'Pembroke' Entrance

The front gate and entrance to 'Pembroke', the Joseph R. DeLamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove.  Click HERE for all previous posts on 'Pembroke'.  Photo from the Year Book of the Architectural League of New York.

'Pembroke'

'Pembroke', the Joseph R. De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Pembroke'.

'Pembroke' Aerial

A 1938 aerial of 'Pembroke', the Joseph R. De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Pembroke'.  Photo from Stony Brook University's Digital Archive.

'Pembroke'

'Pembroke', the Joseph R. De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove.  Click HERE for all of the previous posts on 'Pembroke' (be sure to scroll past today's post).

'Pembroke' Aerial

'Pembroke', the Joseph R. De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove.  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for more on 'Pembroke' which has since been demolished.  Photo from Arts & Decoration, 1921.

'Pembroke'

'Pembroke', the Captain Joseph R. De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove.  Click HERE for more on 'Pembroke' (be sure to scroll past today's post).

'Pembroke' Aerial

An aerial of 'Pembroke', the Joseph R. De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Pembroke'.  This aerial is part of SMU's Robert Yarnall Richie collection and was taken between 1932-1934.

'Pembroke' Ruins

 The grounds of 'Pembroke', the Joseph R. De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove as it appeared in the 1980s before the property was subdivided.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Pembroke'.  Photos courtesy of Eddie Crowley.

'Pembroke' Advertisement

An advertisement for the mosaic tile work on the indoor pool at 'Pembroke', the Joseph R. De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove. Click HERE for more on 'Pembroke'.

'Pembroke'

'Pembroke', the Captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove. Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Pembroke'. Photo from The American Architect, 1919.

More 'Pembroke'

More on 'Pembroke', the Captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove. Click HERE for more on 'Pembroke'.

Photos from The American Architect, 1919.

'Pembroke'

'Pembroke', the Captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove. De Lamar, who was born in Amsterdam, made his fortune in mining out west and served as a State Senator in Idaho. He was known on Wall Street as "The Man of Mystery" and was president or vice-president of a host of companies. De Lamar died in 1918 and the house was later purchased by Marcus Loew (who would pass it on to his son Arthur Loew) and was eventually demolished c. 1968. Click HERE for more on 'Pembroke'. Click HERE for a NYTimes article from 1996 on the subdivision of the estate. Click HERE to see where 'Pembroke' stood on google earth.

Photos from The American Architect, 1919.

'Pembroke'

'Pembroke', the Joseph R. DeLamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove. Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Pembroke'. Photo from Examples of Work by Lewis & Valentine, 1916.

The Palm Garden at 'Pembroke'

A Lord & Burnham Co. advertisement for the glass enclosed palm garden at 'Pembroke', the Joseph R. DeLamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove. Click HERE for more on 'Pembroke'.

Pembroke - The American Architect

'Pembroke', the estate of Joseph R. DeLamar built by C.P.H. Gilbert in Glen Cove as seen in the September 17th, 1919 issue of The American Architect. Click HERE for more on 'Pembroke'.

Pembroke's Indoor Tennis Court

The indoor tennis court at Joseph DeLamar's 'Pembroke' in Glen Cove.  The indoor court was a later addition by the subsequent owner Arthur Loew.  Click HERE to see the indoor tennis court on google earth.

Pembroke's Japanese Gardens Then & Now

The Japanese gardens at Joseph DeLamar's 'Pembroke' in Glen Cove when the estate was intact and below as it looks in 2009 in the midst of the current development.  A very big thank you to Martin de la Mar for providing the photo!

Pembroke Garden

A colorized photo of one of the numerous gardens at Joseph R. DeLamar's 'Pembroke' in Glen Cove.

Pembroke

The entrance drive and main residence at Joseph R. DeLamar's 'Pembroke' in Glen Cove, designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916.  Click HERE for more on 'Pembroke' (my personal favorite).