'Martin Hall'

'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin Sr. estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck. Martin was an executive at Standard Oil and had been retired for some time when he was killed on Christmas Eve, 1905 when the car he was in (which was racing his son out to Bayside for lunch with friends) hit a patch of soft road and flipped into a ditch, his head being crushed (he was also the brother of Bradley Martin, father of the B.M. who resided at 'Knole' in Old Westbury). Martin's wife, Florence C. Brokaw, was the sister of Clifford Brokaw who resided at 'The Elms' in Glen Cove. Following the death of James Martin, his widow Florence remarried Dr. Preston Pope Satterwhite in 1908. The two continued to reside in 'Martin Hall' and Satterwhite hired the Olmsted Brothers to landscape the grounds between 1915-18. Satterwhite remained in the house following the death of Florence in 1927 until a short circuit in the organ caused a large fire in 1932, burning the house to the ground. The estimated damage was $1,500,000.  Click HERE to see what the area looks like today on bing.

Pictures from American Estates & Gardens.

'Martin Hall'

'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck and pictured here under the subsequent owner Dr. Preston Pope Satterwhite who married Martin's widow. Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Martin Hall' which has since been demolished.

'Martin Hall'

 'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck.  Following Martin's untimely death in 1905 his widow, Florence C. Brokaw, remarried Dr. Preston Pope Satterwhite.  The house burned down in 1932 and the property was subdivided in 1937.  Click HERE for more history on 'Martin Hall'.

Photos from Architecture, 1900.

'Martin Hall'

'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Martin Hall'.  Photo from the Aiglon Archives.

'Martin Hall'

'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck.  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for more on 'Martin Hall'.

'Martin Hall'

'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck.  Click HERE for more on 'Martin Hall'.

'Martin Hall' Stables

 The stables, now a private residence, to 'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck.  Click HERE for more on 'Martin Hall'.  Click HERE to see the stables on google earth and HERE on bing.  Photos courtesy of James Hogarty.

'Martin Hall' Garden

Plantings in the garden of 'Martin Hall', originally the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck and pictured here under the ownership of Dr. Preston Pope Satterwhite.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Martin Hall'.  Photo from Examples of Work by Lewis & Valentine, 1916.

'Martin Hall'

'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Martin Hall' which has since been demolished.

'Martin Hall' Gardens

In the gardens of 'Martin Hall', originally the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck and pictured here under the subsequent ownership of Dr. Preston P. Satterwhite.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Martin Hall'.

'Martin Hall'

'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Martin Hall' which has since been demolished.

'Martin Hall'

'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin Sr. estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Martin Hall'.  Photo from the Aiglon Archives.

'Martin Hall' Garden

The Italian Garden at 'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Martin Hall' which has since been demolished.

'Martin Hall'

'Martin Hall', the James E. Martin estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Great Neck.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Martin Hall' which has since been demolished.

'Sunshine'

'Sunshine', the Henry Bramhall Gilbert estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Kings Point.  Gilbert was married to Lilla Brokaw and was brother-in-law to Clifford Brokaw of 'The Elms' and Florence Martin Satterwhite of 'Martin Hall' (which was next door).  'Sunshine' was demolished in the late 1950s but click HERE to see where it stood on bing.

Click HERE to see a 1954 aerial with 'Sunshine' still intact before the property was subdivided and developed.  Photos from American Homes and Gardens, 1911.

'Nirvana'

'Nirvana', the William Gould Brokaw estate designed by Little & O'Connor c. 1900 in Kings Point.  Brokaw's father was William Vail Brokaw, co-founder of Brokaw Brothers, clothiers.  His brother Clifford resided at 'The Elms' in Glen Cove, his sister Mrs. Henry B. Gilbert at 'Sunshine', and other sister Mrs. James E. Martin at 'Martin Hall', both in Kings Point.  'Nirvana' was demolished c. 1932 following a fire.

'Winfield Hall'

'Winfield Hall', the Frank Winfield Woolworth estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove. Woolworth was founder, president and chairman of the board of F.W. Woolworth Co., five and dime stores. Click HERE for more and HERE and HERE to see 'Winfield Hall' as it looked in 1947 during the ownership of Richard Reynolds (who purchased the estate in 1929). Reynolds converted the garage into a laboratory during WWII for use by his Reynolds Metals Company. In 1963 the estate was sold to the Grace Downs Model and Air Career School. Since 1975 the estate has been owned by Martin Carey, brother of New York Governor Hugh Carey. From 1980-1997 the home was leased by the Pall Corporation but has since returned to use as a private residence. Click HERE to see 'Winfield Hall' on google earth and HERE on bing. Click HERE to see Woolworth's namesake NYC building designed by Cass Gilbert c. 1913.

Photos from Architectural Record, 1920.

'Darragh Hall'

'Darragh Hall', the Darragh Anderson Park estate designed by Peabody, Wilson & Brown c. 1920 in Old Brookville.  Park was the son of William Gray Park of 'Ivycroft' in Old Westbury and was president of the New York Empire Bank and partner in the firm of Parker & Co.  The Park's daughter Edith married Alastair Bradley Martin of 'Knole' in Old Westbury and 'Darragh Hall' was subsequently owned by them.  Click HERE to see the residence on google earth and HERE on bing.

Photos from Arts & Decoration, 1920.

'Knole' and 'Rosemary Hall' Aerial

A 1938 aerial of 'Knole', the Bradley Martin estate designed by Carrere & Hastings c. 1903 and 'Rosemary Hall', the Foxhall Keene estate designed by Freeman & Hasselman c. 1902 in Old Westbury.  Click HERE for more on 'Knole' and HERE for more on 'Rosemary Hall'.  Photo from Stony Brook University's Digital Archive.

'Bogheid'

 'Bogheid', the Helen Porter Pryibil estate designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1938 in Glen Cove with landscaping by the Olmsted Brothers.  Pryibil was the daughter of William Henry Porter, partner at J.P. Morgan & Co., and built her estate on the site of Porter's 'Bogheid' which had been demolished c. 1930.  Pryibil willed the house and grounds to the City of Glen Cove following her death and a golf course was built around the property.  The house was eventually sold to Martin Carey, owner of 'Winfield Hall' also in Glen Cove.  Click HERE to see 'Bogheid' on google earth and HERE on bing.  Photos courtesy of Eddie Crowley.

These photos were taken with expressed permission.  'Bogheid' is a private residence with no public access.