground floor as a meeting place. This estimate included kitchen equipment, furniture for the living rooms and sleeping rooms, carpets, draperies, lamps, etc. Pierpont estimated the general maintenance for the facility at approximate $2000 a year. The Regents approved the general plan.5 Under the direction of Gene Luther, university decorator, the house was redecorated and furnished, and it was ready for guest use and formal entertaining in 1954. Laura Kimball was engaged to serve as resident manager and hostess. Walter Stampfli continued to live in the gardener's cottage and took loving care of the gardens and grounds for a number of years.6 10 The house was in constant use throughout the 1950's and 1960's. The Hatchers entertained various community and campus groups and hosted many visiting dignitaries. Dr. Jonas Salk, who came to Ann Arbor at the time of the polio vaccine evaluation, was one of the first guests. He and his wife and three children stayed for a week in the quiet top-floor suite, originally the quarters of young James Inglis. Edward R. Murrow, commencement speaker at the 1961 June exercises stayed at Inglis House. Other guests included, the Arnold Toynbees, Harrison Salisbury, editor of the New York Times, and the ambassadors of Burma, New Zealand, India, Thailand and the Netherlands.7 In recent years, President and Mrs. Gerald Ford and the Dalai Lama have been among the many guests at Inglis House. After the retirement of Walter Stampfli, Walter Chambers, head of landscape architecture took over the duties of the grounds. Later Charles Jenkins became horticulturist for the estate. During the period of financial stress in Michigan during the 1960s, when the university had to borrow money to meet its payroll, the gardens along the edges of the great lawn to the north were simplified. However the formal gardens around the house remained much as they were in Elizabeth Inglis's day. Anne Hatcher noted that Mrs. Inglis visited the house several times and expressed her satisfaction with the use and care of the estate.8 However by the 1980's the house and grounds were suffering from the deferral of needed maintenance, as were most facilities on the campus. The slate roof was leaking, and the interior was well worn, and with the severe budget cuts experienced by the University, the grounds also suffered. By the late 1980s, the quality of the interior space had deteriorated to the point that guest activity had declined significantly, and the facility was used primarily for internal university meetings such as those conducted by the Regents. The situation reached a crisis point in 1988 when engineers from the University Plant Department warned that the slate roof had deteriorated to the point where it was in danger of collapse unless repaired. After extensive discussion, the University decided to move ahead with the replacement of the roof, an expensive task requiring skilled artisans. At the same time, a budget was approved for the renovation of the interior of the house. The renovation of the manor house, the gardens, and the grounds and the restoration of the Inglis House estate to its original elegance is illustrated through a photographic essay in Part V of this book. 11 The Inglis Family, James and Elizabeth, daughter Betty and son Jim 1 James Inglis, A Sketch of My Life for the Benefit of My Grandchildren, October 1947: Since much of this material was based upon this autobiography, it has been reproduced in an appendix in this book. 2 Private conversation with Wilbur Pierpont, 1999 3 Carol Spicer, article from Bentley Library archives 4 Regent's Proceedings, May 1952, Volume 1951-54, Page 422 'Regent's Proceedings, June 1953, Volume 1951-54, Page 904 6 Letter to the Editor, Anne Hatcher, Ann Arbor Observer, November, 1990 7 Carol Spicer, "Ann Arbor's Inglis House Serves U-M's Visiting VIPS" D.A.C. News, April 1962 8 Letter to the Editor, Anne Hatcher, Ann Arbor Observer, November, 1990 11 The History of Inglis House Inglis House was given to the University of Michigan in 1951 by Mrs. Elizabeth H. Inglis, widow of James Inglis, Detroit industrialist and honorary alumnus of the University. The twelve room home was built in 1927 of irregular brick and stone construction. From its height on the eight and one-half acre estate, it commands a sweeping view of wooded hills with the University's North Campus in the distance. The property is used by the President as an extension of his or her own home and as a guest house for visiting dignitaries. H 13 Excavation of the foundation (by mules) Construction of the manor house and gardens Construction of