Print Depicting Fire at Pelhamdale,
February 28, 1925
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Pelhamdale, located at 45 Iden Avenue in the Village of Pelham Manor, is a lovely stone house. Portions of the home were built circa 1750-1760 by Philip Pell II, a grandson of Thomas Pell, 3rd Lord of the Manor of Pelham. After the Revolutionary War, American Patriot Col. David J. Pell, a son of Philip Pell II, lived in the home. Pelhamdale was one of the magnificent country estates of Westchester in the 18th and early 19th centuries. It is one of two pre-Revolutionary War homes in the Village of Pelham Manor and is listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.
This image is a positive print from a glass negative. It shows a terrible fire at Pelhamdale on February 28, 1925. The negative was made by William R. Montgomery of Pelham, who later served for many years as Town Historian. It is one example of the many glass negatives and glass lantern slides that he created for more than two decades before his death. The collection and the camera with which the images were taken were donated to the Office of the Historian following Mr. Montgomery’s death.