Back in July 1979 with the bulldozers literally at the gates(lodge), a Port Washington couple intended to dismantle the gate lodge from the estate of Nicholas Frederic Brady and have it reconstructed when they found "the right kind of setting, preferably on the North Shore".
The house had large white stone arches hugging every window and door. One-inch slate shingles kept the rain and heat out.
Intricate carved wood doors and six-inch wood beams adorned every room. A rich, dark circular staircase, carved out of a single tree, circles around a ship's mast three stories tall in the center of the house.
Detailed architectural drawings and photographs were commissioned. After a number of inquiries I can't confirm if the couple was able to fully dismantle the structure in time.
Click THIS LINK to see where the gate lodge once stood.
The house was approached by a winding road from the gate to the main entrance.
John T. Windrim is the architect most associated with the design of "Inisfada". Rippin was engaged to do some of the outbuildings and garden structures. Notable among his other work was a presidential retreat, "Camp Rapidan" for Herbert Hover and the Statesman Building in Yonkers.
Glick Construction and Development Company of North Hills, now Glick Global Development, was in the process of building The Estates of North Hills that necessitated the removal of the lodge. The original tract of land for "Inisfada"(Gaelic for Long Island, pronounced "in-ish-FAH-dah" ) extended from what is now the Long Island Expressway to Northern Boulevard. It was purchased by the Bradys in 1916 and approximated 300 acres. The property was about 122 acres at the time of the 1979 development, leaving 33 acres surrounding the house.
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| REAR ELEVATION GATE LODGE ON ESTATE OF N. F. BRADY, ESQ., ROSLYN, L. I. James Y. Rippin, Designer, New York |
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| INSIDE STAIR TO SECOND FLOOR GATE LODGE ON ESTATE OF N. F. BRADY, ESQ., ROSLYN, L. I. Designed by James Y. Rippin, New York |
Detailed architectural drawings and photographs were commissioned. After a number of inquiries I can't confirm if the couple was able to fully dismantle the structure in time.
Click THIS LINK to see where the gate lodge once stood.
The house was approached by a winding road from the gate to the main entrance.
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| Architect James Y. Rippin - 1932 |
John T. Windrim is the architect most associated with the design of "Inisfada". Rippin was engaged to do some of the outbuildings and garden structures. Notable among his other work was a presidential retreat, "Camp Rapidan" for Herbert Hover and the Statesman Building in Yonkers.
Glick Construction and Development Company of North Hills, now Glick Global Development, was in the process of building The Estates of North Hills that necessitated the removal of the lodge. The original tract of land for "Inisfada"(Gaelic for Long Island, pronounced "in-ish-FAH-dah" ) extended from what is now the Long Island Expressway to Northern Boulevard. It was purchased by the Bradys in 1916 and approximated 300 acres. The property was about 122 acres at the time of the 1979 development, leaving 33 acres surrounding the house.
