'Roslyn House'

'Roslyn House', the Stanley Mortimer estate designed by James Brown Lord c. 1891 in Old Westbury (what was then Roslyn). Click HERE for more on 'Roslyn House'. Photo from Trees for Long Island, 1908.

'Roslyn House' Stone Lion

A close-up of one of the stone lions from 'Roslyn House', originally the Stanley Mortimer estate designed by James Brown Lord c. 1891 in what was then Roslyn. The estate was later owned by Francis P. Garvan and in 1924 the area became part of Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on 'Roslyn House'.

'Roslyn House' Gazebo

One of two matching gazebos and two massive European Beech trees on the grounds of Stanley Mortimer's 'Roslyn House' in Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on 'Roslyn House'.

Roslyn House Sketch

A sketch of Stanley Mortimer's 'Roslyn House' by James Brown Lord. The house stood until 1974, click HERE for more on 'Roslyn House'.

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Some of the original lawn furnishings at 'Roslyn House', the Mortimer/Garvan estate in Old Westbury.

'Roslyn House' Aerial

A photo of an aerial photo of 'Roslyn House' in Old Westbury and the surrounding grounds. The elaborate gardens to the South and lawns to the East have since been replaced with a housing development.

'Roslyn House' Garden Feature

A close up of two of the faces on the balustrade wall that faced Stanley Mortimer's 'Roslyn House' in Old Westbury. These faces are different than the ones in the brick walls that flank the balustrade.

'Roslyn House' Chapel

The exterior chimney end of the chapel, one of the surviving rooms from Stanley Mortimer's 'Roslyn House' in Old Westbury.

Roslyn House Then & Now

Stanley Mortimer's 'Roslyn House' in Old Westbury at the turn of the 20th century and in 2008. Notice the chapel on the right in both pictures, with the chimney at the far end (one of two original rooms kept from the first house). Click HERE to see the grounds of 'Roslyn House'.

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The entryway to the chapel at the Mortimer/Garvan estate 'Roslyn House' in Old Westbury.

'Roslyn House' Stone Crest

One of the many crests in the garden wall at 'Roslyn House' in Old Westbury.

Roslyn House

'Roslyn House', the Stanley Mortimer / Francis Garvan estate in Old Westbury.

The Grounds of Roslyn House

The rear of 'Roslyn House'. Stanley Mortimer had James Brown Lord design him a Queen Anne style manor in the Wheatley Hills part of Old Westbury (in Mortimer's time this area was considered Roslyn) in 1891. In 1919 Francis P. Garvan purchased the estate and had the Olmsted Brothers do the landscaping between 1928 and 1929. In 1974 a developer bought the property with plans to subdivide the estate and tore down the main house. While 'Roslyn House' no longer stands, the estate's gardens continue to live on in a broken up state scattered throughout the current development. The manor house's grounds were retained by the current resident and remain very much as they did in Garvan's time. I would like to give an enormous thank you to my friend and her family for allowing me to photograph the grounds.

One of various entrance points to the original property. Notice the black diamond patterns in the pillars, as they are exactly like the ones to the formal entrance to the estate, seen HERE.

The face above is on the side of the wall that faces away from the house. The face below is on the side that faces toward the house.

The wall along the sunken garden.

Above are two of three absolutely massive copper beech trees planted by the Olmsted Brothers. The gazebo is original and has a twin across the lawn, both of which are currently being restored.

This garden feature sits off the main grounds, down the road a bit. Above is one of the stone arches that gave the current development its name.

Click below to see 'Roslyn House' intact and still standing in a 1966 aerial shot.

Roslyn House Main Entrance

Buried deep in the woods and down a road that has been long closed off to traffic sits the original entrance and gates (minus the actual iron gate) to Stanley Mortimer's 'Roslyn House'. In 1919 Francis P. Garvan purchased the house and property. The estate has since been split up into numerous modern houses in a development called 'Stone Arches', for the stone arches that sit sporadically placed around the property. Today this entrance leads to nothing but overgrown trees and weeds. Click HERE to see where 'Roslyn House' stood before it was demolished in the mid 1970's.

The sign dates to Garvan's time as owner of the estate and reads, "Mrs. F.P. Garvan, Roslyn House, Private, No Trespassing".