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He commissioned renowned architects Carrère and Hastings, the minds behind landmarks like the New York Public Library and Frick Mansion, to design the estate. Inspired by Georgian architecture, the mansion’s design was both elegant and stately. For the gardens, Jennings enlisted the Olmsted brothers—sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, the visionary landscape architect behind Central Park—to craft formal, meticulously manicured gardens filled with fountains and a variety of flowers, creating a true estate fit for royalty.