the gardens 14 ................................................................................................................................. ..ii iiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~ .. .. . . . .. . :v;:k i An early photo of the driveway up to the manor house The manor house in winter The caretaker's cottage The formal gardens 15 Inglis House (1928) Inglis House (1928) 16 James and Elizabeth Inglis and friends Elizabeth Inglis in the formal garden fountain Elizabeth Inglis with architect "Woody" Woodworth Jim, Betty, Elizabeth, and James Inglis Elizabeth Inglis Jim, Elizabeth, and James Inglis 17 James and Elizabeth Inglis 3a??. \ :cam : c Inglis House in the tall (1950s) 18 An aerial photo of the Inglis Highlands showing the gardens, orchard, and tennis court (1940s) The living! dining room (1940s) 19 James Inglis 20 Inglis House The University Years 1950 - 1980 The Inglis House Estate The manor house through the gate The front entrance of Inglis House 21 The formal English gardens The Inglis House walkway to the east lawn and tennis court 22 The front of Inglis House (trom the meadow) hne front of Inglis House 23 Looking up at the manor house trom the wildflower garden Looking out at the grounds from the loggia H CD 0 CD 0 CD CD CD CD CD 0 CD CD CD 0 0 0 CD 0 25 T he caretakers cottage (from the rear entrance) (1950s) T he caretakers cottage (1i950s) HD CD CD CD 0 C C CD CD Cr 0D S. H CD 2'7 The living room The living room 28 The meadow bedroom 26 Part 2 A TOUR OF THE INGLIS HOUSE ESTATE 27 Inglis House Through the Seasons - 1996 The entrance driveway Looking back down the entrance driveway 28 Thle meadow in tall colors The front circle and the meadow The gardens in the fall 29 Fall colors at Inglis House The gate at the circle drive Rose Abercrombie raking the fall leaves on the east lawn Wvintertime at Inglis House 30 Winter at Inglis House The manor house in winter 31 The meadow in winter Winter at Inglis House 32 The drive after a snowfall joan lighting luminaries for hoidcay events at Inglis House Inge's holiday cookies 33 Hi-olidlay flowers tor Inglis House Holiday decorations in the library and first floor landing Joan Kobrinski's floral decorations 34 Springtime at Inglis House springtime in the Inglis House meacdow 35 Springtime flowers Blooming azealas in the gardens 36 Spring daffodils poking through the ivy The wildflower garden adjacent to the manor house Springtime flowers 3,7 Flowering crabtrees and dogwoods T he formal gardens in spring 38 The gardens in the summertime The walk to the east lawn 39 Thne meadiow in summertime Thne meadiow in iate summer 40 Summer scenes Ine banK to tne meaaow I airy rings arouna trees in tne meaaow An unusual event: an eclipse (photographed by Joan Kobrinski) 1 A Tour of Inglis House 1996 Walking up the drive to the entrance ot Inglis House The drive up to Inglis House (with the caretaker's cottage on the right) The en trance to Inglis House The front of the manor house The entry foyer 4 The entry doorway and painting The credenza in the foyer (with nametags) The Chinese chairs in the foyer Pictures of the Inglis family in the hallway to the library The library The library set up for a reception The library The fireplace in the library Thne iibrary fireplace in winter A photo of the Inglis family in the library A tea service in the library The library painting above the fireplace The photograph gallery in the first floor hallway Thne lacdies' powdier room The ladies powder room The credenza in the entry foyer The front door The stairway from the foyer to the second floor 10 The staircase to the second floor dining and living room The staircase to the second floor The second floor landing between the dining room and the breakfast room 11 The second floor landing (at holiday time) The dining room (set up for an event) The living! dining room 12 The sitting area of the living / dining room T he living / dining room 13 An intimate dinner setting, using the Irish wake table The Irish wake table, with its leaves down Flower arrangements in the dining / living room 14 The mdining room arranged tor a spring dinmner Different dining setups for the dining room Dining setups for Inglis House 15 vlining setups tor Inglis House T ne breaktast room The breakfast room 16 The kitchen Thne kitchlen andi ovens The serving pantry 1'7 The stairway to the third floor landing The master bedroom 18 Thle king bedi in thte master bediroom Thle meadow bediroom The meadow bedroom The meadow bedroom 19 The garden bedroom The garden bedroom ie third floor apartment 20 The apartment The apartment bedroom The staircase to the fourth floor 21 The fourth floor sitting room The fourth floor sitting room The sitting room and globe fireplace 22 Fourth floor bedrooms Fourth floor bedrooms The fourth floor bath (with the first walkin shower in Ann Arbor) The house fan (manufactured by the Inglis company) 23 The J. 