Page 38 - March 2017 BNP ALL
P. 38
Page 38 March 2017 The Catoctin Banner Newspaper www.TheCatoctinBanner.com Published by www.EPlusPromotes.com
The Present Past
Colgate: Friends Creek Farm
by Brian R. Waesche
The property at 7950 Friends of welcoming her son. The senior
Creek Road is the former private Craig Colgate (born 1875) was the
resort of the Craig Colgate, Jr. son of Robert Colgate, Jr. (1851-
family. The Colgate vacation The stone Colgate house 1922), also of New York. Robert Jr.’s
home is the more modern of showing one of the large father, Robert Colgate, Sr. (1812-
two homes on the property. The additions tastefully 1885) was the head of the company
Colgate holdings were intersected added with stone “book- that became Colgate-Palmolive after
north-to-south by the waterway ends” complete with he began mass production and sale
Friends Creek, and west-to-east a chimney and filled of the toothpaste that his father,
by the Pennsylvania border. The between with cedar William Colgate created. William
Colgate’s large summer home, shake. Colgate was born in 1783 at Kent,
though addressed to Emmitsburg,
actually stands in the state of Also on the property is one Great Britain, before immigrating
Pennsylvania, experiencing dual surviving fishing cabin made of log to the emancipated colonies of
residency. Unknown to many, hidden Courtesy Photos along Friends Creek, an abandoned America. William passed away in
fenced tennis court, concrete- 1857 at New York City. The work
up a lengthy, private lane marked by edged stock pond, random open- of William’s son, Robert Colgate,
two stone pillars, the Colgate house air chimineas built of mountain Sr. allowed his Colgate Company
is set down a drive following Friends stone, and sporadic stone stairways hygienic paste to grow into a
Creek into its wooded valley. The The farm house on the leading into the waters of Friends multi-billion dollar enterprise,
drive’s columns, placed beside the property, in exquisite Creek for fishermen. These stairs, headquartered at 300 Park Avenue
low-lying road bridge where Hornets condition overlooking chimneys, and cabin pay homage to in mid-town Manhattan. Craig
friends creek. the Angler’s Club that the Colgates’ Colgate, Jr., the two-times great-
assisted in founding and further grandson of William Colgate,
Nest Road’s designation becomes allocated their property as its graduated from Yale University in
Friends Creek Road, are the only hint headquarters. 1935, before teaching at Deerfield
at the secluded Colgate retreat. Academy in New England. In
The first of the two homes, Craig Colgate, Jr. was born in addition to teaching, Colgate was
a frame farmhouse overlooking been, perhaps, half the size, thought 1912 to Craig Colgate, Sr. and also the school’s second swim
to have started as a small stone Marion Townsend Colgate at coach between 1937 and 1942.
Friends Creek, is a cozy 19th- Flushing, Long Island, New York. Deerfield’s most successful sport,
century dwelling, accompanied by a cottage due to variation in the His mother died this same year, if since its first swim team was formed
medium-sized barn on the Maryland stone at the center of the construct, not during childbirth, within months in 1921, Colgate was a forerunner
side of the land’s division. Built on suggesting this portion of the house to the reputation the school would
was formerly enlarged by itself. The earn as a top academic swimming
the sloping grade to the creek, the house today is complete with an competitor. Deerfield is credited
farmhouse is raised in the front, today with twenty-one New
exposing a full fieldstone foundation upper half-story, making it a proper England Championship swim
level below the front porch, in Cape Cod made unique as the titles, seventeen of which were
upper three bays of the front façade won consecutively between 1974
Project4_Layout 1 7/28/14 3:05 PM Page 1 contrast to just two upper white- and 1990. Colgate’s affiliation
with Deerfield was discontinued at
sided stories fairtstthbeAyretehariros. TpsrheiemaCilt®oivlDgeautect Saderoearmnlionetrgsc,obnusttrmucotreedsloikien typical the start of World War II, during
drive passes reverse which he served as an Army
fraCmerehaoutisne gbefCoroemwifnodritngabnedtwSeeanvinwgisthftohre cYaoseumreHnt,oFmreench-country counterintelligence officer in the
the farmhouse and a barn, to climb windows, inset in the roof rather Mediterranean Theater.
