▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Col onial ▁Wars ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Institute ▁of ▁America . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil atel ic ▁Society ▁of ▁London , ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁volunte er ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Red ▁Cross ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁inspect or ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain ▁in ▁France ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Hat field ▁h ired ▁architect ▁Carl ▁Sch mitt ▁to ▁design ▁his ▁castle ▁of ▁a ▁home , ▁Ste pping ▁St ones , ▁in ▁New ▁C ana an , ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁The ▁Goth ic - style ▁m ansion ▁had ▁ 4 0 ▁rooms , ▁and ▁the ▁four - acre ▁property ▁also ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁chap el ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁F athers ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Ghost . ▁The ▁m ansion ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁beauty , ▁and ▁featured ▁elements ▁like ▁a ▁forty - by - tw enty - foot ▁d ining ▁room ▁with ▁ 2 0 - foot ▁ce il ings , ▁a ▁green house , ▁floor - to - ce iling ▁paint ings , ▁and ▁a ▁three - story ▁Italian ▁mar ble ▁& ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁spir al ▁st air case . ▁The ▁estate ▁was ▁ultimately ▁sold ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁cond omin iums . ▁ ▁Hat field ▁was ▁passion ate ▁about ▁phil ately , ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁st amps . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁in