"Rolling Stone"/"Rattling Spring" (Glen Cove, New York)

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Residence designed c. 1887 by Richard Morris Hunt for Elizabeth Coles whose family bought the area from the Woolsey family, original settlers. Hunt also designed a stable outbuilding. In 1898, Percy Chubb, Sr {financier, industrialist} purchased the estate and renamed it "Rattling Spring". Chubb was the founder with his father of the Chubb & Son marine insurance firm. He also was the founder, president and chairman of the board of Federal Insurance Co. and was president and chairman of the board of Hendron Chubb. In addition, he served as director of South Puerto Rico Sugar Co. Chubb commissioned Beatrix Jones Farrand in 1900 to design a rose arbor, water rill, and plantings. The estate was subsequently purchased by Francis Edward Powell, Jr. who continued to call it "Rattling Spring".

The Woolsey cemetery (c.1728) is still located on the property. The Powell residence, stone cottage and stables are still extant, although they have been redeveloped. Greenhouses were torn down. Several other homes have been built on the property which originally ran from Lattingtown Rd. to Dosoris Pond, Dosoris Lane east to at least Beatrice Lane.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik/Powell_Estate
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Coordinates:   40°53'28"N   73°37'53"W

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  • I live in the carriage house part of the Powell Estate......Do you have more information as to the history of this estate & perhaps pictures, hopefully some of the out buildings
  • I presume you live in what we called the stables, since remodeled. Most of the history posted above. I have pics of our home, since remodeled after a fire that happened after my family sold the place. Mrs. Richardson Pratt owned the home between you and Dosoris Pond. And the very lovely, Mrs. J.S. Morgan, Jr. lived on West Island. Salutations was, perhaps, the ultimate, ultimate. And the dear lady was a kind soul.
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