"I dream't I dwelt in marble halls"
Devoted to the histories and current state of the great mansions of America's Gilded Age.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Lost Houses of the Gilded Age



Here's a brochure for a lecture that I give which covers some of the greatest houses of the " Gilded Age" that are no longer exisiting.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Roslyn House

Roslyn House, a typical mansion of the Great Gatsby era.
Aerial of Roslyn House at Old Westbury during the Great Gatsby era.
Built for Stanley Mortimer, Sr. in 1891 and later owned by Francis P. Garvin, this Tudor mansion was surrounded by some of the most unusal gardens of it's time as seen in the above aerial photograph from 1926. This house and estate was unfortunately demolished in the 1970's.

Broad Hollow

Broad Hollow at Old Westbury. A mansion from the Great Gatsby Era.


The 600 acre estate of Horseman & Singer Sewing Machine heir F. Ambrose Clark, was one of the most magnificent properties in Old Westbury. In the 1920's the Duke Of Windsor was entertained there and a Ballroom was constructed to the right end of the house for the occasion.
The Clark family after the death of Frederick Ambrose Clark sold the estate to New York State in the late 1960's, to be converted to the State University of New York at Old Westbury. While repairing the roof of the 40 room mansion, a fire started which destroyed the entire house.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Seaview Terrace


This Newport, Rhode Island mansion is familiar with Dark Shadows fans as Collinwood, the home of the Collins family. Here is a great link to a "Dark Shadows" website

Some additional Links below,
COLLIN WIKI

Gatsby's Mansions



Beacon Towers, built for Alva Vanderbilt and later owned by William Randolph Hearst.
Is often referred to as the model for Jay Gatsby's mansion in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"


Pembroke, the estate of Captain Delamar, was the scene of many great parties during the Roaring Twenties.
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