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
I am the documents Manager for the Armstrong Family Archives. Edward Armstrong was the land agent, kennel manager and manager of the Deep River Lodge here in Jamestown NC. He purchased the 1200 acre preserve from John Mackay after his fathers death. The title transferred in 1939. The land has been in the family until this year when it was sold to a developer. I assisted the family in cleaning out the family home and we found a treasure trove of old photos, letters from CHM and very interesting historical items. Mr Armstrong crossed the Atlantic 47 times with Mr Mackay to hunt in Scotland. Many of the red stag antlers were still in the house! So interesting!
Great edition! I wish the photo was from the summer. I will have to provide you with a better one. I hope we go back to the full House Tour we had in the past; that was a wonderful highlight of the Landmark Society. Thank you.
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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)
the home looks beautiful
From Profiles: 165 Willow Street
I am the documents Manager for the Armstrong Family Archives. Edward Armstrong was the land agent, kennel manager and manager of the Deep River Lodge here in Jamestown NC. He purchased the 1200 acre preserve from John Mackay after his fathers death. The title transferred in 1939. The land has been in the family until this year when it was sold to a developer. I assisted the family in cleaning out the family home and we found a treasure trove of old photos, letters from CHM and very interesting historical items. Mr Armstrong crossed the Atlantic 47 times with Mr Mackay to hunt in Scotland. Many of the red stag antlers were still in the house! So interesting!
From News: Upcoming Zoom lecture: "Harbor Hill, The Clarence Mackay Estate” with new computer & rarely seen images
Great edition! I wish the photo was from the summer. I will have to provide you with a better one. I hope we go back to the full House Tour we had in the past; that was a wonderful highlight of the Landmark Society. Thank you.
From Profiles: 165 Willow Street
This looks fantastic! What an awesome new edition!
From News: Roslyn Landmark Society Interactive Map Walking Tour #1: 26 properties on the west side of Main Street, Roslyn