Replica of Monticello is up for sale at $6.5 million
A replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Va., has come on the market in Somers, Conn., for $6.5 million. The brainchild of Friendly’s Ice Cream co-founder S. Prestley Blake, who has undertaken numerous building [...]
100-year-old Friendly’s co-founder nearly done building a replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticelllo
SOMERS, Conn. - Thomas Jefferson's Monticello is on the nickel. Monticello was once on the $2 bill. Monticello also used to be on postage stamps. It is still on schoolhouse walls, postcards and included in [...]
A Jefferson follower’s $7.5m declaration of admiration
SOMERS, Conn. — S. Prestley Blake turned 100 years old last month, cofounded the Friendly’s restaurant chain with his brother 79 years ago, and probably figures he can do whatever he wants at this stage [...]
Friendly Co-Founder’s ‘Monticello’ On Market For $6.5 Million
Fiendly's Ice Cream co-founder S. Prestley Blake has put his dream house on the market in Somers for $6.5 million. The 99-year-old retired businessman spent about 15 months on the project. Blake is a big [...]
S. Prestley Blake’s Monticello
A full-sized $6 million replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia plantation home is rapidly nearing completion on a hillside in Somers, CT. Friendly’s co-founder S. Prestley Blake, who is nearing 100 years old, is working with [...]
A New Normal – Living Spaces Fall 2012
For Brian and Elaine Bredvik, the June 1 tornado was a paradox of loss and liberation. I came across a random quote recently that said there are two types of pain in the world: pain [...]
Friendly’s co-founder S. Prestley Blake’s ‘Monticello’ nears completion as a Somers, Conn., replica of Thomas Jefferson’s ‘masterpiece’
SOMERS, Conn - Thomas Jefferson's Monticello is on the nickel. Monticello was once on the $2 bill. Monticello also used to be on postage stamps. It is still on schoolhouse walls, postcards and included in [...]