More 'Chelsea'

Nassau County has moved the marble basin that previously sat at 'Knollwood' and 'Muttontown Meadows' over to 'Chelsea', the Benjamin Moore estate designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1924 in Muttowntown.  Click HERE to see this view from 2008.

'Chelsea' Fountain

 The now working fountain at 'Chelsea', the Benjamin Moore estate designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1924 in Muttontown.  Click HERE to see what the fountain looked like in 2008.

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'Chelsea', the Benjamin Moore estate designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1924 in Muttontown.  Click HERE for more on 'Chelsea' which has recently seen some upgrades.

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'Chelsea', the Benjamin Moore estate designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1924 in Muttontown. Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Chelsea'.

Chelsea's Garden Ruins

Some kind of garden feature on the side of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown. There is a half moon of trees around a derelict pergola looking structure and all along the outside are the wooden polls seen in the foreground.

Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens - Chelsea

I found a bunch of photos in the Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens taken in 1930.  First up is Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown. (Info on above photo)

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All images are from the Garden Club of America Collection.

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The moat and bridge in the rear of 'Chelsea', the Benjamin Moore estate in Muttontown.

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The front door to Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown, by Delano & Aldrich.

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The gates that lead to the woods at the rear of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.  

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The front of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.

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What appears to be some sort of garden chair at Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.

Chelsea's Derelict Gardens

Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' as seen from across the Ferrucio Vitale designed pond in Muttontown.

There used to be formal gardens next to the house, designed by Innocenti & Webel. Today they are completely overgrown and falling apart.

The pet cemetery.

At the far end of the garden is this gazebo, which sits in the middle of a half moon of trees (which are hardly visible today).

The ruined greenhouse.

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The rear of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.

Chelsea in 1933

Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' estate in Muttontown pictured in 1933.

Photos from the Library of Congress.

'Chelsea' Moat

The moat and footbridge at Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.

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An iron planter in the rear of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.

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Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.

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Looking out towards the pond at Benjamin Moore's estate 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.

'Chelsea' Garage

The garages at Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea', in Muttontown.

'Chelsea' Fountain

A large planter in the rear of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea'.