Aug. 14, 2014 2:27 pm
Belmont Mansion is Finding its Place as a Historic Landmark
In 1986, Audrey Johnson Thornton was scrounging the city for a headquarters for her newly-founded American Women’s Heritage Society. After a fruitless search, a friend pointed her towards an abandoned house in Fairmount Park atop Belmont Plateau. Despite the breathtakingly scenic view of the city’s skyline, the building was an eyesore: the roof was collapsing […]