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The '''Glenmere mansion''', overlooking [[Glenmere |
The '''Glenmere mansion''', overlooking [[Glenmere Lake]], approximately 50 miles northwest of [[New York City]] in [[Orange County, NY]], was built by [[Newport, Rhode Island]] Art dealer Robert Goelet in 1911, on the grounds of his sprawling estate in [[Sugar Loaf, New York|Sugar Loaf]], a hamlet of the town of [[Chester, New York|Chester]]. Goelet is said to have ordered the construction of the structure to ease the homesickness of his Tuscan bride. Soon the estate and its storied hunting grounds became a regular haunt of [[Babe Ruth]], and the Duke and [[Duchess of Windsor]]. |
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Mr. Goelet hosted numerous 'sporting-set events at the estate, including equine ice-racing <ref>http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D04E7DD153AE633A25752C3A9649D946596D6CF</ref>. |
Mr. Goelet hosted numerous 'sporting-set events at the estate, including equine ice-racing <ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D04E7DD153AE633A25752C3A9649D946596D6CF ''New York Times'' Dec. 31 1914]</ref>. The younger of Goelet's two sons, Peter, began radio station [[WGNY-FM]] on the grounds of the mansion in 1930. |
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Glenmere mansion was sold to Mr. Abraham Prusoff during the second |
Glenmere mansion was sold to Mr. Abraham Prusoff during the second World War, during whose ownership the private mansion was transformed into a resort hotel with upscale amenities which included a golf course, ski run and tennis courts <ref>[http://strausnews.com/articles/2007/11/30/the_chronicle/news/5.txt Chester's slippery past]</ref>. By the 1960s, Abe Prusoff found it increasingly difficult to keep the resort's finances in order; in the next decade, the mansion and estate were seized by Orange County as a tax lien. |
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| ⚫ | The mansion changed hands again in 2007, becoming the center of an environmental battle between the [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]] and the mansion's developers. The mansion's developers were repeatedly fined and cited by the DEC for repeated environmental violations impacting the endangered Northern Cricket frog on the property.<ref>[http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100108/NEWS/1080344 Glenmere Mansion fined]</ref> |
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Mr. Mandel meticulously restored the structure to its original state over a period of 20 years |
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| ⚫ | The mansion changed hands again in 2007, becoming the center of an environmental battle between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
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The developers named their onsite bar the "Frogs End Tavern" in a show of disdain for the endangered species |
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An historic archive of photographs, ephemera & documents pertaining to the storied mansion is maintained by the non-profit [http://www.sugarloafny.org Sugar Loaf Historical Society], and online photographs, of the mansion and the original architectural plan and 1921 photographs of the estate's Tuscan formal garden may be viewed at archives of the non-prof [http://www.glenmere.us Glenmere Conservation Coalition]. |
An historic archive of photographs, ephemera & documents pertaining to the storied mansion is maintained by the non-profit [http://www.sugarloafny.org Sugar Loaf Historical Society], and online photographs, of the mansion and the original architectural plan and 1921 photographs of the estate's Tuscan formal garden may be viewed at archives of the non-prof [http://www.glenmere.us Glenmere Conservation Coalition]. |
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* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D04E7DD153AE633A25752C3A9649D946596D6CF New York Times Dec. 31 1914] |
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* [http://strausnews.com/articles/2007/11/29/warwick_advertiser/news/15.txt Chester's skiing heritage] |
* [http://strausnews.com/articles/2007/11/29/warwick_advertiser/news/15.txt Chester's skiing heritage] |
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* [http://strausnews.com/articles/2007/11/30/the_chronicle/news/5.txt Chester's slippery past] |
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* [http://strausnews.com/articles/2007/08/16/the_chronicle/opinion/5.txt Rick Mandel saved Glenmere mansion] |
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* [http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100108/NEWS/1080344 Glenmere Mansion fined] |
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Revision as of 15:11, 9 February 2010
The Glenmere mansion, overlooking Glenmere Lake, approximately 50 miles northwest of New York City in Orange County, NY, was built by Newport, Rhode Island Art dealer Robert Goelet in 1911, on the grounds of his sprawling estate in Sugar Loaf, a hamlet of the town of Chester. Goelet is said to have ordered the construction of the structure to ease the homesickness of his Tuscan bride. Soon the estate and its storied hunting grounds became a regular haunt of Babe Ruth, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
Mr. Goelet hosted numerous 'sporting-set events at the estate, including equine ice-racing [1]. The younger of Goelet's two sons, Peter, began radio station WGNY-FM on the grounds of the mansion in 1930.
Glenmere mansion was sold to Mr. Abraham Prusoff during the second World War, during whose ownership the private mansion was transformed into a resort hotel with upscale amenities which included a golf course, ski run and tennis courts [2]. By the 1960s, Abe Prusoff found it increasingly difficult to keep the resort's finances in order; in the next decade, the mansion and estate were seized by Orange County as a tax lien.
In 1985 the mansion and estate were purchased at tax auction by real estate magnate Rick Mandel [3].
The mansion changed hands again in 2007, becoming the center of an environmental battle between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the mansion's developers. The mansion's developers were repeatedly fined and cited by the DEC for repeated environmental violations impacting the endangered Northern Cricket frog on the property.[4]
An historic archive of photographs, ephemera & documents pertaining to the storied mansion is maintained by the non-profit Sugar Loaf Historical Society, and online photographs, of the mansion and the original architectural plan and 1921 photographs of the estate's Tuscan formal garden may be viewed at archives of the non-prof Glenmere Conservation Coalition.
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