31:
265:
in a turret and positioned the house so the porches caught the summer's southwesterly breezes; he then placed the kitchen after the porches so the same breeze would carry away kitchen odors. Other features of the property include an elevator, a greenhouse, a stable, and a caretaker's cottage. A photo included in the article, shows that the
Baldwin home had extensive grounds, .
264:
According to the article, "The rooms are large and commodious, and yet perfectly simple and dignified in their treatment and style." The house included six bedrooms and three bathrooms for the family on the second floor, as well as two guestrooms on the main level. Gilbert cleverly hid the water tank
203:
who had died. The Long Island Rail Road grew significantly under his leadership. Because of his efforts, Atlantic Avenue in
Brooklyn was resurfaced at the cost of $ 2,500,000. By eliminating around 100 grade crossings, this project made the train ride from Long Island to New York City 30 minutes
256:
who also designed railroad stations for
Baldwin. Described as "a simple type of New England Colonial architecture," the house was fabricated in cement with wood trim and a cypress shingle roof that was stained red. The Baldwin's home was located on a hill that overlooked
287:. They had three children: Ruth Standish Baldwin (born August 8, 1890, William Henry Baldwin III (born September 17, 1891), and Mary Chaffee Baldwin (1896–1897). Mrs. Baldwin joined him in his work for African-American education and was one of the founders of the
314:
and Andrew
Carnegie. After his death the ferries operated by the Long Island Railroad flew their flags at half mast and the principal stations on the road were draped in black for several days.
562:
216:
Baldwin was an original trustee of the
Southern Education Board and became the first president of the General Education Board in 1902. In 1894, he became a trustee of
117:. and was instrumental in establishing African-American industrial education by securing donations from Northern industrial magnates. In 1894, he became a trustee of
228:
were considered so important that during the 25th-anniversary ceremonies his name was inscribed onto the lawn in letters several feet long, along with those of
592:
283:
192:
railway lines, enabling
Southern to avoid bankruptcy. In a couple of years he was promoted to second vice president and general traffic manager.
602:
587:
577:
582:
597:
516:
488:
113:(February 5, 1863 – January 3, 1905) was an American railroad executive and philanthropist. He was president of the
278:
274:
311:
154:
303:
245:
181:
456:
177:
158:
141:. He was the son of a prominent Bostonian and philanthropist, William Henry Baldwin Sr. He graduated from
420:
536:
292:
288:
205:
196:
114:
102:
63:
44:
404:
Brooks, John Graham, "An
American Citizen: Life of William Henry Baldwin Jr." (Houghton Mifflin, 1910).
572:
567:
221:
122:
307:
233:
225:
217:
170:
118:
425:
189:
185:
142:
83:
299:
258:
253:
169:
territory, assistant general freight agent for Union
Pacific, and manager of the railroad's
229:
162:
30:
306:
in 1905. He was buried in Forest Hill
Cemetery in Boston following a private funeral in
386:
556:
528:
200:
138:
59:
224:, and one of his ablest, wisest and most faithful supporters." Baldwin's efforts at
467:
504:
Dangerous
Donations--Northern Philanthropy and Southern Black Education, 1902–1930
180:, where he remained for two years. He then became the third vice president of the
161:. Rather than completing law school, Baldwin started as an auditor's clerk in the
208:
acquired the Long Island Rail Road, Baldwin continued as president of the LLRR.
370:
310:. His memorial service was attended by many notables of the day, including
166:
134:
252:. This large, two-story house was designed by noted architect
273:
On October 30, 1889, Baldwin married Ruth Standish Bowles of
184:
system. One of his challenges was the reorganization of the
485:
An American Citizen: The Life of William Henry Baldwin, Jr.
291:
in 1910. Their daughter Ruth married the landscape painter
153:
Baldwin's railroad career began through an invitation from
513:
An American Citizen: The Life of William Henry Baldwin, Jr
487:, (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910).
165:
office. He rose successively to a general agent for the
457:"House for Wm. H. Baldwin, Jr., at Locust Valley, L.I."
145:
in 1885 and studied law there for a year afterward.
98:
90:
79:
71:
52:
37:
21:
261:and was near the golf courses of the Nassau Club.
176:In 1891, Baldwin found employment with Flint and
75:Forest Hill Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
421:"Thousands Pay Tribute to William H. Baldwin"
8:
522:
371:"W. H. Baldwin at last succumbs to malady"
199:recruited Baldwin as president, replacing
29:
18:
563:19th-century American railroad executives
502:Anderson, Eric, and Alfred A. Moss, Jr.
479:
477:
220:where he became "the intimate friend of
506:(U of Missouri Press, 1999), pp. 63–84.