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Turner paintings (imitations) in Inglis House Inglis House art work Thle rear of Inglis House 24 Thne doorway rorn tne living / dining room to tne loggia Thle wysteria bliooming on thte loggia The loggia 25 The east wing of Inglis House and the lower patio and wildflower garden The Inglis House drive and the caretaker's cottage Thle caretaker' s cottage 41 The Formal Gardens at Inglis House The Inglis House formal gardens in the spring The gardens in the summertime 42 Springtime in tne tormal gardiens T he fountain in springtime 43 The gardens in full bloom Anne Duderstadt inspecting the gardens before events 1 ne steps to tne tormai gardens 44 The replanted formal gardens (1992) The fountain plantings e fountain plantings 45 Scenes ot ne tormal gardens (betore and during renovation) Plantings in tne tormal gardens Scenes of the formal gardens 46 The formal gardens in springtime Anne Duderstadt in the Inglis House formal gardens 59 The Inglis House Grounds IThe meacdow in late summer The meadow in fall 60 The meadow in fall Fall colors CD 0 CD CD 0 CD CD 0 0 0 CD CD CD CD 0 CDj CD CD 0 H CD CD 0 62 Poppies in the meadow A woodland walk in springtime Daffodils in the spring Ivy beds 63 The cookout fireplace Wildflower gardens in the spring The rear grounds of the manor house 64 The rear lawn and east lawn walks Le east lawn walkway in springtime nlowerbeas and walkways 65 The eastern grounds ot the estate The eastern grounds T he east lawn 66 Thfe east lawn T he east lawn (and1 tormer tennis courts) 6'7 The side patio The garden folly in the meadow glade T he garden folly (a 12TH(Century Syrian sarcophogus) 68 Walkways Azaleas in tne spring 4,7 The Gardens of Inglis House The rear gardens adjacent to the manor house The wysteria adjacent to the loggia 48 Thne wysteria in bloom The wysteria in bloom Plantings around the rear entrance to the manor hourse 49 The plantings along the rear drive The front circular drive of Inglis House Th fetront circular drive (before and atter thle renovation) 50 The front circular drive Ornamental arrangements on the front circular drive Driveway flower beds 51 Ihe tireplace adjacent to the manor house Summer plantings in the gardens The side patio area of the manor house 52 i ne wilatiower garaen aajacent to tne manor nouse The side patio and wildflower garden The walk to the east lawn The rear lawn and loggia 53 The walkway to the east lawn The walk to the east lawn Thne rose gardiens 54 The herb garden The old tennis court Flower beds around the east lawn 55 Walkways and tlowerbecis Walkways to the greenhouse and nursery gardens Plantings 56 Walkways to the formal gardens Woodland trails Woodland trails and walks 5,7 VWoodlandl paths Woodland paths Nursery gardens 58 Flowers in bloom jim vuerstaat s poppies 89 The Plants and Flowers of Inglis House 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 7 4 /7 / .%! f/% '// j / / r / ' // / 7 .7 // ., , ///;. ,,/ /7 4N '7 r/ 4Ell'' ' ~7 /47/7~ 74.S <7 ' y7 /////7/9 r / 4 74, ,s , / y ,f/ .j1 /// / 77//>r 7 f 7/f l ,3 /7 1 ; 7 /r/ .3/« 7 43'7710/" ...... 97.3 7..77.7.....>.3<,//99 98 1 PART 3 THE PEOPLE OF INGLIS HOUSE The Staff of Inglis House The guardians of Inglis House Anne Duderstadt, Inge Roncoli, and Kurt Szalay Inge Roncoli in Inglis House Inge and Kurt 4 Inge and Kurt Szalay Inge and Kurt Inge preparing holiday cookies Anne with Kurt and Inge Inge and the Duderstadts (and grandaughter Marina) Barbara Johnson Maria Carl and Susan Barnes Joan Kobrinski Rose Abercrombie and Joan (and Peaches) Joan on the east lawn Thne University (roundis vepartment statt Joan and Chuck Jenkins Rose Abercrombie Joan, Barbara, and the new team Anne Duderstadt and Joan Kobrinski Jim Duderstadt and Joan Student Staff at Inglis House Joan Kobrinski and student gardners Rose Abercrombie and students Students 10 Students trimming the hedge Students taking a break Joan and the guys 11 Students dressed for work Student gardeners dressed for a garden party Student gardeners 12 Studient snoes andi gardiener yoga Students Studlents 13 Joan and students Stludents 14 Students on the highloader Time for a break Joan, Rose, and students 15 Students Students And more students 16 Joan, Rose, and students Joan, Chuck, Inge, DJ, and students 1'7 Joan and Chuck Jenkins Joan and Chuck Jenkins The University forestry crew JaRsadtece Joan, Rose, and the crew 18 The guys The gals Rose and the crew 19 Peaches and the pink tlamingo Peaches.. and her pet bird 20 Peaches Peaches 21 The Duderstadts at Inglis House T he uclerstact tamily at Inglis House (19885) The Duderstadt daughters, Kathy and Susan, at Inglis House (1971) 22 Anne Duderstadt, preparing nametags and planning the renovation Anne, helping to set up for an Inglis House dinner Anne and Judy Dinesen 23 Anne and tne catering statt Anne with one last check Jim Duderstadt also played important presidential roles (with Chuck Vest) 24 The Duderstadts, ready for entertaining! 