the knoll where the Colgate retreat, than protruding outward. Several In May 1942, the engagement
called the “Colgate Mansion” by additions have also been made to the of Craig Colgate, Jr. and Barbara
home, such as a large glass pavilion Hobart was announced, and the
some, oversees the estate. room, rumored to have once been an pair was wed within the year.
The main house of this From Chicago, Barbara attended
circa-1900 full stone, “Colgate indoor pool but is now a flagstone- finishing school in Switzerland before
floored recreation space. graduating from Smith College in
Mansion” appears to have once Massachusetts in 1937. In the early
years of the war, Barbara drove an
Catoctin Banner Exclusive! Ambulance for the American Red
Cross. When combat came to a close,
FREE Duct Cleaning the couple lived in Illinois, where
Colgate, Jr. again taught school
with purchase of before relocating to Cambridge,
Massachusetts, to earn a Graduate
Duct Sealing From the Inside Duct Sealing Degree in History from Harvard,
where he was also a member of their
1-866-500-HEATINCREASE COMFORT. LIVE HEALTHIER. SAVE MONEY. championship swim team. In 1946,
Holtzople.comSomething weErexapPl.irz4ee/s.1e5n/t1c7o.uNpootnvtaolitdewchitnhicaianny at time of service. …Continued on page 39
most of us never think about could be costing us a lot more than other offer/discount.
Aeroseal seals leaks in air ducts that are hidden from view, fixing problems that create
discomfort, energy loss and indoor air quality. If you have noticed uncomfortable hot or
cold rooms, excessive humidity or dust, and higher than expected energy bills, Aeroseal
duct sealing may be the solution. Our aerosealing process seals the leaks in the air ducts
with a mist that is safe, quick and a permanent solution. Find out what nearly 100,000
The Present Past
Colgate: Friends Creek Farm
by Brian R. Waesche
The property at 7950 Friends of welcoming her son. The senior
Creek Road is the former private Craig Colgate (born 1875) was the
resort of the Craig Colgate, Jr. son of Robert Colgate, Jr. (1851-
family. The Colgate vacation The stone Colgate house 1922), also of New York. Robert Jr.’s
home is the more modern of showing one of the large father, Robert Colgate, Sr. (1812-
two homes on the property. The additions tastefully 1885) was the head of the company
Colgate holdings were intersected added with stone “book- that became Colgate-Palmolive after
north-to-south by the waterway ends” complete with he began mass production and sale
Friends Creek, and west-to-east a chimney and filled of the toothpaste that his father,
by the Pennsylvania border. The between with cedar William Colgate created. William
Colgate’s large summer home, shake. Colgate was born in 1783 at Kent,
though addressed to Emmitsburg,
actually stands in the state of Also on the property is one Great Britain, before immigrating
Pennsylvania, experiencing dual surviving fishing cabin made of log to the emancipated colonies of
residency. Unknown to many, hidden Courtesy Photos along Friends Creek, an abandoned America. William passed away in
fenced tennis court, concrete- 1857 at New York City. The work
up a lengthy, private lane marked by edged stock pond, random open- of William’s son, Robert Colgate,
two stone pillars, the Colgate house air chimineas built of mountain Sr. allowed his Colgate Company
is set down a drive following Friends stone, and sporadic stone stairways hygienic paste to grow into a
Creek into its wooded valley. The The farm house on the leading into the waters of Friends multi-billion dollar enterprise,
drive’s columns, placed beside the property, in exquisite Creek for fishermen. These stairs, headquartered at 300 Park Avenue
low-lying road bridge where Hornets condition overlooking chimneys, and cabin pay homage to in mid-town Manhattan. Craig
friends creek. the Angler’s Club that the Colgates’ Colgate, Jr., the two-times great-
assisted in founding and further grandson of William Colgate,
Nest Road’s designation becomes allocated their property as its graduated from Yale University in
Friends Creek Road, are the only hint headquarters. 1935, before teaching at Deerfield
at the secluded Colgate retreat. Academy in New England. In
The first of the two homes, Craig Colgate, Jr. was born in addition to teaching, Colgate was
a frame farmhouse overlooking been, perhaps, half the size, thought 1912 to Craig Colgate, Sr. and also the school’s second swim
to have started as a small stone Marion Townsend Colgate at coach between 1937 and 1942.
