This is fantastic! Do we know how many are still around? I know of 3: 1. On Elm Drive, 2. One on corner of Chestnut Dr. and Heather Dr. and 3. One on Peach Drive (the red one). The one on Peach has a sign out front that says: A Veteran lives here.
Donna, of the hundreds of homes built in Country Estates, I believe only three Circular Houses were constructed. See the Circular House profile to view all three: https://www.roslynlandmarks.org/profiles/the-circular-house
I will always love My Home Town;
I am 75 years old and living in
Southern California but Roslyn will always be a
Part of who I am.
I Cherish anything I see about Home🙏❤️
Molly, thanks for the wonderful comment about Roslyn!
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Susan Gill
It is simply tragic that all the history of Greenvale is smothered in shops of cement and glass . So difficult to see what replaces the old rural homes
Ethel Huff was a very kind lady, as I grew up across the street at 208 E Broadway. She had a son, Gary, who served in the Vietnam War. When she sold 207, she moved to another house on Main St (I forget which one it was). Fond memories of Roslyn, a fabulous town to live in.
Caparelli was the master craftsman behind the concrete sheathing of the mill, but the concept almost certainly came from Harold Godwin, who bankrolled the project. After fire almost destroyed Cedarmere (which Godwin owned) in 1902, Godwin rebuilt it using concrete and started utilizing concrete on multiple projects.
Howard, as Linda and I were discussing this, we both thought we'd seen a reference to Caparrelli sealing a bottle into the foundation -- also, some frogs! Maybe a Stuart Donaldson reminiscence. Check the Bryant Library. Of course, I don't have my old files to check.
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This is fantastic! Do we know how many are still around? I know of 3: 1. On Elm Drive, 2. One on corner of Chestnut Dr. and Heather Dr. and 3. One on Peach Drive (the red one). The one on Peach has a sign out front that says: A Veteran lives here.
Donna, of the hundreds of homes built in Country Estates, I believe only three Circular Houses were constructed. See the Circular House profile to view all three: https://www.roslynlandmarks.org/profiles/the-circular-house
From News: The 1957 "miracle suburbia" Colonial and Circular Home models of Country Estates located on Elm Drive in East Hills
I will always love My Home Town;
I am 75 years old and living in
Southern California but Roslyn will always be a
Part of who I am.
I Cherish anything I see about Home🙏❤️
Molly, thanks for the wonderful comment about Roslyn!
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It is simply tragic that all the history of Greenvale is smothered in shops of cement and glass . So difficult to see what replaces the old rural homes
From News: A great-grandson recalls his family's Bulls Head Hotel, Auto & Wagon Shed located in Bulls Head (North Roslyn, Greenvale)
Thanks, Howard, me too!
From News: Newsday: At historic Roslyn Grist Mill, an unearthed bottle spills out links to the past
Terry, really looking forward to that day!
Thanks, Howard, me too!
From News: Newsday: At historic Roslyn Grist Mill, an unearthed bottle spills out links to the past
one of these days we have to visit the mill together. I have stories to share!
Terry, really looking forward to that day!
Thanks, Howard, me too!
From News: Newsday: At historic Roslyn Grist Mill, an unearthed bottle spills out links to the past
Good. I saw that you were aware of the initials and was relieved -- I always worried that they might be destroyed by accident.
From News: Newsday: At historic Roslyn Grist Mill, an unearthed bottle spills out links to the past
Ethel Huff was a very kind lady, as I grew up across the street at 208 E Broadway. She had a son, Gary, who served in the Vietnam War. When she sold 207, she moved to another house on Main St (I forget which one it was). Fond memories of Roslyn, a fabulous town to live in.
From Profiles: Evangeline Craft Charlick House
Terry, I also found a note in the Roslyn Landmark Society archives concerning Caparrelli's RC initials on the outside of the building.
Good. I saw that you were aware of the initials and was relieved -- I always worried that they might be destroyed by accident.
one of these days we have to visit the mill together. I have stories to share!
Terry, really looking forward to that day!
Thanks, Howard, me too!
From News: Newsday: At historic Roslyn Grist Mill, an unearthed bottle spills out links to the past
Terry, thanks so much for the details!
From News: Celebrating the Bicentennial of President George Washington's visit to Hempstead Harbor (Roslyn) in 1990
Caparelli was the master craftsman behind the concrete sheathing of the mill, but the concept almost certainly came from Harold Godwin, who bankrolled the project. After fire almost destroyed Cedarmere (which Godwin owned) in 1902, Godwin rebuilt it using concrete and started utilizing concrete on multiple projects.
From News: Newsday: At historic Roslyn Grist Mill, an unearthed bottle spills out links to the past
Howard, as Linda and I were discussing this, we both thought we'd seen a reference to Caparrelli sealing a bottle into the foundation -- also, some frogs! Maybe a Stuart Donaldson reminiscence. Check the Bryant Library. Of course, I don't have my old files to check.
Terry, I also found a note in the Roslyn Landmark Society archives concerning Caparrelli's RC initials on the outside of the building.
Good. I saw that you were aware of the initials and was relieved -- I always worried that they might be destroyed by accident.
one of these days we have to visit the mill together. I have stories to share!
Terry, really looking forward to that day!
Thanks, Howard, me too!
From News: Newsday: At historic Roslyn Grist Mill, an unearthed bottle spills out links to the past