Mar 24, 2023
Meadowhill
Built in 1909, for Elverton R. Chapman (1848-1916) and his third wife, the widowed Mrs Lucille (Faber) Nelson. In the previous year, Chapman, purchased 30-acres of the Lauzan farm at the corner of Willets and Middle Neck Roads on which he built his country retreat - he already had a townhouse in Manhattan and a winter home in Florida. His third wife, Lucille, was the archetypal "wicked stepmother" who banished his daughters to wander alone through the wealthy watering holes of Europe (there could be worse fates!), never to return home. The colorful character that was their father - and who'd famously taken a bullet for some Senators and done a spell in jail albeit rather luxuriously - did not enjoy the house for long and was buried in 1916. It would appear that Chapman's only surviving son, Melville, then took up at the house. He died in 1924 and sometime afterwards the mansion became the Lakeville Golf & Country Club. That club failed, and since 1946 the mansion has served as the clubhouse for the Fresh Meadow Country Club that is still going strong today.
Meadowhill
Built in 1909, for Elverton R. Chapman (1848-1916) and his third wife, the widowed Mrs Lucille (Faber) Nelson. In the previous year, Chapman, purchased 30-acres of the Lauzan farm at the corner of Willets and Middle Neck Roads on which he built his country retreat - he already had a townhouse in Manhattan and a winter home in Florida. His third wife, Lucille, was the archetypal "wicked stepmother" who banished his daughters to wander alone through the wealthy watering holes of Europe (there could be worse fates!), never to return home. The colorful character that was their father - and who'd famously taken a bullet for some Senators and done a spell in jail albeit rather luxuriously - did not enjoy the house for long and was buried in 1916. It would appear that Chapman's only surviving son, Melville, then took up at the house. He died in 1924 and sometime afterwards the mansion became the Lakeville Golf & Country Club. That club failed, and since 1946 the mansion has served as the clubhouse for the Fresh Meadow Country Club that is still going strong today.
Mar 24, 2023
Posted Date
Mar 23, 2023
Historical Record Date
Mar 24, 2023
Source Name
House Histree
