Main House, Hotel Addition, and Pleasure Park

File dossier, consolidated

1) Property overview

The Marmaduke homestead is a compound built around an 1870 sandstone Second Empire mansion, expanded with matching wings in the late 1800s and early 1900s, then dramatically enlarged by a rear hotel and office addition begun in 2020. The combined structure reads as a single unified estate from the outside, with an interior heart formed by a large enclosed pool and garden court. The house functions as a private residence, a family compound, and a working headquarters. The grounds include curated heirloom orchards and themed parks, plus a separate, road-bounded recreational district known as the Pleasure Park.

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2) Main house, construction and massing history

1870, original block

• Footprint: 50 ft x 50 ft
• Construction: sandstone, Second Empire style
• Height: 4 stories above grade
• Below grade: deep basement and sub basement
• Access note: the sub basement is reached via a concealed floor panel

1896, south wing

• Footprint: 50 ft x 150 ft
• Construction: sandstone, 3 stories above grade
• Below grade: basement and sub basement
• Utility note: below grade levels are not connected to the original house basement system
• Exterior note: original Second Empire trim language was matched

1908, north wing

• Footprint: 50 ft x 150 ft
• Construction: sandstone, 3 stories above grade
• Exterior note: Second Empire trim language matched again, continuing the “single house” illusion

1950s, courtyard conversion

• The space between the two wings was converted into a patio driveway court with a built in swimming pool.

Systems modernization

• Electrical and plumbing were upgraded heavily over time, in multiple waves, rather than as a single remodel event.

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3) The hotel and office addition, build, bailout, and exterior unification

2020, project start

The rear addition began construction in 2020 as an executive retreat concept, intended for corporate retreats, weddings, and themed venue use.

• Addition footprint: 150 ft x 400 ft, 3 stories above grade
• Below grade: a three level deep parking garage, ramped so a Sprinter van can reach the lowest level

2030, bailout and binding covenants

After a mid decade economic collapse, Marmaduke Freehold LLC and several family investors faced bankruptcy pressure. In 2030 the Marmaduke Family Trust funded completion under terms that still bind in 2440:

• Two other companies and tracts of land were turned over to the Trust
• The Freehold can never be used as collateral
• The Freehold cannot be alienated outside the Boone Marmaduke line
• If the Freeholder, meaning CEO of the LLC, lacks a legitimate heir, with preference to the eldest child still bearing the Marmaduke name, or another named heir of the same line, the Family Trust may choose the next Freeholder

As built interior outcome

• The finished addition was structurally completed as a bare concrete box in many areas, then adapted over time as needs shifted.

Exterior unification, Kenzie Erin

Later, Freeholder Kenzie Erin unified the exterior of the concrete mass in matched Second Empire language using carbon fiber paneling and matched trim detailing, making the rear block read as part of the same historic complex. From the grounds, the rear presentation reads as a single coherent unit across the full 150 ft x 550 ft span.

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4) Hotel operational history and later reuse

• The hotel section saw roughly 14 years of “true hotel” use before it was taken out of service in 2045 after Freeholder Paul Goddard was killed. He had served three years, following the death of his father, Trophimus Silas.
• Freeholder Kenzie Erin was not quite 7 at the time of Paul Goddard’s death, the 2045 shutdown was not a decision she made as an adult.

Later usage shifted repeatedly:

• Mid 2050s: the hotel side filled with the children of Kenzie and her brother.
• Mid 2140s: most of those kids and grandkids had moved on, Freehold employees became the primary occupants.
• Over the intervening years it went in and out of use depending on staffing and housing needs.
• Prior to the V’ren arrival, Matt and the last five Freeholders periodically used it as temporary housing for new immigrant employees, plus occasional winter housing for select office staff and their families.

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5) Interior organization, current functional layout

A) Old house, main floor, entertaining layer

The main floor of the original house is reserved for private entertaining and “swank,” multiple sitting rooms, period furniture, antiques, and heirloom pieces, including furniture made by members of the family. A portion of the collection Kenzie acquired after the Collapse is displayed here, with most of the larger haul kept in storage.

B) Old house, second and third floors, apartments

• Exterior facing units: 20 ft x 30 ft, 2 bedroom, 1 large bath apartments
• Interior facing units: smaller studios oriented toward the courtyard garden

C) Old house, fourth floor, original family suites

• Two suites, one on either side, 20 ft x 50 ft each, these were Matt’s and his sister’s rooms
• Each includes bedroom, huge walk in closets, sitting room or library, additional storage, large well appointed bathroom
• Roof deck access, mostly visually concealed by the mansard roof detailing

