tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post2236413644730544819..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: 'The Monastery'Zach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-31873874674976584232018-07-16T02:04:47.597-04:002018-07-16T02:04:47.597-04:00My great-grandfather what's in his last name ...My great-grandfather what's in his last name was FergusonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481221172081039740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-5181745568357775462012-03-04T16:27:44.967-05:002012-03-04T16:27:44.967-05:00Ancient, thanks for the link -- Mrs. Farquhar Ferg...Ancient, thanks for the link -- Mrs. Farquhar Ferguson wasn't quite as Morticia Adams-looking as I might have thought.Doug Floor Plannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-80882035965841145792012-03-03T19:34:07.421-05:002012-03-03T19:34:07.421-05:00http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/full.php?ID=42977...http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/full.php?ID=42977<br /><br />(Mrs Farquhar Ferguson)The Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-72990310278765674852012-03-03T01:54:17.081-05:002012-03-03T01:54:17.081-05:00I fondly remember exploring this wonderful place i...I fondly remember exploring this wonderful place in the late sixties. I loved the staircase with openings overlooking the great hall. While it had long been abandoned and vandalized nevertheless it was still so impressive, I am so grateful to have seen it. There is still a mysterious doorway in the remaining lower wall with a flight of steps, very photogenic. <br />How sad for Huntington to have lost such a treasure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-87229569849481895252012-03-02T18:55:10.370-05:002012-03-02T18:55:10.370-05:00Lgb --
Priceless.
(That explains why, when I loo...Lgb --<br /><br />Priceless.<br /><br />(That explains why, when I looked at this early this morning, my only thought was -- Roman Navarro?)<br /><br />Dilettante --<br /><br />There may be more to be said for Stagers and Neutralizers than we thought.The Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-28360393487409640092012-03-02T18:03:25.235-05:002012-03-02T18:03:25.235-05:00I seem to recall reading that parts of the very fi...I seem to recall reading that parts of the very first filmed version of Romeo & Juliet (silent, circa 1913) was filmed here, and who can forget the ne plus ultra of eccentricity, a dining room floor paved with the tombstones of children who had died prior to 5 years of age...<br /><br />The stories of Mrs. Ferguson dining with dummies of deceased children beggars belief, however.lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-30919012109296587262012-03-02T16:31:38.903-05:002012-03-02T16:31:38.903-05:00If you can find it pick up a copy of Robert Kings ...If you can find it pick up a copy of Robert Kings private publishing of Ferguson's Castle a dream remembered. It is in the Huntington Library. Cira 1978Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-47547934956551371552012-03-02T13:35:18.858-05:002012-03-02T13:35:18.858-05:00Maybe this is ironic only to me: that no religious...Maybe this is ironic only to me: that no religious organization purchased an estate called 'The Monastery' when several other LI estates -- 'Ormston', 'Inisfada', 'La Selva' (I'm sure there are others) were.<br /><br />To me this is an impressive, somewhat eccentric house on an enviable site -- oh, the possibilities if it had survived.Doug Floor Plannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-76375648942800797732012-03-02T09:11:35.161-05:002012-03-02T09:11:35.161-05:00Yet another gloriously bungled attempt at preserva...Yet another gloriously bungled attempt at preservation by the local towns and counties on Long Island. The property was opened for tours at first but that even fell through.<br /><br />Agree that the new comment format is a step backwards.archibuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-50521232278711225672012-03-02T07:29:39.161-05:002012-03-02T07:29:39.161-05:00Great find!
HATE THIS NEW COMMENT PRESENTATION...Great find!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />HATE THIS NEW COMMENT PRESENTATION!<br /><br />Double word password is stupid and no option for email updates. BAD.HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.com