Figure 1.--Here Harold is playing with his little sister Elizabeth. They are both fascinated by a rather tame duck whivchb had is own pond oin the estate. Harold wears a knickers sailor suit. As it is August, he wears socks rather than long stockings. Both have sun hats. Notice their coutry home at Mallowfield in the background. The photograph was taken in 1906. Image courtesy of the MD collection.

They had a New York City brownstone row house and they also had a country home called 'Mallowfield' at Mamaroneck, N.Y. We are not sure just ewhere in New York City their brownstone was located. Their house looks like a brick house, but in New York City is called a "Brownstone". This is a row house built in the late 19th or early 20th century. Brownstone is a redish-brown sandstone whichb is used like bricks in house construction. The material was so commonly used in New York and other northeastern cities to build city himes for the affluent class that "brownstone" has entered the English language as an adjetive used to describe the well-to-do. Normally brown-stone row houses are three to four stories in height, but a few have five or even six stories. The owners were normally substantial people of some affluence. Features normally included polished wood floors, attractive winding staircases, and leaded glass and bay windows. These lovely today command high prices. Many in the mid-20th century and in New York and many other cities are considered among the most desirable rental properties. One problem is that there are normally no elevators. At the turn of the century it was not all that expensive to hire someone to move heavy items upstairs. Today this makes moving in and out a bit of a challenge. Most brownstone hime now command very high prices and rents. Mamaroneck Village is located about 35 kilometers northeast of New York City. It is located along the beautiful New York coastline and had a small, but thriving harbor. It has today become essentially a New York suburb, but at the time pictured here was well out in the country. The Village of Mamaroneck was incorporated in 1895. The population at the time was about 1,500. The railroad first came through the Village in 1848 and by the early 1900s there were regular connections to New York City. The country house at Mamaroneck looks to be a substantial white frame house. In the days before air conditioning, these summer homes allowed the people with means to escape the heat of the city. This was not just a country home, but there were spacious grounds. A sign at the gate indicating no trespassing. From the look of the background there was quite an extensive estate surronding the house as you can not even see the home from the entrance. Although not pictured in the photographs, there was almmost ceratinly a beach front as the children are often photographed in their swim suits.

New York City Brownstone

They had a New York City brownstone row house and they also had a country home called 'Mallowfield' at Mamaroneck, N.Y. We are not sure just where in New York City their brownstone was located as we do not have the address. Their house looks like a brick house, but in New York City is called a "Brownstone". This is a row house built in the late 19th or early 20th century. Brownstone is a redish-brown sandstone whichb is used like bricks in house construction. The material was so commonly used in New York and other northeastern cities to build city himes for the affluent class that "brownstone" has entered the English language as an adjetive used to describe the well-to-do. Normally brown-stone row houses are three to four stories in height, but a few have five or even six stories. The owners were normally substantial people of some affluence. Features normally included polished wood floors, attractive winding staircases, and leaded glass and bay windows. These lovely today command high prices. Many in the mid-20th century and in New York and many other cities are considered among the most desirable rental properties. One problem is that there are normally no elevators. At the turn of the century it was not all that expensive to hire someone to move heavy items upstairs. Today this makes moving in and out a bit of a challenge. Most brownstone hime now command very high prices and rents. We have realtivrely few photographs of the family around their New Yoork City home. Appraently there were far fewer opportunities for play. We do not know if there was a nearny park, at least no photographs were taken there. Surely the children were involved in all kinds of indoor play, but father does not seem to have had the abilities to take flash photographs. Perhaps he only had a simple Kodak Brownie.

Mallowfield Country Home

The Fiyzroy-Carrington country home was located at Mamaroneck. Mamaroneck Village is located about 35 kilometers northeast of New York City. It is situated along the beautiful New York coastline and had a small, but thriving harbor. It has today become essentially a New York suburb, but at the time pictured here was well out in the country. The Village of Mamaroneck was incorporated in 1895. The population at the time was about 1,500. The railroad first came through the Village in 1848 and by the early 1900s there were regular connections to New York City. The country house at Mamaroneck looks to be a substantial white frame house. In the days before air conditioning, these summer homes allowed the people with means to escape the heat of the city. This was not just a country home, but there were spacious grounds. A sign at the gate indicating no trespassing. From the look of the background there was quite an extensive estate surronding the house as you can not even see the home from the entrance. Although not pictured in the photographs, I thought there may have been a beach front. Mamaroneck seems a long way to go without a beachfront. There was a pond on the estate. Perhaps the family took excursions to the beach. The children were often photographed in their swim suits. There appear to be many more photographs taken at Mallowfield than in New York City. This is presumably because the children were outside more and could more easily play than on in the City. As a result there were many more opportunities for photography.

Created: April 23, 2003 Last edited: April 23, 2003