Comments on: Huntington Bay, NY: The Rise and Fall of Ferguson’s Castle http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/. A collection of gothic horror stories, urban legends, ghosts, haunted houses & other curiosities Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:33:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joachim Kuhl http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/.#comment-1155 Joachim Kuhl Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:18:00 +0000 http://gothicghoststories.com/?p=31#comment-1155 I remember the Mastersons! Thank you for bringing back great memories. I grew up on Bay Avenue and knew Jimmy although I think he was a few years older than me. I believe he suffered from epliepsy if I remember correctly. A nice family. I wonder what became of them. I remember the Mastersons! Thank you for bringing back great memories. I grew up on Bay Avenue and knew Jimmy although I think he was a few years older than me. I believe he suffered from epliepsy if I remember correctly. A nice family. I wonder what became of them.

]]> By: Janet http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/.#comment-1153 Janet Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:29:50 +0000 http://gothicghoststories.com/?p=31#comment-1153 I lived and grew up in Farmingdale, as a teenager, we would go up to the Castle. I remember all of us climbing across the top of the huge wall that was the ballroom, I am glad none of us got hurt in doing so. I remember the wall was thick and it was extremely high. It was a beautiful place even in its state of disrepair. We never harmed the place, we found it intriguing and loved to explore it. Thank you for sharing the history of the home. I lived and grew up in Farmingdale, as a teenager, we would go up to the Castle. I remember all of us climbing across the top of the huge wall that was the ballroom, I am glad none of us got hurt in doing so. I remember the wall was thick and it was extremely high. It was a beautiful place even in its state of disrepair.
We never harmed the place, we found it intriguing and loved to explore it. Thank you for sharing the history of the home.

]]> By: Christopher Brochon http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/.#comment-1058 Christopher Brochon Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:01:35 +0000 http://gothicghoststories.com/?p=31#comment-1058 Hello all, I have some of the original blueprints of The Monastery. My father worked on some construction jobs with the son of Allen Jackson, the original architect. He gave my father the blueprints as my father was an amateur architect and had a great love of the homes of the Gold Coast. I am trying to build a collection of The Monastery; pictures, articles, books, etc. If anyone has anything they could get me copies of or would like to sell. Please contact me at merryoaks@mac.com. Thanks very much, Chris Hello all, I have some of the original blueprints of The Monastery. My father worked on some construction jobs with the son of Allen Jackson, the original architect. He gave my father the blueprints as my father was an amateur architect and had a great love of the homes of the Gold Coast. I am trying to build a collection of The Monastery; pictures, articles, books, etc. If anyone has anything they could get me copies of or would like to sell. Please contact me at merryoaks@mac.com. Thanks very much, Chris

]]> By: Joseph LoPrete http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/.#comment-947 Joseph LoPrete Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:42:20 +0000 http://gothicghoststories.com/?p=31#comment-947 Dear Sandy, Colin and Melissa, or any of the other Ferguson descendants. Would any of you actually have a picture of Mrs. Juliana (Armour) Ferguson? Would anyone know how I can find the original silent version of Romeo and Juliet, by Frances X? I've tried to locate it on the web over and over, not to be found anywhere. Maybe one of the Ferguson's has the original film? I would really love to see what the Castle looked like live on film before they destroyed it. I was just too young to remember it in one piece. I can only remember the rubble out back and playing in the gate house many times as a kid. It was our stomping ground. I walked or rode my bike past that Castle almost every day of my childhood...can I help still thinking about it today? One thing that bothers me most, after reading the book "A Dream Remembered" by Robert King, with all the other information I could find. Why after all Mrs. Ferguson "did everything for the kids", why they all packed up and left her alone in the end? If the book is correct, she carried out a dream that she and her husband started working on before he died. It's all an incredible story! Talk about a movie in the making, even Vincent Price had an interest in the Ferguson's. I wrote a couple of small things on this website and think Todd did a great job! Thank you!!! I've been gone from Huntington over 20 years now, but one thing I will never get away from and what will most likely bring me back to Huntington again one day, Ferguson's Castle. I know the four foot think front walls still stand over looking Huntington Harbor. Thank you, Joseph LoPrete joeloprete@aol.com Dear Sandy, Colin and Melissa, or any of the other Ferguson descendants. Would any of you actually have a picture of Mrs. Juliana (Armour) Ferguson?

