tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post674828938029821242..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: The Chapel at Green-Wood CemeteryZach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-12917172940999663042012-09-05T12:52:17.716-04:002012-09-05T12:52:17.716-04:00Dispatched dear old Nana from here; a lovely space...Dispatched dear old Nana from here; a lovely space, solemn but not at all grim.l'il gay boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-73317441215882806532012-09-05T10:54:21.087-04:002012-09-05T10:54:21.087-04:00A design that managed to squeeze all the inspirati...A design that managed to squeeze all the inspirational, exhilarating and monumental elements of a full sized cathedral into a small chapel. Makes quite the impact for its size. Beautifularchibuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-19739116097512837512012-09-05T09:32:05.567-04:002012-09-05T09:32:05.567-04:00OGD...I hadn't been inside on my previous visi...OGD...I hadn't been inside on my previous visits either but I noticed a sign saying all were welcome and the door was ajar so I went on in. It's heavily air conditioned which is nice when you're there on a hot day.Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-75499415010004668022012-09-05T09:04:21.705-04:002012-09-05T09:04:21.705-04:00Warren & Wetmore always amaze me---they break ...Warren & Wetmore always amaze me---they break the rules, mix it up with a fine sense of proportion and detail, take it to the edge, and almost always get away with it. Those who haven't seen ArchitectDesign's posts about Asbury Park, two of which feature wild buildings by W&W, should check them out.<br /><br />So are this building's roots? A soupcon of Burghley House miniaturized, a bit of country house folly, a pinch of Gothic Abbey, . Just amazing.<br /><br />Also, at New York Social Diary, don't miss yesterday's Big Old Houses, about Clayton.<br />Today's verification word is utterly illegible. Utterly.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-17344776407962255802012-09-05T09:02:39.403-04:002012-09-05T09:02:39.403-04:00I never had the opportunity to view the interior o...I never had the opportunity to view the interior of the Warren & Wetmore-designed chapel at Green-Wood. So . . . Thank You, Zach, for these dramatic photos !Old Grey Dognoreply@blogger.com