tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post5794923877232589000..comments2024-03-25T05:06:18.799-04:00Comments on Half Pudding Half Sauce: GATE LODGE ON ESTATE OF N. F. BRADY, ESQ., "INISFADA" ROSLYN, L. I.HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-42684224162953212562020-05-07T02:26:49.954-04:002020-05-07T02:26:49.954-04:00Half Pudding. Your blog is my favorite. Are you ...Half Pudding. Your blog is my favorite. Are you still writing it? Somehow I have fallen off the subscription!<br />Penelope Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863486521957665886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-49948240878989498122020-05-07T02:25:11.481-04:002020-05-07T02:25:11.481-04:00How kind of that priest. How tragic that all thos...How kind of that priest. How tragic that all those children thought they could not play outside at once. Sounds like today with this virus.....no one can play outside together. Intersting.<br />Penelope Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863486521957665886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-49022959987933940142020-05-07T02:23:06.482-04:002020-05-07T02:23:06.482-04:00Oh my Lord! How divine! A bit crowded, perhaps.....Oh my Lord! How divine! A bit crowded, perhaps......but what a beautiful house!Penelope Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863486521957665886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-86832544727324428622014-09-14T06:21:53.055-04:002014-09-14T06:21:53.055-04:00Interesting info on your purchase. The gate lodge ...Interesting info on your purchase. The gate lodge matches the general theme of the main house. The house itself had carved plaques depicting characters from a variety of fairy tales. Conceivable the gate house could be Hansel/Gretel etc. Please tell me more on your purchase. I had contacted the architect who was involved with the moving of the gate house. The owners of the structure had intended to reconstruct the lodge somewhere on the island. I could never find out what utlimatley happened to it. Was it still in pieces when you purchased it? What about everything else? HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-62140618621513861882014-09-11T23:57:54.165-04:002014-09-11T23:57:54.165-04:00Thank you for the information about the gate lodge...Thank you for the information about the gate lodge and its architectural elements. I recently acquired the entire staircase as well as 4 of the exterior doors and I have been hoping to learn more about their origins. Does anyone know what was the inspiration for the gate lodge design?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-85517818313705751542014-06-24T05:56:55.388-04:002014-06-24T05:56:55.388-04:00Not sure. Long Island seems infamous with convolut...Not sure. Long Island seems infamous with convoluted town names. It might have started as part of Roslyn but morphed into North Hills.HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-12827960232845773962014-06-23T22:24:52.855-04:002014-06-23T22:24:52.855-04:00Was the entire estate originally a "Roslyn&qu...Was the entire estate originally a "Roslyn" Estate ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237090461586859803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-27061793391239124832013-09-20T06:26:08.319-04:002013-09-20T06:26:08.319-04:00Thanks for sharing your story. Hopefully this isn&...Thanks for sharing your story. Hopefully this isn't insensitive - is your mother still alive? I'm curious to know if the whole interior of the house followed the character of the outside and the stairs? Did the kitchen have beams and stucco, etc? Any family photos of the place? Do you remember the farm complex to the north of the main house? Thanks for your time.HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-12407436496993456242013-09-19T22:32:56.325-04:002013-09-19T22:32:56.325-04:00My mom and her family lived in the gate house duri...My mom and her family lived in the gate house during the mid to late 30's. My grandfather, Martin Miller, ran maintenance for the main house. They lived there for many years, with 6 children.<br /><br />He apparently was gassed in WW1, and when he came home, his health, coupled with the economy, lead to him losing the house he and his brothers built in seacliff. He was almost on the street.<br /><br />The Jesuits took him and his family in, they were however unaware that there were 6 kids, actually 8 in total, 1 was in the service, the other had moved out.<br /><br />So as to not potentially lose this opportunity, they only allowed 3 kids to go out side at any one time and play. The story goes that my mom was out playing, and the reverend/head Jesuit was walking the grounds and ran into my mom. She said, abruptly, that she had to go back in, because it was time for her other brothers and sisters to take there turn playing outside. If they all got caught outside, they would lose there home. The priest came to the house later that evening, and told my grandparents that it was ok for all there children to play together outside.<br /><br />I have been in the house once, and the pictures, especially the staircase, bring back memories. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-4656389119146458442013-09-17T14:43:02.276-04:002013-09-17T14:43:02.276-04:00My mother grew up on the estate and lived in the g...My mother grew up on the estate and lived in the gate house with 7 of her brothers and sisters. My grandfather was the caretaker for the estate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-54945892665462478012013-08-08T19:48:03.453-04:002013-08-08T19:48:03.453-04:00Sounds like it became scattered. Be nice to have t...Sounds like it became scattered. Be nice to have those photos. On the north side of the property was a farm grouping and greenhouses. I can imagine they matched the architecture of the house. HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-44419158128467606892013-08-08T16:31:58.235-04:002013-08-08T16:31:58.235-04:00I think SPLIA was stating that it was not preserve...I think SPLIA was stating that it was not preserved in its entirety and I also think I read that they did not rebuild the structure and possibly was sold off in pieces, prompting the commnet that it was not preserved. Would like to know the real ending of the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-78624757383854857782013-08-08T06:24:03.117-04:002013-08-08T06:24:03.117-04:00Can someone enlighten me why I see three separate ...Can someone enlighten me why I see three separate towns claiming "Inisfada"? Roslyn, North Hills and Manhasset. HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-2789959897667222722013-08-08T06:20:38.242-04:002013-08-08T06:20:38.242-04:00Five years after this time period the couple adver...Five years after this time period the couple advertised the sale of what was saved, which seems significant - Preservation News October 1984 via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gildedage.mansions?hc_location=stream" rel="nofollow">Gilded Age Mansions</a> and Gary Lawrance. Check out his revised <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Houses-Hamptons-1880-1930-Architecture-Leisure/dp/0926494775/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375956958&sr=1-1&keywords=Houses+of+the+Hamptons+1880-1930" rel="nofollow">Houses of the Hamptons</a>.<br /><br />GATEKEEPER'S LODGE, c 1914. Originally part of the Nicholas Brady estate, "Inistada." Located in Roslyn, Long Island. English Gothic architecture, duplicating the brick and stone construction of the main house. Must be rebuilt with original construction in mind for historical consideration. Each piece carefully dis-assembled, numbered, and placed in storage. Carved stone, slate roof, leaded glass windows, oak spiral staircase, oak beams and flooring. $35,000 For inventory, photographs call 516HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-70339897774983192472013-08-07T09:36:33.224-04:002013-08-07T09:36:33.224-04:00U can confirm with the Society for the Preservatio...U can confirm with the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities but they have said the gatehouse was not saved in time. Looking at the period photo it is quite sad that we rush to destroy such wonderful buildings and we call it progressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-81835144858219782122013-08-04T06:23:44.071-04:002013-08-04T06:23:44.071-04:00Can anyone add insight into what happened to this ...Can anyone add insight into what happened to this structure???HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.com