Haldane House 30 Paulding Avenue Cold Spring, NY A Brief Outline History 1970s Joseph Pell Lombardi 412 Broadway New York, NY 10013 Tel: 212-349-0700 e-mail: Lombardi55@aol.com www.josephpelllombardi.com 1
OCCUPANTS Pre-1862 (prior to construction of the existing house): Robert Shaw, Rector (1843-1848) of St. Philip s Church (9D), Garrison, NY and Rector (1844-1861) of St. Mary-in-the-Highlands Church Cold Spring, NY. (the first St. Mary-in-the- Highlands Church, an 1841 brick Gothic Style church in the center of Cold Spring). In 1846 Robert Shaw owned and occupied a small cottage on Paulding Avenue (Fig. 1). In 1862 Shaw sold his cottage to James H. Haldane for $6,500 and moved to Canada. 1862-87: James H. Haldane (1818-1887) was born in Cold Spring. From 1841 to 1845 he worked in the iron business in New York City as an importer of iron. Afterwards he joined with brother, John H. Haldane, and established Haldane and Company acting as representatives for mills in Pennsylvania, England and Scotland. He was a receiver of the Cold Spring Foundry. Haldane retired in1875 and died on April 12, 1887. In 1889, he bequeathed funds to build the original Haldane School, which was located in Tiny Tots Park in Cold Spring. John H. Flagler, the nephew and employee of James H. Haldane, started his own iron trade company and built the company into the National Tube-works Company which was known as the Krupp s of America. James H. Haldane is buried in the Haldane Mausoleum in the Cold Spring New York Cemetery along with his wife, Elizabeth B. Haldane (1833-1908) and their daughter, Lucy Haldane (1862-1885). Haldane s architect was most likely George Edward Harney, the architect for Plumbush (1865), the new St. Mary-in-the-Highlands (1868) and the Brooks Brothers Building (1874) at 670 Broadway, Manhattan. Harney s preliminary design for Haldane House with a reversed floor plan House was published in 1861 in The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste of the house (Fig. 2). The original interiors of the house were most likely the elaborate Victorian interiors typical of the third quarter of the nineteenth century. The pier mirror (Fig. 6), which was originally stored in the Carriage House/Stable loft, is indicative of the interiors. The mirror was removed in 1973 when General Lasher acquired the house and decorated without Victorian influences. It is presently in the Armour-Stiner (Octagon) House in Irvington, N.Y. (Fig. 7). Early 20th Century According to Jay McCarthy, caretaker of the house, the house was occupied in the early part of the twentieth century by a rector - most likely Reverend Elbert Floyd-Jones (1867- ), rector of St. Mary-in-the-Highlands church from 1895 to 1946. An early photograph (Fig. 3) shows elaborate chimneys, the original cast iron fence, window shutters and a canopy and awing with a porch with a railing at on the east wall of the Parlor/Library (a porch occurs at the Parlor/Library in the published 1861 design). Most likely the house had a slate roof and cresting, which is missing in the photograph. Second Quarter of the 20th Century According to Jay McCarthy, in the second quarter of the 20th century, the Victorian decorative interiors were removed and the house was renovated in a Tudor Style including the addition of leaded stained glass windows, applied irregular stucco on the walls, an Art Deco 2
Master bathroom and neo-gothic details. (Fig. 4 & 5) 19 1971 Mrs. Louise Wilson Bailey (1858-1947), mother of Supreme Court Justice James W. Bailey and widow of James E. Bailey, a Cold Spring real estate-operator Judge & Mrs. James Wilson Bailey, NY Supreme Court Justice James Wilson Bailey (1890 1970) and Minola McClary Bailey (1898-6/18/1990), daughters Alison and Janet and son James W. Bailey The Bailey furniture was comprised of 19th and first quarter of the 20th century furniture (Figs 5 & 6). 1971 1973 Joseph Pell Lombardi (1940- ) his wife, Nan (1941- ) and sons Christopher (1966- ) and Michael (1969- ) (Figs. 8-13) Floor Plans (Pgs. 13 & 14) Survey (Pg. 15) 1973 1984 Edmund C. R. Lasher (1906 4/13/1984) Major General (two star) of the U.S. Army. Graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1929 and served through WWII and the Korean War. Senior Transportation Officer for the US Military Railways both domestic and foreign and serving in this capacity during the Korean War. His surviving sons followed in their father s military tradition of service, both having graduated as officer candidates from West Point. After retirement from the Army, he became the President of the North American Car Corporation in Chicago, Illinois moving to Cold Spring after his retirement from the North American Car Corporation. Wife Alice Elizabeth Bernheim Lasher (1906-2/4/75). August 12, 1984 New York Times Advertisement (Pg. 15)
Figure 1: Nineteenth Century Map of Cold Spring, NY 4
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Figure 2: George E. Harney s 1861 design
Figure 3: Early Photo Figure 4: Leaded stained glass windows
Figure 4: Haldane House Master Bath Figure 5: 1971 Bailey furnishings
Figure 6: 1971 Bailey furnishings with Judge Bailley painting
Figure 6 1972 - Pier mirror in position at Haldane House. Figure 7: Original Haldane House pier mirror now located between the Dining Room windows at the Armour-Stiner (Octagon House)Dining Room.
Figure 8: 1972 Figure 9: 1972 - Chris Lombardi & Jay McCarthy 11
Fig. 10: 1972 Chris, Joe & Mike Lombardi Fig. 11: 1972 Haldane House kitchen with original wood stove in the background 12
Fig. 12: 1972 - Chris & Mike Lombardi Fig. 13: 1973 - Mike Lombardi 13
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