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19-720: The home was built by Cornelius Henry DeLamater in 1862 in French Second Empire architectural style, and was originally known as Vermland. DeLamater, who owned over 1,000 acres (4.0 km) of Eaton's Neck, was the owner of the DeLamater Iron Works located in NYC where W. 13th St meets the Hudson River. The turret, engines, and weaponry on the Ironclad "Monitor" were built by DeLamater's foundry under

38-697: Is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County , on the North Shore of Long Island , in New York , United States. The population was 1,406 at the 2010 census. There is a United States Coast Guard station at the northern tip of the hamlet. In 1927, the bulk of Eatons Neck consisting of what is today known as the Morgan Estate and Two-Acre Zone

57-884: The Eatons Neck peninsula of the island jutting into Long Island Sound , and was rented in 1942 by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry who wrote The Little Prince while staying at the mansion. The children and grandchildren of DeLamater also built mansions over time in Eaton's Neck and Asharoken that still stand today, namely "The Point", "The Nest", "The Crest", and " The Hill ". The DeLamaters also renovated two nearby smaller existing colonial structures for family estates, namely "Cherry Lawn" and "Oak Leaf". On February 2, 1889, Cornelius DeLamater died at his home in New York City at age 67 years, and over 600 of his employees attended his funeral, with 500 of them accompanying

76-693: The North Shore of the western end of Long Island, and the "finest blooded stock in America" as described by the famed daily newspaper The New York Times . The DeLamater Estate included everything beyond what is today #325 Asharoken Avenue. This includes the upper half of Asharoken Beach, the Morgan Estate, the Eaton Harbors or Two Acre Zone of Eaton's Neck, and the Bevin Road peninsula in Asharoken . The DeLamater Mansion still stands today on

95-478: The CDP was $ 44,342. About 1.9% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,406 people, 519 households, and 412 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,406.0 per square mile. There were 575 housing units at an average density of 575.0/sq mi. The racial makeup of

114-507: The CDP was 97.4% White , 0.2% African American , 0.9% Asian , 0.1% from other races , and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population. There were 519 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who

133-455: The CDP. The population density was 1,378.4 inhabitants per square mile (532.2/km ). There were 554 housing units at an average density of 550.2 per square mile (212.4/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.13% White , 0.22% African American , 1.01% Asian , 0.29% from other races , and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population. There were 512 households, out of which 33.2% had children under

152-418: The age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.01. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under

171-461: The age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 100,663, and the median income for a family was $ 104,111. Males had a median income of $ 94,349 versus $ 67,083 for females. The per capita income for

190-538: The business. The firm was re-formed as the DeLamater Iron Works, and moved to the foot of West 13th Street on the west side of Lower Manhattan , facing the Hudson River . At an early age, DeLamater developed an unusual ability in solving problems that were then developing in regard to steam engineering and machinery. During the American Civil War he worked with Capt. John Ericsson (1803-1889), in

209-705: The casket on board a special train that took the funeral procession from Manhattan to Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York , in a service noted by the large obituary in The New York Times . Inventor and Capt. John Ericsson also of U.S.S. Monitor Civil War fame, coincidentally also died only a month later in that same year. Spinzia, Raymond E. and Judith A. Long Island's Prominent North Shore Families: Their Estates and Their Country Homes. vol I. College Station, TX VirtualBookworm, 2006. (spinzialongislandestates.com) Eatons Neck Eatons Neck

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228-414: The development of the ironclads Monitor and subsequent Dictator , which were constructed in an incredibly short space of time. In time, the DeLamater Iron Works foundries became known as the asylum where inventors and capitalists could go to experiment and attempt new feats. The Iron Witch was next constructed, the first iron steamboat. The hot air engine of Capt. Ericsson was first introduced in

247-488: The direction of noted marine engineer John Ericsson . DeLamater named his summer estate "Vermland" after the Swedish province where Ericsson was born as the two men were best of friends and inseparable. After DeLamater's death on February 7, 1889, his Eaton's Neck estate was inherited by his wife Ruth Oakley Caller DeLamater, who died on December 7, 1894, leaving the estate to their daughter Laura DeLamater Bevin. Over time,

266-580: The house gradually became known as "The Bevin House. Laura DeLamater Bevin died on March 4, 1920 and her son Sydney Bevin inherited the property. During World War II , the exiled French writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry rented The Bevin House, which is where he wrote much of the well-known novel The Little Prince during late 1942. He lived there with Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry , and they hosted their common friend Denis de Rougemont . On May 29, 1960 Sydney Bevin died, and The Bevin House

285-490: The ship Ericsson , which was built entirely by DeLamater. The DeLamater Iron Works was also the place where the first submarine boat, first self-propelled torpedo, first torpedo boat, and the engines for the original Monitor were built. At the time of his death, the DeLamater Iron Works employed over 1000 men. DeLamater's leisure moments were spent at his Beacon Farm on Eatons Neck , on Long Island , New York state where he had 1,250 acres (5.1 km ) of choice land on

304-663: Was an industrialist who owned DeLamater Iron Works in New York City . The steam boilers and machinery for the ironclad USS  Monitor were built in DeLamater's Iron Works foundry during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Swedish immigrants marine engineer and inventor John Ericsson considered DeLamater his closest, most intimate friend. Cornelius H. DeLamater was born on August 30, 1821, in Rhinebeck, New York , his family moving to New York City when Cornelius

323-609: Was sold to Charles William Foesell in 1964. In 1979 the estate was purchased by real estate developer Nikos Kefalidis, who commissioned an extensive restoration of the mansion. Kefalidis was killed in the crash of Swiss Air 111 on September 2, 1998. The Delamater-Bevin Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Footnotes Citations Cornelius H. DeLamater Cornelius Henry DeLamater (August 30, 1821 – February 2, 1889)

342-501: Was subdivided and sold by the heirs of Cornelius H. DeLamater . The Eaton Harbors Corporation was created to hold title to, and maintain, all the private beaches and roads on the former estate. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km ), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,388 people, 512 households, and 419 families residing in

361-534: Was three years old. His father was hired by a very small iron foundry, the Phoenix Iron Works of James Cunningham on West Street, as cashier and confidential advisor. At 16, Cornelius entered the Phoenix Foundry, and at age 20, upon the death of Cunningham, he formed a co-partnership with Peter Hogg under the name Hogg and DeLamater. This firm continued from 1842 to 1857, when Hogg retired from

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