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Anne in her hostess role Anne and Jim in the gardens Jim and the deans 26 Anne and Anne Womack, Judy Dinesen, Becky Vest, and Andrea Van Houweling Anne and Glenn and Gladys Knoll and Jeannie Neal Anne and Chuck Vest 2'7 Jim and Farris Womack, Gladys Knoll Kathy Vuderstadt and her daughter Marina (age 6 months) Kathy, Marina, and Joan Korbinski 28 Mvarina in the gardens Marina and Anne Duderstadt in the gardens Anne in the gardens 29 Anne and Carole LaMantia Jim, Marina, and Carole LaMantia 30 Anne vuaerstaat at tne Inglis House nlOicay dinner Anne Duderstadt in the formal gardens 31 Anne resting after the renovation project 1 PART 4 EVENTS AT INGLIS HOUSE Entertainment Preparations at Inglis House Anne Duderstadt reviews the preparations Anne Duderstadt and Judy Dinesen, events consultant and designer Setting out tne nametags in tne toyer Flower arrangements Setting up for a faculty tea in the library 4 Judy Dinesen inspecting a spring dinner setting Dinner settings Various dinner settings Anne and Judy making final arrangements A dinner setting for a spring event Single and multiple table setups for Inglis House events irious dinner settings Various dinner settings Various table settings The serving pantry Jim and Anne Duderstadt demonstrating two of the more important roles of a university president Anne and Inge Roncoli preparing for an event Anne and the caterers Maria and Carl Preparing tor a gardien party Thfe dinner tent setting tor a spring garden party 10 juay vinesen preparing tne anner tent Behind the scenes: the kitchen UP CD 0 0 CD CD CD 0 CD CD CD CD CD 12 The garage and the serving area for the library inge getting the linens ready lne wine cellar 15 Inglis House Events for the Deans, Executive Officers, and Regents Anne preparing to host the tall kickofftt dinner for the Deans and EOUs The Duderstadts hosting a farewell dinner for Harold and Vivian Shapiro 16 Jim and Chuck Vest as the cooks Anne with the caterers The deans and executive officers at the fall potluck Everybody helps clean up afterwards 1'7 Preparation of the famous presidential apple pies for the potluck TIhe tent setup The deans and executive officers in the gardens 18 Judy Linesen greeting the guests The deans and executive officers line up for dinner The Deans/ EO dinner Anne and Jim with Gladys Knoll 19 IThe Deans / EU tall potluck IThe LU holiday dinner Anne hosting the EO holiday dinner A farewell dinner for Mary Ann Swain 20 Farris and Ann Womack Anne and Joan Zuidema A spring dinner for the executive officers A farewell dinner for Dick Kennedy and George Zuidema 21 The Executive Officer team George and Joan Zuidema and Anne and Dick Kennedy Judy Vinesen, both as events consultant and dean's spouse 22 Holiday dinner tor the Kegents The Regents' holiday dinner The Regents' holiday dinner Giving the Regents a tour of the renovated manor house 23 Anne and Dick Kennedy A Regents' farewell to the Kennedys and the Zuidemas George Zuidema Dick Kennedy 24 Speeches at a Regents' dinner Joan and George Zuidema A farewell reception for the Duderstadts The Regents 25 The Deans The Deans (front) The Deans (back) Jim toasting the deans 26 More speeches from deansI reen Clark) with Bernie Machen listening intently Jim, with Bernie Machen, Bill Kotowicz, Dan Atkins, and Edie Goldenberg Anne with Deans Allen Samuels, Dan Atkins, and Ada Sue Hinshaw 27 Anne with Ann Womack, Judy Dinesen, Becky Vest, and Andrea Van Houweling Jim and Doug Van Houweling, Anne and Jeannie Neal Farris and Anne Womack present the sundail 28 Farris and Anne with the sundial Jim with Charlie Nelms, Farris Womack, and Jim Renick Anne singing "The Victors" with Chuck Vest 29 Anne with Farris Womack The Duderstadts hosting a "TLC" dinner for the Executive Officers Another EQ TLC dinner 30 And, as usual, the president cleans up ... 