'Chelsea'

'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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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'.

Chelsea

Built for Benjamin Moore and his family in what was then Syosset by Delano & Aldrich in 1924. The estate was named Chelsea after Moore's extensive land holdings in the Chelsea area of New York City. After the death of Moore's widow, the house was deeded to Nassau County and is now part of the Muttontown Preserve. Umberto Innocenti of Innocenti and Webel did the landscaping, and Ferrucio Vitale designed the pond garden.

The rear of the house faces two sides, this one towards the pond. Notice the moat that runs around the back of the house.

The rear of the house faces gardens and then an open field.

The pond.

At the end of the field in the rear of the house is this rusted wrought iron gate. There is a half moon of trees that culminate in these gates, and it appears they lead into the woods.

Click below to see 'Chelsea' with it's gardens intact in a 1966 aerial shot.