tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post1661740354453796414..comments2024-03-02T21:28:03.033-05:00Comments on Old Long Island: 'The Chimneys' InteriorsZach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-52810972709922345642013-07-04T14:58:02.283-04:002013-07-04T14:58:02.283-04:00Trumbauer hired Abele so that so says a lot as wel...Trumbauer hired Abele so that so says a lot as well. <br /><br />The Chimneys rooms are far too big and look almost empty. <br /><br />FrancophileJohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-80438835628706021962011-03-24T09:49:13.021-04:002011-03-24T09:49:13.021-04:00No doubt about it that Trumbauer's work became...No doubt about it that Trumbauer's work became far more elegant, and exacting of proportion and detail after Abele came, bringing with him his first hand knowledge of French design.<br /><br />LGB, I have to question 'intimacy of scale'. A lot of Trumbauer houses are designed on an 18 inch foot, and while graceful, and lovely, intimate scale is not the first concept that comes to mind.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-45978293219485176702011-03-23T06:45:57.933-04:002011-03-23T06:45:57.933-04:0013 chimneys = 26 fireplaces.
One important fact re...13 chimneys = 26 fireplaces.<br />One important fact regarding Trumbauer that doesn't get a lot of mention - Trumbauer's chief assistant did much of the design work for many of the firms projects. Julian Abele was America's first distinguished black architects. Described as Trumbauer's aesthetic alter-ego who would take Trumbauer's rough sketches, then refine and compose renderings and elevations.HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-43682020049423330322011-03-22T18:07:36.363-04:002011-03-22T18:07:36.363-04:00That's exactly why we have you...I was thinkin...That's exactly why we have you...I was thinking of <i>La Lanterne.</i>lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-41045222525739491592011-03-22T16:37:50.138-04:002011-03-22T16:37:50.138-04:00LGB -
'Indian Neck Hall' was by Ernest F...LGB - <br /><br />'Indian Neck Hall' was by Ernest Flagg, along with the later alterations... I figured you got your large houses mixed up.Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-75455417616587079222011-03-22T16:24:44.959-04:002011-03-22T16:24:44.959-04:00I think Trumbauer was one of the few architects wh...I think Trumbauer was one of the few architects who was able to sublimate his instincts in order to satisfy a client; where said client was educable, he would do so. If not, he would try and, failing that, would give the client what he wanted (I.e. <i>Indian Neck Hall</i>), whilst maintaining, as best he could, the high standards he set for himself.<br /><br />The man had an impeccable sense of proportion, and as many before have previously noted, despite the size of the project ––– from the smallest pied-a-terre to the most monumental manse, his work possessed an intimacy of scale and warm domesticity that his clients craved.<br /><br />As for this particular decor –––meh. But my God, what bones! Exquisite.<br /><br />Security word - dookefu: a clumsily-made Japanese bean curd.lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-11241977325473965422011-03-22T12:16:54.003-04:002011-03-22T12:16:54.003-04:00I agree with Magnus in being a fan of Horace Trumb...I agree with Magnus in being a fan of Horace Trumbauer’s work. One of the best comments I’ve read about his skill with proportions was that, regardless of size, & many of his house designs were huge, the structure still looked like a private residence. I think this ‘The Chimneys’ is a good example of that & mention this only because I previously criticized ‘Indian Neck Hall’ for failing to look like a private residence.Doug Floor Plannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-53636600208619298232011-03-22T09:36:53.956-04:002011-03-22T09:36:53.956-04:00It's a good house. Safe, but handsome.It's a good house. Safe, but handsome.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-65835382790951353602011-03-22T08:47:44.297-04:002011-03-22T08:47:44.297-04:00While the furnishings are too "leggy" fo...While the furnishings are too "leggy" for my personal style, the architecture of the interior is classic good taste. Not that there are things that I would not change if starting over today, but there are lessons here to be learned.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-50309447413319375642011-03-22T08:01:39.104-04:002011-03-22T08:01:39.104-04:00I know that some disagree, but I love Trumbauer...I know that some disagree, but I love Trumbauer's work and his sense of proportion. As huge as it is, The Chimneys, like so much of Trumbauer's work is highly agreeable to memagnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181183756484194127noreply@blogger.com