The Sentinels of Roxmont Castle on Long Island

[Cal-to-NH]

Hi folks:

Ghosts of F.A. Greene's Roxmont Castle still exists out here on Long Island, and I wanted to at least post about this in case there's interest.

I could never improve on the epic McDude posting (along with the other posts on the same thread) here on this forum, and I for one am happy that this is still in exitance, as little is available on-line. (See https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...Roxmont+castle)

Geneva Point and the opulent Roxmont Castle are both on the 1892 Hurd Atlas of New Hampshire, and were built generally at the same time. I am sure it's no coincidence that the grand stone entrance at the Geneva Point Center looks almost the same as the beautiful stone entrance that still exists at the old Roxmont Castle entrance. They were likely built by the same masons at the same time.

It's been a long time since Alphonso built his castle on "the highest point on Long Island" just up the hill from where his brother built Windermere. What's left of it is an 8.6 acre land-locked parcel with the uninspiring title of "167 Long Island Road". I imagine after the Castle burned down in 1932, part of it were sold-off over the years.

There are a number of stone pillars still visible right near the site. After passing the stone entrance to what was Roxmont, you can still see them by taking a short drive. There's a "U" composed of Paten Hill Road, which goes down to the East Coast of Long Island, then runs along the shoreline as Deer Haven Road, and then connects to High Ridge Road back to Long Island Road. If you take a drive down there, you'll see no less than 18 of these pillars without even leaving your car. These vestiges of the stone wall crossings of the many horse paths that were originally on the grounds still stand as silent sentinels of the 1890s. Many still have the single-stone finial on top. Most show signs of repointing and patches of new mortar along with old, and many are used as driveway entries by the property owners. I presume that the folks know and understand the significance of these structures, but who knows. I figured I'd show some of them on this thread.

I wonder if anyone has seen where the foundation of the Castle may be? Please post if you have - no need to divulge the exact location. I would guess that it's somewhere on the owned 8.6 acre lot, and would never presume to trespass, but what a wonderful thing it would be to behold.

- Cal