D) Matt’s primary residence, fourth floor main suite over the addition

• Main living suite: 50 ft x 60 ft, located over the hotel section for structural capacity
• Kitchen: full kitchen plus dumb waiter to the industrial kitchen on the first floor, Matt mostly uses the sink and fridge
• Bath suite: 8 person jacuzzi, large shower room, plus two oblong cedar soaking tubs added during the remodel after Matt married Amy. The cedar tubs are sized to fit 6’1″ Matt comfortably, and still feel intimate for 4’10” Amy.
• Exterior living areas:
  • North side deck: arranged like an outdoor cafe, iron tables and chairs, BBQ and outdoor cooking area, used far less since Amy’s death
  • South deck: multiple jacuzzi tubs and a tiki bar
  • West patio: approximately 30 ft x 50 ft directly west of the suite, Matt’s preferred sunset watching spot

E) Fourth floor connection zone, between suite and old house

• Several additional large bedrooms, typically 20 ft x 20 ft
• Hallway: a 10 ft wide corridor connecting the suite zone back toward the old house
• Vertical circulation:
  • One elevator immediately outside the main suite
  • A second elevator at the far end of the hotel addition
  • Code compliant stairwells integrated into the addition as required egress

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6) The enclosed pool court and garden atrium

The former courtyard driveway and pool area between the two wings is now an interior atrium, roofed over by the fourth floor extension.

• Footprint: 50 ft x 100 ft
• Function: indoor pool and garden court
• Typical environment: maintained between 70°F and 85°F, only dropping below that range in the most severe winter weather
• Why it holds heat: sandstone thermal mass, plus ducted heating from the industrial HVAC system
• Architecture: both wings include inward facing rooms with large wrought iron balconies overlooking the atrium
• Current use: a semi tropical rainforest atmosphere hangout and second theater area for friends and family
• Animals: former barn cats and eight ocelots frequent the space, several parrots and a toucan named Sam are currently in residence

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7) Matt’s private office, location and notable objects

Matt’s office is in the south wing, just east of the large eat in kitchen where much of daily life and story traffic occurs.

Notable objects in the office:

• Fine art including a Van Gogh
• An 8 inch megalodon tooth used as a paperweight
• A mastodon tooth used as a doorstop, found on the property
• Cleveland recoveries including a set of samurai armor and a 16th century katana

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8) Grounds context, homestead parcel notes

The house sits on a 5 square mile homestead parcel with distinct north and south character.

• South side: roughly 3.75 square miles in orchards and parks
  • Orchards laid out in 1 acre grids
  • Blocks are rotated and replanted as productivity declines
  • These orchards and gardens are not the Freehold’s highest yield acreage, they are used for varietal and heirloom varieties
  • Parks are interlaced among the grids, along with service corridors and farm support areas
  • Some special individuals, including Lola Rhea, have been gifted homes set within the park spaces
• North side: the main house, plus crop land that existed before the Kalnareth landed on 190 and threw much of that land into shadow.

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Pleasure Park dossier

9) Pleasure Park, footprint and origin

The Pleasure Park is the last major zone of the homestead grounds, a dedicated recreation district.

• Boundaries: the park proper is bounded by roads
• Area: roughly 3 square miles
• Origin: originally two farms, bought out during the hotel project era
• First redevelopment: converted into very nice golf courses, plus a fitness center with lap pool and typical high end gym amenities

10) 2130 revival and first major public sport build

• In 2130, Freeholder Matt brought the fitness center back to life as an active facility.
• He also built the first baseball diamonds and volleyball courts, setting the direction away from “golf only” and toward a broader recreation commons.

11) Successive expansions, current park features

Each successive Freeholder expanded the Pleasure Park in their own style. It now includes:

Sports and activity zones

• Sports parks with multiple fields and courts
• Skate parks
• Go kart tracks
• Putt putt courses

Pools and screenings

• Expanded Olympic pools
• A wave pool
• Outdoor movie screenings associated with the pool and park event spaces

Midway and rides

• A carnival midway
• A steam carousel
• No major roller coasters, but there are drop towers and other fun rides, plus a Ferris wheel
• Many smaller rides were salvaged from traveling carnivals or older amusement parks
• A few kiddie coasters

12) The last visible traces of the golf era

The primary surviving nods to the original golf courses are the water hazards. Most fairway identity is gone, but the water system remains, repurposed as scenery, habitat, and themed anchors.

13) The Shinto shrine, lineage, and management

One of the major water hazards hosts a fully active Shinto shrine, staffed continuously by a Marmaduke line of priests.

• Founding priest: the brother of Matt’s great grandmother, Katsumi Nikura
• Successor: Katsumi’s son, Prester John
• Built under: Freeholder Dale Wallace, who constructed the shrine at the water hazard
• Continuity: that same line has supplied the shrine’s priests ever since
• Current era steward: Matt’s cousin, Geranto “Gary” Marmaduke, who is chief groundskeeper and manager of the Pleasure Park, and the present senior figure in the shrine’s staffing line

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