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| Entrance Front, Gate Keeper’s Lodge, “Iniafada”, Estate, Mr. Nicholas F. Brady, Roslyn, Long Island J. Y. Rippin, New York, Designer |
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| Rear View, Gate Keeper’s Lodge, “Inisfada”, Estate, Mr. Nicholas F. Brady, Roslyn, Long Island J. Y. Rippin, New York, Designer |
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| Plans, Gate Keeper's Lodge, "Inisfada",Estate, Mr. Nicholas F. Brady, Roslyn, Long Island J. Y. Rippin, New York, Designer |
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| Plans, Gate Keeper's Lodge, "Inisfada",Estate, Mr. Nicholas F. Brady, Roslyn, Long Island J. Y. Rippin, New York, Designer |
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| Sleeping Room, (Second Floor) Gate Keeper’s Lodge, “Inisfada", Estate, Mr. Nicholas F. Brady, Roslyn, Long Island J. Y. Rippin, New York, Designer |
The Keeper of the Gate - "INISFADA"
GATE LODGE ON ESTATE OF N. F. BRADY, ESQ., "INISFADA" ROSLYN, L. I.
RING HANDLES, GATE LODGE ON THE NICHOLAS F. BRADY ESTATE, ROSLYN, L. I.
What a wonderful find. It is a great treat to see the floor plans of this little architectural gem. It of course brings back the recent memories of the senseless destruction of the Inisfada mansion itself, well preserved and maintained up to the end, then carelessly abandoned by the Jesuits for a developers fast cash payment as they abandoned the Long Island community that supported them for decades and spit on the graves of the Brady families legacy. The fact that the Jesuits didn't care enough to ask for preservation considerations by the village or the new owners was a big middle finger to all as they departed Manhasset. Funny after the rush to demolish the house, in a few short days, nothing has been built. The rush to destroy required the developers to quickly flatten the mansion, which ended up destroying so many architectural artifacts that could not be removed in the haste, including scores of leaded glass casement windows, the wood wainscott in the halls and stairs, the magnificent beamed ceiling in the great hall, the stone floors, inlayed wood flooring, the acres of roof slates, the ornamental brickwork and masonry trim on the exterior, the list is endless what was destroyed by the wrecking ball. Simple greed by the Jesuit church, funny they don't practice what they preach! Nassau resident
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