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13-424: DeLamater or Delamater may refer to: Surname [ edit ] Cornelius H. DeLamater (1821–1889), American industrialist John DeLamater (1940–2017), American sociologist and sexologist Given name [ edit ] Delamater Davis (1886–1966), American politician from Virginia [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share

26-548: A vast estate on Eaton's Neck beginning in 1862, and the Eaton Harbors Corporation was created when the estate was subdivided for sale. The DeLamater Mansion still stands today as a landmark home in the community. The EHC is a not-for-profit association supported by legal covenants upon property deeds. About 30% of EHC property owners live in the Village of Asharoken while the other 70% are located within

39-580: Is a New York business corporation created in 1927 by the heirs of Cornelius H. DeLamater to hold title to and maintain approximately 33.2 acres (134,000 m ) of private roads and beaches located in Eatons Neck, New York . The EHC was formed due to the break-up of the vast Delamater Estate that at one time occupied over 1,000 acres (4.0 km ) on the North Shore of Long Island on the Eatons Neck and Asharoken peninsula. The corporation

52-542: The American Civil War he worked with Capt. John Ericsson (1803-1889), in 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,

65-825: 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

78-815: 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

91-523: The Town of Huntington .". A total of 1,174 shares of stock are assigned to 170 parcels of property ranging in size from 1 to 5 acres. An annual assessment is levied upon the shareholders of the EHC to support roads and beaches. Shares remain with the land, and cannot be purchased, sold, or refused. Unpaid assessments automatically become a lien upon the land as per the restrictive covenant. The EHC maintains

104-740: 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) Eaton Harbors Corporation The Eaton Harbors Corporation (EHC)

117-580: The first iron steamboat. The hot air engine of Capt. Ericsson was first introduced in 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

130-484: The name Hogg and DeLamater. This firm continued from 1842 to 1857, when Hogg retired from 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

143-514: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DeLamater&oldid=1249579106 " Categories : Given names Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Cornelius H. DeLamater Cornelius H. DeLamater

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156-603: Was born on August 30, 1821, in Rhinebeck, New York , his family moving to New York City when Cornelius 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

169-616: Was created on September 14, 1927 by the heirs of Cornelius H. DeLamater who at the time still collectively owned approximately 575 acres (2.33 km ) of land in Eatons Neck and Asharoken . Mr. DeLamater was owner of the Delamater Iron Works in New York City. The iron works was responsible for constructing the turret and machinery of the Union Ironclad Monitor during the Civil War. Delamater created

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