Would anyone know how I can find the original silent version of Romeo and Juliet, by Frances X? I’ve tried to locate it on the web over and over, not to be found anywhere. Maybe one of the Ferguson’s has the original film? I would really love to see what the Castle looked like live on film before they destroyed it. I was just too young to remember it in one piece. I can only remember the rubble out back and playing in the gate house many times as a kid. It was our stomping ground. I walked or rode my bike past that Castle almost every day of my childhood…can I help still thinking about it today?

One thing that bothers me most, after reading the book “A Dream Remembered” by Robert King, with all the other information I could find. Why after all Mrs. Ferguson “did everything for the kids”, why they all packed up and left her alone in the end? If the book is correct, she carried out a dream that she and her husband started working on before he died. It’s all an incredible story! Talk about a movie in the making, even Vincent Price had an interest in the Ferguson’s.

I wrote a couple of small things on this website and think Todd did a great job! Thank you!!!

I’ve been gone from Huntington over 20 years now, but one thing I will never get away from and what will most likely bring me back to Huntington again one day, Ferguson’s Castle. I know the four foot think front walls still stand over looking Huntington Harbor.

Thank you,

Joseph LoPrete
joeloprete@aol.com

]]> By: Melissa Ribner http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/.#comment-725 Melissa Ribner Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:27:56 +0000 http://gothicghoststories.com/?p=31#comment-725 Hi Sandy, I am thrilled to have a Ferguson relative in North America! I wish I had known you when we were living in Connecticut ('72 - '09). We moved to Portland, Oregon, 2 years ago. My 3 sons live here-- and 2 grandsons. My husband and I took a trip to Nova Scotia when we were first married. We'll have to do it again! Hopefully we'll get to talk soon. My mother, Juliana, was Roderick Craig's (he went by Craig) only child. She passed away last year. I was very close to my great aunt Juliana (Neil and Roderick's sister), who also lived in Connecticut. Her son, Lathrop, died in the army, and her daughter, Juliana, developed multiple sclerosis in her early 20's and died at 65. Such tragedies..... My great aunt was a lovely woman with a lot of spunk and a huge heart. I also have very fond memories of my grandfather. I am interested in any family info you have-- also any relatives or Ferguson places to visit in Scotland. I leave on Sept. 12. Looking forward to talking to you, Melissa Hi Sandy,
I am thrilled to have a Ferguson relative in North America! I wish I had known you when we were living in Connecticut (’72 – ’09). We moved to Portland, Oregon, 2 years ago. My 3 sons live here– and 2 grandsons. My husband and I took a trip to Nova Scotia when we were first married. We’ll have to do it again! Hopefully we’ll get to talk soon. My mother, Juliana, was Roderick Craig’s (he went by Craig) only child. She passed away last year. I was very close to my great aunt Juliana (Neil and Roderick’s sister), who also lived in Connecticut. Her son, Lathrop, died in the army, and her daughter, Juliana, developed multiple sclerosis in her early 20′s and died at 65. Such tragedies….. My great aunt was a lovely woman with a lot of spunk and a huge heart. I also have very fond memories of my grandfather. I am interested in any family info you have– also any relatives or Ferguson places to visit in Scotland. I leave on Sept. 12.
Looking forward to talking to you, Melissa

]]> By: Scott http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/.#comment-724 Scott Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:55 +0000 http://gothicghoststories.com/?p=31#comment-724 My family moved to East Shore Rd in 1964. Jimmy Masterson, who lived in the gatekeepers house, was a friend of mine and we had a treehouse we built in the castle woods. We mostly stayed away from the castle itself, as Jimmy's family did not want us going there. However, we often played on the walls and i remember the castle being open on one occasion and that we were allowed in to help with the open house. I remember seeing some of the tombstones lying about and huge nail studded doors as well as terracotta carvings set into the walls. My family moved to East Shore Rd in 1964. Jimmy Masterson, who lived in the gatekeepers house, was a friend of mine and we had a treehouse we built in the castle woods. We mostly stayed away from the castle itself, as Jimmy’s family did not want us going there. However, we often played on the walls and i remember the castle being open on one occasion and that we were allowed in to help with the open house. I remember seeing some of the tombstones lying about and huge nail studded doors as well as terracotta carvings set into the walls.

