Norfolk photographer Marie Kendall took pictures of the beautiful estate on Litchfield Road belonging to Dr. Frederic Dennis and now known as Dennis Hill. In 1907 Dr. Dennis hired architect Alfredo Taylor to design a bungalow at the top of the site with a commanding view. A place to entertain guests, the bungalow was fully furnished and even had a small pipe organ on the balcony. The blur in the center of the photograph is the chandelier, which moved during the long exposure. By scanning the original glass plate negative, we are able to see the remarkable details of the interior of the bungalow, which now stands windowless and empty, a mere shell of its former self, in Dennis Hill State Park. Kendall’s photographs are on display at the Norfolk Historical Museum this summer.

—Ann Havemeyer

Photo courtesy of the Norfolk Historical Society.