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Greenway is located on the eastern bank of the tidal River Dart, facing the village of Dittisham on the opposite bank. [1] The estate is two miles from Galmpton, the nearest village, [2] and is in the South Hams district of the English county of Devon. [3] Greenway is three miles north of Dartmouth. [4]
The property was purchased by Dr. James C. Greenway and his wife Harriet Lauder Greenway, the daughter of multi-billionaire (in today's currency) George Lauder and niece of Andrew Carnegie, one of the wealthiest Americans ever, in 1905. At the time of purchase, the estate included 57 acres (23 ha) and included fruit-bearing orchards, a chicken ...
Copper Beech Farm aka Lauder Greenway Estate: 1896 or 1898 [15] French Renaissance: Greenwich: Originally built by NYC native John Hamilton Gourlie, it was purchased by Andrew Carnegie's niece Harriet Lauder Greenway in 1905. Fully restored and renovated in 2023. For a time, it was the most expensive home in United States history. || [16] [17 ...
Greenway (Washington, D.C.), a neighborhood Central Florida GreeneWay, roadway around Orlando, Florida; Dulles Greenway, tollway in Virginia; East Coast Greenway project, linking Atlantic coast cities
Little is known of the family's activities during the Middle Ages aside from Sir Otho Gilbert of Compton serving as High Sheriff of Devon from 1475 to 1476. It was descendants of this Otho Gilbert who would set out during the Elizabethan period on the family's “hereditary scheme of peopling America with Englishmen”. [2]
Lauder Greenway Estate. Lauder Greenway was born in Greenwich, Connecticut [1] as the second of three sons to James Greenway Sr. and his wife, Harriet Lauder Greenway. As a member of the Lauder Greenway Family, Greenway's maternal grandfather was George Lauder and his great-uncle was Andrew Carnegie which informed and empowered his philanthropic efforts.
George Lauder Jr. (November 11, 1837 – August 24, 1924) was a Scottish-American industrialist. A trained mechanical engineer, Lauder was responsible for many of the technical advancements made in the steel industry during the Industrial Revolution including updates to both the Bessemer Process and coal washing machinery while also leading the use of steel in arms and defense.
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