'Chateau Ivor'

'Chateau Ivor', the Charles A. Gould estate designed by John Russell Pope c. 1908 in Dix Hills. Click HERE for more on 'Chateau Ivor' and HERE to see the brochure from when the estate was for sale.

Photos from American Architect & Architecture, 1916.

'Chateau Ivor' Aerial 3

The third and final aerial of 'Chateau Ivor', the Charles A. Gould estate designed by John Russell Pope c. 1908 in Dix Hills. Click HERE for more on 'Chateau Ivor' (be sure to scroll past today's post). Photo from the Gould family collection.

'Chateau Ivor'

Likely watching the American Spaniel Club trials in 1932 at 'Chateau Ivor', the Charles A. Gould estate designed by John Russell Pope c. 1908 in Dix Hills. Click HERE for more on 'Chateau Ivor' (be sure to scroll past today's picture). Photo from the Gould family collection.

'Chateau Ivor'

'Chateau Ivor', the Charles A. Gould estate designed by John Russell Pope c. 1908 in Dix Hills pictured just after completion. I'm not sure precisely who the two gentleman pictured are but they give you a good sense of how large the house was. Click HERE for more on 'Chateau Ivor' and HERE to see the brochure from when the house was for sale. Photo from the Gould family collection.

'Chateau Ivor' Under Construction 2

Another mid-construction view of 'Chateau Ivor', the Charles A. Gould estate designed by John Russell Pope c. 1908 in Dix Hills. Click HERE to see the previous construction photo of 'Chateau Ivor' and HERE for more on the estate. Photo from the Gould family collection.

'Chateau Ivor' Under Construction

'Chateau Ivor', the Charles A. Gould estate designed by John Russell Pope c. 1908 in Dix Hills as seen in the middle of construction. Click HERE for more on 'Chateau Ivor' and HERE to see the brochure from when the estate was for sale. Photo from the Gould family collection.

'Chateau Ivor' Aerial 2

Continuing on yesterday's post, here's another aerial of 'Chateau Ivor', the Charles A. Gould estate designed by John Russell Pope c. 1908 in Dix Hills. Click HERE for more on 'Chateau Ivor' and HERE to see the brochure from when the estate was for sale. Photo from the Gould family collection.

'Chateau Ivor' Aerial

An aerial of 'Chateau Ivor', the Charles A. Gould estate designed by John Russell Pope c. 1908 in Dix Hills. Click HERE for more on 'Chateau Ivor' and HERE to see the brochure from when the estate was for sale. Photo from the Gould family collection.

When 'Chateau Ivor' Was For Sale

A brochure advertising 'Chateau Ivor', the Charles A. Gould estate designed by John Russell Pope c. 1908 in Dix Hills, with landscaping by the Olmsted Brothers. Gould, an accountant from Buffalo, organized a steel coupling manufacturing company named the Gould Coupler Company and was also in charge of the Gould Realty Company which had numerous land holdings in New York City. Click HERE for more on 'Chateau Ivor'. The house has since been demolished but click HERE to see where it would have stood on google earth.

Brochure from the Gould family collection.

'Chateau Ivor'

'Chateau Ivor', the Charles A. Gould estate designed by John Russell Pope c. 1908 in Dix Hills with landscaping by the Olmsted Brothers. Gould was an accountant in Buffalo and organized a steel coupling manufacturing company named the Gould Coupler Company. He was Commodore of the American Yacht Club and was also in charge of the Gould Realty Company which had numerous land holdings in New York City. Gould hired Pope to design him a hunting and sporting retreat that sat on one of the highest points on Long Island and consisted of over 1,000 acres. Following his death in 1927 the estate went through a series of owners until it was demolished in 1954. Click HERE to see where 'Chateau Ivor' would have stood on google earth.

Pictures from Architectural Record, 1911.