City of Glen Cove has a number of cemeteries. One is hardly noticeable on McGlaghlin St at an apartment complex entrance. One or two of the worn stones are noticeable this time of year from the road.
A second small cemetery is the Garvies family on nearby Garvies Preserve.
I've come across the citation by the Roslyn Landmark Society in the course of my ongoing genealogical studies. I am the great-great granddaughter of Capt. Charles Powell Smith, and the great-great-great granddaughter of Stephen B. Smith, who was his father. Great-great grandfather Chas. Smith was, indeed, the captain of the ill-fated steamboat, Seawanhaka; one year later, Jul 24, 1881, he succumbed (in Roslyn, NY) to the burns he sustained in the fire on the steamboat. He was born Apr 10, 1826, and was married to Julia Aner Totten (b. Dec. 26, 1836). His son, Charles Gilson, married my great-grandmother (and I am through 2 later maternal generations). My record shows Stephen B. Smith b. 1799 and d. 1884; was married to Marinda Allen.
Thank you for your informative description of this landmark! You are welcome to contact me, if I
may be of help.
This is wonderful news! I pass by it often and it's so sad to see such a beautiful and historic building in such disrepair. I look forward to its restoration.
Hi Susan: I knew your Dad, he was a terrific photographer and a great guy. I remember him driving up to events in his big old car to take pictures for the Roslyn News. I too lived in Roslyn Heights and visited him at the studio he had on Plympton Ave. (think it was Plympton) where we discussed photography which at the time was moving to digital from film. I also heard that he had a studio space in a beautiful estate on Vista Lane in RH which my friends owned years later. He confirmed that which I thought was amazing since it was such an incredible house. I'm curious, do you have any prints or negatives from his days of chronicling the life of Roslyn? I'd love to hear back from you, my email is [email protected]
Best to you and your family this Holiday Season, Peter Crifo
Hi Bob, thanks for the comment—so sorry I'm just seeing it now. These two paintings were actually executed in grey toned watercolors, rather than in full color. Rather impressive, when you think about the detail Lange achieved using just light/dark contrasts to lay out the landscape.
My father, Roy Moger, who was Village Historian for many years, and a member of the Roslyn Landmark Society, would be thrilled to see the restoration and saving of the Old Mill in progress. Thanks for the detailed photos and progress update. I live in Maryland but will always treasure my Roslyn roots.
Hi Susan: I knew your Dad, he was a terrific photographer and a great guy. I remember him driving up to events in his big old car to take pictures for the Roslyn News. I too lived in Roslyn Heights and visited him at the studio he had on Plympton Ave. (think it was Plympton) where we discussed photography which at the time was moving to digital from film. I also heard that he had a studio space in a beautiful estate on Vista Lane in RH which my friends owned years later. He confirmed that which I thought was amazing since it was such an incredible house. I'm curious, do you have any prints or negatives from his days of chronicling the life of Roslyn? I'd love to hear back from you, my email is [email protected]
Best to you and your family this Holiday Season, Peter Crifo
The same year, 1912, that Belrose was built, so was ‘Sunnybrook’, the Smithtown home designed by Gustav Stickley for Vanderbilt Cup Race five-time starter Fred Wagner, offering a comp for why today’s surviving National Register homes like Fred’s and the nearby NR (2021) Eligible 1907 country house of Edmund Wetmore, Esq., need to be saved in Smithtown Township. The Society of Architectural Historians has written a letter of concern to that effect for the home of Wetmore, America’s foremost patent attorney whose legacy included defense of Wagner’s friend Henry Ford’s patent for the gasoline powered engine, allowing Ford to manufacture autos for everyday life. Sadly, like Belrose, Oakwell the Smithtown home of Wagner’s colleague A.R. Pardington, is long gone, leaving behind space for a road sign to mark the home of A.R., engineer of the Motor Parkway and Lincoln Highway, who like Wagner was a proponent of the ‘good roads’ movement. Hope there’s a sign on the former Belrose property to remember the Rosenbaum family, and picture their once beautiful home, so residents at the site and the public, can appreciate the Rosenbaum’s dedication to medicine and fine works of architecture!
When I was living in the garden apartments next to the hospital. I fell off my bike and unfortunately I had to go to that hospital. 13 stitches later, I still have that scar.
Howard: This is amazing. I remember when I was a kid and it was taken down. But this post tells me so much more about the family and architecture of this incredible estate. Thanks! Peter
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City of Glen Cove has a number of cemeteries. One is hardly noticeable on McGlaghlin St at an apartment complex entrance. One or two of the worn stones are noticeable this time of year from the road.
A second small cemetery is the Garvies family on nearby Garvies Preserve.
From News: Update: Survey of the Town of North Hempstead Cemeteries including Roslyn's Only Burying Ground
Good afternoon,
I've come across the citation by the Roslyn Landmark Society in the course of my ongoing genealogical studies. I am the great-great granddaughter of Capt. Charles Powell Smith, and the great-great-great granddaughter of Stephen B. Smith, who was his father. Great-great grandfather Chas. Smith was, indeed, the captain of the ill-fated steamboat, Seawanhaka; one year later, Jul 24, 1881, he succumbed (in Roslyn, NY) to the burns he sustained in the fire on the steamboat. He was born Apr 10, 1826, and was married to Julia Aner Totten (b. Dec. 26, 1836). His son, Charles Gilson, married my great-grandmother (and I am through 2 later maternal generations). My record shows Stephen B. Smith b. 1799 and d. 1884; was married to Marinda Allen.
