A Whole Lotta Bull: Love, War & Gossip in the Gilded Age

There were many sensational love stories and romances during the Gilded Age, and there is no need to look further than Staatsburgh’s guests to find some of the individuals involved in them. As we have been researching the approximately 150 individuals who signed the guestbook, several interesting stories and personalities have emerged.  The story of Henry Worthington Bull and Maud Livingston is just one of those stories.  This story reveals the tale of a broken-hearted young woman who lost her fiancé only to later fall in love with his close friend.

Henry W. Bull (1874-1958)