Timeline | Thornwald Estate | Public Ownership| Debate over use | Converted mansion into retirement home | Dedication of Thornwald Park |The amphitheater | The land | Historical Resources|Photo Gallery Dedication of Thornwald Park: In 1975 the Carlisle Borough bought the 35 acres of land from the Carlisle School District who had purchased it three years earlier with...

Timeline | Thornwald Estate | Public Ownership| Debate over use | Converted mansion into retirement home | Dedication of Thornwald Park |The amphitheater | The land | Historical Resources|Photo Gallery (1874-1922) Lewis Sterrett Sadler was the Highway Commissioner for Pennsylvania (1). He married Mary Eliza Bosler in 1902 and the wealth and status of their families...

Timeline | Thornwald Estate | Public Ownership| Debate over use | Converted mansion into retirement home | Dedication of Thornwald Park |The amphitheater | The land | Historical Resources|Photo Gallery “Thornwald” mansion Construction and Grounds: In 1909 Lewis S. Sadler began the construction of his mansion in the location known as “Old Noble Woods.” On...

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Thornwald Timeline

Timeline | Thornwald Estate | Public Ownership| Debate over use | Converted mansion into retirement home | Dedication of Thornwald Park |The amphitheater | The land | Historical Resources|Photo Gallery  Timeline: 1909: Lewis S. Sadler begins construction of “Thornwald” mansion and grounds 1911: Construction completed 1922: Lewis Sadler dies- passes...

Debate over use

Timeline | Thornwald Estate | Public Ownership| Debate over use | Converted mansion into retirement home | Dedication of Thornwald Park |The amphitheater | The land | Historical Resources|Photo Gallery   School or park? Between 1972 and 1975, debates arose among the town residents, the Carlisle Borough and the School District over the construction of a school...