Thank you for your informative description of this landmark! You are welcome to contact me, if I
may be of help.
[email protected] / 301-461-9117
From Profiles: Stephen and Charles Smith House
Great news about the transfer and the initial money available for restoration. Thanks to Howard Kroplick and the mayor of East Hills.
From News: The Roslyn Times December 22, 2021: Deed to the Mackay Estate gate lodge transferred to the Village of East Hills
Great news the restoration of this landmark will surely make many people happy. It has been neglected for far to long.
From News: The Roslyn Times December 22, 2021: Deed to the Mackay Estate gate lodge transferred to the Village of East Hills
This is wonderful news! I pass by it often and it's so sad to see such a beautiful and historic building in such disrepair. I look forward to its restoration.
From News: The Roslyn Times December 22, 2021: Deed to the Mackay Estate gate lodge transferred to the Village of East Hills
Hi Susan: I knew your Dad, he was a terrific photographer and a great guy. I remember him driving up to events in his big old car to take pictures for the Roslyn News. I too lived in Roslyn Heights and visited him at the studio he had on Plympton Ave. (think it was Plympton) where we discussed photography which at the time was moving to digital from film. I also heard that he had a studio space in a beautiful estate on Vista Lane in RH which my friends owned years later. He confirmed that which I thought was amazing since it was such an incredible house. I'm curious, do you have any prints or negatives from his days of chronicling the life of Roslyn? I'd love to hear back from you, my email is [email protected]
Best to you and your family this Holiday Season, Peter Crifo
From News: Views of the completed new concrete foundation for the Roslyn Grist Mill and the protective wall surrounding the historic water wheel pit
Hi Bob, thanks for the comment—so sorry I'm just seeing it now. These two paintings were actually executed in grey toned watercolors, rather than in full color. Rather impressive, when you think about the detail Lange achieved using just light/dark contrasts to lay out the landscape.
From News: Through the eyes of an artist: Edward Lange’s two grand panorama views of Harbor Hill, Roslyn (1887-1879)
Susan, thanks so much for the feedback. Your father was a champion for preserving the history of Roslyn.
From News: Views of the completed new concrete foundation for the Roslyn Grist Mill and the protective wall surrounding the historic water wheel pit
My father, Roy Moger, who was Village Historian for many years, and a member of the Roslyn Landmark Society, would be thrilled to see the restoration and saving of the Old Mill in progress. Thanks for the detailed photos and progress update. I live in Maryland but will always treasure my Roslyn roots.
Hi Susan: I knew your Dad, he was a terrific photographer and a great guy. I remember him driving up to events in his big old car to take pictures for the Roslyn News. I too lived in Roslyn Heights and visited him at the studio he had on Plympton Ave. (think it was Plympton) where we discussed photography which at the time was moving to digital from film. I also heard that he had a studio space in a beautiful estate on Vista Lane in RH which my friends owned years later. He confirmed that which I thought was amazing since it was such an incredible house. I'm curious, do you have any prints or negatives from his days of chronicling the life of Roslyn? I'd love to hear back from you, my email is [email protected]
Best to you and your family this Holiday Season, Peter Crifo
From News: Views of the completed new concrete foundation for the Roslyn Grist Mill and the protective wall surrounding the historic water wheel pit
The same year, 1912, that Belrose was built, so was ‘Sunnybrook’, the Smithtown home designed by Gustav Stickley for Vanderbilt Cup Race five-time starter Fred Wagner, offering a comp for why today’s surviving National Register homes like Fred’s and the nearby NR (2021) Eligible 1907 country house of Edmund Wetmore, Esq., need to be saved in Smithtown Township. The Society of Architectural Historians has written a letter of concern to that effect for the home of Wetmore, America’s foremost patent attorney whose legacy included defense of Wagner’s friend Henry Ford’s patent for the gasoline powered engine, allowing Ford to manufacture autos for everyday life. Sadly, like Belrose, Oakwell the Smithtown home of Wagner’s colleague A.R. Pardington, is long gone, leaving behind space for a road sign to mark the home of A.R., engineer of the Motor Parkway and Lincoln Highway, who like Wagner was a proponent of the ‘good roads’ movement. Hope there’s a sign on the former Belrose property to remember the Rosenbaum family, and picture their once beautiful home, so residents at the site and the public, can appreciate the Rosenbaum’s dedication to medicine and fine works of architecture!
From News: Amazing photos of the 32-acre Belrose estate built in 1912 for the president of the third largest mail catalog company in the US
When I was living in the garden apartments next to the hospital. I fell off my bike and unfortunately I had to go to that hospital. 13 stitches later, I still have that scar.
From Profiles: Belrose (Bonnieview/Roslyn Park Hospital/Long Island Doctors Hospital)
Howard: This is amazing. I remember when I was a kid and it was taken down. But this post tells me so much more about the family and architecture of this incredible estate. Thanks! Peter
From Profiles: Belrose (Bonnieview/Roslyn Park Hospital/Long Island Doctors Hospital)