31 Entertaining Faculty and Staff at Inglis House i ne aining room arrangea tor a spring ainner Two table setups: round to 32 The Duderstadts hosting the Provost faculty dinners Anne Duderstadt hosting a Provost faculty dinner The Henry Russet Dinner 33 A reception preceding the annual black-tie dinner for Henry Russel recipients The Henry Russel Dinner The Henry Russel Dinner 34 T he Henry R(ussel Dilnner The annual dinner for SACUA Farris Womack and friend Anne, Carolyn Roberson, and Peggy Bradley-Doppes jmsekn ttecanscne Jim speaking at the coaches' dinner 35 Anne, Peggy Bradley-Doppes, and Carolyn Koberson Reception and dinner for the President's staff Carole LaMantia and Aaron Schutz Nona Mustard tries out the bed in the master bedroom 36 Anne Duderstadt and the President's staff Judy Dinesen introducing the cooking staff Jim Duderstadt with the Henry Russel awardees 3,7 Chris and Bernie M~achen and ;die G~oldenberg Carole LaMantia 38 The retirement party for Ciarole LaMantia Bsarbara J ohnson' s retirement lunchleon Honoring Barbara Jonnson at ner retirement iuncneon 11 Inglis House Garden Parties e Inglis House formal gardens Anne and Jim Duderstadt, ready for guests 12 The dining tent Table arrangements for a garden party 13 The dining tent Judy L'inesen Thfe L'eans and Executive Utticers The Deans and Executive Officers An n abr ono Anne and Barbara Johnson 14 The Deans and Executive Officers kickoff party The Deans and Executive Officers potluck picnic A garden reception for student leaders of the Big Ten universities 15 Studlent leaders Farris Womack presents the sundial to the D~uderstadts 39 Student Events at Inglis House The Leadership 2017 students with Jim and Anne Duderstadt Lntertaining the Big Ten student government students 40 Studlents at an Inglis House reception Inglis House dinners for student leaders Student garden receptions 41 Jim ana Anne vuaerstaat witl stuaent leaders A new tradition: student leadership stomping on the president Dinners with student leaders 42 Student leaders in the gardens Jim D~uderstadt with student leaders (Julie Neeman, Jesse Halliday, and Fiona Rose) 69 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' vj '%, ig kj lryj b ' X36 / /i_ _ 9 ytiy/ ,H . y! w 1 '.yy ru' ! ,. . :}: % i H. ,,4 /.. . , f ; >//. . 1 PART 5 THE RENOVATION OF INGLIS HOUSE Inglis House: Before the Renovation The Inglis House manor The entry foyer The library television and fireplace TIhe library The "bar" in front of the bookcase 4 TIhe library T he library (and James Inglis' s portrait) TIhe ladies' powder room The staircase to the second floor The staircase to the second floor IThe living / dining room The living / dining room The kitchen The serving pantry The breakfast room The third floor landing The master bedroom The master bedroom The master bedroom on the third floor The master bedroom 10 The dressing room for the master bedroom T he master bedroom bath 11 The meadow bedroom The bath for the meadow bedroom The garden bedroom The garden bedroom 12 The apartment sitting room and bedroom The staircase to the fourth floor The fourth floor sitting room The fourth floor sitting room 13 The fourth floor bedrooms 10 The Renovation of Inglis House The Inglis House manor house Inglis House 11 Anne Duderstadt planning the renovation project Inglis House entry stripped of carpet 12 L'iscussing tne project prior to stripping tne tloors and walls Slate floor under carpet in ladies powder room Library after carpet removal 13 Library (before) Dining room (before) Petawabic tile in dining room (before) Crown molding detail in dining room (Note gold Greek crosses that were too expensive to repaint in renovation) 14 Breakfast room Secondl and third floor landings The meadow bedroom 15 The master bedroom The master bedroom after carpet stripping The apartment 16 The fourth floor sitting room The fourth floor bedrooms Inglis House after the floor refinishing phase of the project 1'7 The finished entry and dining room 1 ne master bediroom after refinishing work The breakfast room after refinishing 18 The stair cases after refinishing The meadow bedroom after refinishing The garden bedroom after refinishing 19 IThe fourth floor rooms after refinishing The fourth floor sitting room after refinishing 20 The fourth floor bedrooms after refinishing Anne Duderstadt makes the final choices for carpets Final decisions on the details 21 T he rug for the library T he new gas fireplace in the library 22 T he library after renovation Thne iadies powdier room after renovation Thne Stark carpet used in thle renovation project 23 The stairway to the second floor 'The staircase The living / dining room 24 The