323:
16:American railroad executive (1863–1905)
365:
363:
361:
359:
357:
355:
353:
351:
349:
347:
7:
466:(9): 389–391. June 1904 – via
451:
449:
447:
445:
443:
441:
439:
437:
435:
416:
414:
412:
410:
400:
398:
396:
345:
343:
341:
339:
337:
335:
333:
331:
329:
327:
250:Architects' & Builders' Magazine
593:People from Locust Valley, New York
460:Architects' and Builders' Magazine
14:
244:In 1904, the new Baldwin home in
248:, Long Island, was featured in
281:, the editor and owner of the
195:In 1896, the directors of the
1:
603:Union Pacific Railroad people
277:, Massachusetts, daughter of
588:Long Island Rail Road people
377:. January 4, 1905. p. 9
619:
578:Businesspeople from Boston
212:African-American education
583:Harvard University alumni
543:
533:
525:
515:(Houghton Mifflin, 1910)
111:William Henry Baldwin Jr.
28:
23:William Henry Baldwin Jr.
598:Southern Railway (U.S.)
284:Springfield Republican
178:Pere Marquette Railway
159:Union Pacific Railroad
537:Long Island Rail Road
511:Brooks, John Graham.
312:William K. Vanderbilt
293:John Fulton Folinsbee
289:National Urban League
206:Pennsylvania Railroad
197:Long Island Rail Road
155:Charles Francis Adams
115:Long Island Rail Road
103:Long Island Rail Road
64:Long Island, New York
45:Boston, Massachusetts
483:John Graham Brooks,
254:Bradford Lee Gilbert
222:Booker T. Washington
133:Baldwin was born in
123:Booker T. Washington
94:Railroad President ]
308:Glen Cove, New York
218:Tuskegee University
171:Leavenworth, Kansas
157:, president of the
119:Tuskegee University
541:1896 – 1905
429:, January 12, 1905
426:The New York Times
375:The New York Times
204:quicker. When the
143:Harvard University
84:Harvard University
551:
550:
546:William F. Potter
544:Succeeded by
300:intestinal cancer
259:Long Island Sound
108:
107:
610:
526:Preceded by
523:
490:
481:
472:
471:
453:
430:
418:
405:
402:
391:
390:
384:
382:
367:
298:Baldwin died of
182:Southern Railway
121:and worked with
41:February 5, 1863
33:
19:
618:
617:
613:
612:
611:
609:
608:
607:
553:
552:
547:
540:
531:
499:
497:Further reading
494:
493:
482:
475:
455:
454:
433:
419:
408:
403:
394:
380:
378:
369:
368:
325:
320:
302:at his home in
271:
242:
230:Andrew Carnegie
214:
163:Omaha, Nebraska
151:
149:Railroad career
131:
80:Alma mater
67:
57:
56:January 3, 1905
48:
42:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
616:
614:
606:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
555:
554:
549:
548:
545:
542:
532:
527:
521:
520:
508:
507:
498:
495:
492:
491:
473:
431:
406:
392:
387:Newspapers.com
322:
321:
319:
316:
270:
267:
241:
238:
232:and President
213:
210:
150:
147:
130:
127:
106:
105:
100:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
81:
77:
76:
73:
69:
68:
58:
54:
50:
49:
43:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
615:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
560:
558:
539:
538:
535:President of
530:
529:Austin Corbin
524:
518:
514:
510:
509:
505:
501:
500:
496:
489:
486:
480:
478:
474:
469:
465:
461:
458:
452:
450:
448:
446:
444:
442:
440:
438:
436:
432:
428:
427:
422:
417:
415:
413:
411:
407:
401:
399:
397:
393:
388:
376:
372:
366:
364:
362:
360:
358:
356:
354:
352:
350:
348:
346:
344:
342:
340:
338:
336:
334:
332:
330:
328:
324:
317:
315:
313:
309:
305:
304:Locust Valley
301:
296:
294:
290:
286:
285:
280:
279:Samuel Bowles
276:
268:
266:
262:
260:
255:
251:
247:
246:Locust Valley
239:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
211:
209:
207:
202:
201:Austin Corbin
198:
193:
191:
187:
183:
179:
174:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
148:
146:
144:
140:
139:Massachusetts
136:
128:
126:
124:
120:
116:
112:
104:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
82:
78:
74:
70:
65:
61:
60:Locust Valley
55:
51:
46:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
534:
512:
503:
484:
468:Google Books
463:
459:
424:
385:– via
381:February 16,
379:. Retrieved
374:
297:
282:
272:
263:
249:
243:
234:William Taft
215:
194:
175:
173:, division.
152:
132:
110:
109:
72:Burial place
573:1905 deaths
568:1863 births
275:Springfield
557:Categories
318:References
129:Early life
91:Occupation
240:Residence
269:Personal
226:Tuskegee
190:Danville
186:Richmond
99:Employer
167:Montana
517:online
135:Boston
66:, U.S.
47:, U.S.
383:2022
188:and
86:1885
53:Died
38:Born
559::
476:^
462:.
434:^
423:,
409:^
395:^
373:.
326:^
295:.
236:.
137:,
125:.
62:,
519:.
470:.
464:V
389:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