]]> By: Colin Ferguson http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/.#comment-718 Colin Ferguson Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:40:26 +0000 http://gothicghoststories.com/?p=31#comment-718 Hi Sandy, I got interested in this family when I started researching Danforth Brooks Ferguson. I traced the Ferguson back to a Donald and Margaret Fergusson living in Mira Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia from about 1845 to 1891. In their village about 1 in 12 persons was a Fergusson! As a rule the Fergusson came to Cape Breton from Uist, Inverness, Scotland, see: http://dna.cfsna.net/GEN/Nova_Scotia/Cape_Breton.html I'd like to correspond with you on the subject via colin.fergie@gmail.com Regards, Colin Hi Sandy,
I got interested in this family when I started researching Danforth Brooks Ferguson. I traced the Ferguson back to a Donald and Margaret Fergusson living in Mira Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia from about 1845 to 1891. In their village about 1 in 12 persons was a Fergusson! As a rule the Fergusson came to Cape Breton from Uist, Inverness, Scotland, see:
http://dna.cfsna.net/GEN/Nova_Scotia/Cape_Breton.html

I’d like to correspond with you on the subject via colin.fergie@gmail.com
Regards,
Colin

]]> By: Sandy Ferguson http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/.#comment-708 Sandy Ferguson Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:42:47 +0000 http://gothicghoststories.com/?p=31#comment-708 Hi Melissa: I have lots of information dating as far back as 1809 I can show you your GGgrand parents grave and have their names. They both came from Scotland, I still own a piece of the original property that was granted to them when they came to Canada in 1841. Doctor Farquhar grew up in Caribou Marsh before moving for the United States and becoming a Doctor I have been searching for your Family for years with no success, it is great to finally make contact as I did not know if there were any relatives left. My g grandfather was Farquhars brother his name was Neil he is burried with Farquhars Parents. Hi Melissa:
I have lots of information dating as far back as 1809 I can show you your GGgrand parents grave and have their names. They both came from Scotland, I still own a piece of the original property that was granted to them when they came to Canada in 1841. Doctor Farquhar grew up in Caribou Marsh before moving for the United States and becoming a Doctor I have been searching for your Family for years with no success, it is great to finally make contact as I did not know if there were any relatives left. My g grandfather was Farquhars brother his name was Neil he is burried with Farquhars Parents.

]]> By: Sandy Ferguson http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/.#comment-707 Sandy Ferguson Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:39:15 +0000 http://gothicghoststories.com/?p=31#comment-707 Hi Melissa: I have lots of information dating as far back as 1809 I can show you your GGgrand parents grave and have their names. They both came from Scotland, I still own a piece of the original property that was granted to them when they came to Canada in 1841. Doctor Farquhar grew up in Caribou Caribou Marsh before moving for the United States and becoming a Doctor I have been searching for your Family for years with no success, it is great to finally make contact as I did not know if there were any relatives left. My g grandfather was Farquhars brother his name was Neil he is burried with Farquhars Parents. Hi Melissa:
I have lots of information dating as far back as 1809 I can show you your GGgrand parents grave and have their names. They both came from Scotland, I still own a piece of the original property that was granted to them when they came to Canada in 1841. Doctor Farquhar grew up in Caribou Caribou Marsh before moving for the United States and becoming a Doctor I have been searching for your Family for years with no success, it is great to finally make contact as I did not know if there were any relatives left. My g grandfather was Farquhars brother his name was Neil he is burried with Farquhars Parents.

]]> By: Francesca http://www.gothichorrorstories.com/true-ghost-stories/huntington-bay-ny-the-rise-and-fall-of-fergusons-castle/.#comment-498 Francesca Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:28:34 +0000 http://gothicghoststories.com/?p=31#comment-498 This is all great info. My family owns the gatehouse now. We purchased it in the late 70's and rebuilt it to look just like the Gatehouse. There is actually a book written on the castle. When my parents purchased the house people from the neighborhood gave them pictures and told them all kinds of wonderful stories and memories they all had from the castle. FYI I have lived there my entire life and never saw a ghost. This is all great info. My family owns the gatehouse now. We purchased it in the late 70′s and rebuilt it to look just like the Gatehouse. There is actually a book written on the castle. When my parents purchased the house people from the neighborhood gave them pictures and told them all kinds of wonderful stories and memories they all had from the castle.
FYI I have lived there my entire life and never saw a ghost.

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