sitting area of the living! dining room The living / dining room after renovation 25 The living / dining room The breakfast room after renovation Thfe serving pantry after renovation 26 Sometimes the final details require a personal effort Ihe meadow bedroom atter renovation The master bedroom during and after renovation 2'7 T he apartment The loggia after renovation And on the seventh day, there was rest 28 But then for the real work: entertainment 29 Renovating the Front Entrance to Inglis House 30 31 Replacing the Inglis House Slate Roof 32 33 72 Facilities Projects at Inglis House New plants in the coldhouse Replacing the fiberglass windows on the coldhouse '73 Building the new compost bins Building the compost bins The drying shed 74 Kebuiling tne veacocK louse as a arying snea Building the hot trames '75 The lath house Building the lath house T he lath house '76 The lath house The lath house The old greenhouse 7,7 The old greenhouse T he old greenhouse building tne new greennouse '78 TIhe new greenhouse Replacing the roof of the shed The shedi '79 Lovely work in the shed Replacing the retaining wall 80 Kesnaping the retaining wall Building the retaining wall Replacing the retaining wall 81 Replacing the shop windows VVorking in the shop The shop H CD 0 Cn 0 00 34 Renovation of the Formal Gardens of Inglis House The formal gardens in springtime The gardens before renovation 35 Everyone joins in digging out tne old plantings TIhe old planting beds 36 After stripping out the old plantings Preparing the planting beds Raking down the new topsoil 3,7 lacing the edging stones in the tormal gardens Replacing the walkway edging 38 The new plantings Finished with the renovation The fountain 39 Thne formal gardiens in springtime Views of the formal gardens 40 Views ot the tormal gardens 41 Renovation of the Gardens The new herb garden Preparing the soil in the herb garden 42 Positioning the rocks in the herb garden Beginning the plantings of herbs Final planting stage in the herb garden 43 The finished herb garden Other views of the herb garden The rose garden, before and after 44 The rose garden Laying out the rose garden Laying out the paths through the rose garden 45 TIhe formal perennial gardens 46 T he formal perennial gardens The formal perennial gardens The gardens bordering the drive to the greenhouse 4,7 Preparing and planting Spring tulips blooming along the drive The driveway plantings 48 Laying out pathways through the gardens 49 Building a staircase through the gardens Laying the stone for walkways 50 M~ore views of the gardens The nursery gardens 51 Working in the nursery gardens Planting along the borders of the nursery gardens 52 The nursery gardens Rebuilding the east lawn structures The Korean mum gardens 53 b~uildiing tne Korean mum gardens Building the Korean mum gardens Korean mums in bloom 54 T he wildflower garden with spring daffodils Working on the stone walkways through the woods 55 Working on the stone walkways through the woods 55 Renovation Projects on the Grounds of Inglis House The east lawn (formerly tennis courts for the Inglis family) Before (a herb garden) and after (a bird bath?) 56 Replacing the top soil of the east lawn Rebuilding the orchard area The former tennis court 5,7 Thne east iawn R(elandlscaping the front circular drive 58 Preparing the front drive area (after removing the trees) Preparing the planting beds Bringing in the ginko tree 59 Planting the ginko tree Replanting trees in the front circle Replacing two trees with the ginko tree 60 Replanting the front drive gardens and pavement Replanting the front drive gardens Placing the ornamental elements 61 Bringing in the parts of the garden folly (a Century Syrian sarcophogus) Transporting the garden folly components into the glade Placing the folly components 62 Assembling the folly Assembling the garden folly Assembling the garden folly 63 The meadow in fall 64 The meadow in fall The overgrown bank 65 The work crew prepares to tackle the bank VVeediing tne Dbflk Weeding the bank 66 Laying the stones at the base of the bank Covering the bank with plastic tarp Reseeding the bank 6'7 Thne meadiow in springtime Rebuilding the orchard Keplacing the orchardi plantings 68 Rebuilding the orchard fence The orchard fence Rebuilding the stone paths H CD CD UP H CD CD CD 0 CD CD CD CD CD CD f// / Y// /l !/lH/i8%l////6////rd49Y1/!//////rf/////. /rI /ll/JY //////."//H/l//// '70 T ree damage The lightening strike that started the demise of the American elm at the Highland Drive entrance Tree trimming '71 T ree trimming Replanting the entrance drive Replanting the entrance drive