Friends Creek, is a cozy 19th- Flushing, Long Island, New York. Deerfield’s most successful sport,
century dwelling, accompanied by a cottage due to variation in the His mother died this same year, if since its first swim team was formed
medium-sized barn on the Maryland stone at the center of the construct, not during childbirth, within months in 1921, Colgate was a forerunner
side of the land’s division. Built on suggesting this portion of the house to the reputation the school would
was formerly enlarged by itself. The earn as a top academic swimming
the sloping grade to the creek, the house today is complete with an competitor. Deerfield is credited
farmhouse is raised in the front, today with twenty-one New
exposing a full fieldstone foundation upper half-story, making it a proper England Championship swim
level below the front porch, in Cape Cod made unique as the titles, seventeen of which were
upper three bays of the front façade won consecutively between 1974
Project4_Layout 1 7/28/14 3:05 PM Page 1 contrast to just two upper white- and 1990. Colgate’s affiliation
with Deerfield was discontinued at
sided stories fairtstthbeAyretehariros. TpsrheiemaCilt®oivlDgeautect Saderoearmnlionetrgsc,obnusttrmucotreedsloikien typical the start of World War II, during
drive passes reverse which he served as an Army
fraCmerehaoutisne gbefCoroemwifnodritngabnedtwSeeanvinwgisthftohre cYaoseumreHnt,oFmreench-country counterintelligence officer in the
the farmhouse and a barn, to climb windows, inset in the roof rather Mediterranean Theater.
the knoll where the Colgate retreat, than protruding outward. Several In May 1942, the engagement
called the “Colgate Mansion” by additions have also been made to the of Craig Colgate, Jr. and Barbara
home, such as a large glass pavilion Hobart was announced, and the
some, oversees the estate. room, rumored to have once been an pair was wed within the year.
The main house of this From Chicago, Barbara attended
circa-1900 full stone, “Colgate indoor pool but is now a flagstone- finishing school in Switzerland before
floored recreation space. graduating from Smith College in
Mansion” appears to have once Massachusetts in 1937. In the early
years of the war, Barbara drove an
Catoctin Banner Exclusive! Ambulance for the American Red
Cross. When combat came to a close,
FREE Duct Cleaning the couple lived in Illinois, where
Colgate, Jr. again taught school
with purchase of before relocating to Cambridge,
Massachusetts, to earn a Graduate
Duct Sealing From the Inside Duct Sealing Degree in History from Harvard,
where he was also a member of their
1-866-500-HEATINCREASE COMFORT. LIVE HEALTHIER. SAVE MONEY. championship swim team. In 1946,
Holtzople.comSomething weErexapPl.irz4ee/s.1e5n/t1c7o.uNpootnvtaolitdewchitnhicaianny at time of service. …Continued on page 39
most of us never think about could be costing us a lot more than other offer/discount.
Aeroseal seals leaks in air ducts that are hidden from view, fixing problems that create
discomfort, energy loss and indoor air quality. If you have noticed uncomfortable hot or
cold rooms, excessive humidity or dust, and higher than expected energy bills, Aeroseal
duct sealing may be the solution. Our aerosealing process seals the leaks in the air ducts
with a mist that is safe, quick and a permanent solution. Find out what nearly 100,000
