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Built in 1903-1905, this Prairie-style mansion was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Larkin Company executive Darwin D. Martin, whom built the house as a way to bring his family, which had been scattered in various parts of the United States when his mother had died early in his childhood. The house was the culmination of immense personal wealth and professional success that Martin had enjoyed in his life despite his difficult childhood, starting as a soap seller in New York City, being hired by the Larkin Company in 1878, before moving to Buffalo and becoming the single office assistant to John D. Larkin in 1880, and in 1890, replaced Elbert Hubbard, who was a person that Martin immensely admired, as the Corporate Secretary of the Larkin Company. When the Larkin Company was seeking a designer for a major new office building for the company at the turn of the 20th Century, Martin, whom had witnessed Wright’s work in Chicago and Oak Park, wished to hire the architect as the designer of the new building, but needed to convince the skeptical John D. Larkin and other executives at the company of Wright’s suitability for the project. As a result, Martin decided to have Wright design his family estate. Darwin D. Martin became such a close friend of Wright that he commissioned the family’s summer house, Graycliff, located south of Buffalo on the shores of Lake Erie, to be designed by Wright in 1926, and spearheaded the effort to assist Wright with his finances when his personal residence, Taliesin, was threatened with foreclosure in 1927.
The main house is made up of four structures, those being the house itself, which sits at the prominent southeast corner of the property closest to the intersection of Summit Avenue and Jewett Parkway of any structure on the site, the pergola, which is a long, linear covered porch structure that runs northwards from the center of the house, the conservatory, which sits at the north end of the pergola and features a statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which is visible from the front entrance to the house down the long visual axis created by the pergola, and the carriage house, which sits immediately west of the conservatory and behind the west wing of the house, enclosing the rear of the house’s main garden.
On the grounds of the mansion are two other houses, those being the Barton House, built at the northeast corner of the property along Summit Avenue to house Darwin D. Martin’s sister, Delta Martin Barton, and her husband, George F. Barton, which was the first structure to be built on the property and very visually similar to the main house, using the same type of bricks and incorporating many smaller versions of features found on the main house, and the Gardener’s cottage, built in 1909 to house gardeners who maintained the grounds of the property, which is the smallest and plainest of the three houses, which is sandwiched into a narrow strip of the property between two other houses, fronting Woodward Avenue to the west.
The main house features a buff roman brick exterior with raked horizontal mortar joints and filled in vertical joints, giving the masonry the appearance of being made of a series of solid horizontal bands with recessed joints, accentuating the horizontal emphasis of the house’s design and creating texture with shadows. The roof is hipped with wide overhanging eaves, with the gutters draining into downspouts that drop water into drain basins atop various one-story pillars at the corners of the house, with the roof having a T-shaped footprint above the second floor and three separate sections above the first floor, which wrap around the second floor to the south, west, and north, with the roof soaring above a porte-cochere to the west of the house, as well as a separate roof suspended above a porch to the east. The house’s roof is supported by pillars that sit near, but not at the corners of the building, with windows wrapping the corners. The windows are framed by stone sills and wooden trim, with some windows featuring stone lintels. The front door is obscured inside a recessed porch on the front facade, with the tile walkway to the door turning 90 degrees upon its approach to the doorway, a quite common feature of many of Wright’s houses at the time. The house is surrounded by a series of low brick walls with stone bases and stone caps, with sculptural decorative stone planters atop the pillars at the ends of many of these walls, with some of the planters containing carefully chosen decorative vegetation, and others serving as semi-hidden drainage basins for the adjacent one-story roofs.
Inside, the house features a foyer with a head-on view of the pergola and the conservatory to the north, simple but finely crafted wooden trim elements, the beautiful Wisteria Mosaic Fireplace between the foyer and dining room on the first floor that reflects light in different ways via various types of tile with different types of glazing, rough plaster painted a variety of colors, careful use of shadow to highlight certain elements while obscuring others, art glass windows featuring stained glass and clear glass panes in decorative patterns, wooden built ins and Frank Lloyd Wright-designed furnishings, a large kitchen with lots of white surfaces and wooden cabinets overlooking the garden, a living room with a vaulted ceiling and brick fireplace featuring an arched hearth opening, extensive use of expansion and compression via ceiling height to drive movement through the space, ventilation ducts that can be operated via decorative casement windows at the pillars ringing the various spaces of the house, wooden screens to obscure the staircase and second floor, custom light fixtures, art glass ceiling panels, and five large doors with art glass lights to the eastern porch on the first floor. The second floor of the house has multiple bedrooms with a variety of Frank Lloyd Wright built-in and freestanding furniture, wooden trim, and multiple bathrooms. The house is further decorated with Japanese art pieces procured by Wright in Japan, as well as being heavily inspired by traditional Japanese architecture, with usage of shadow and light to obscure and highlight different features, as well as the general form of the house, with the wide eaves providing ample shade to the interior during the summer months, while still allowing light to easily enter the space during the darker winter months.
To the north of the main house is an approximately 90-foot-long pergola with evenly spaced brick pillars framing the tile walkway, decorative wooden trim on the ceiling at each column, light fixtures at each column, and a glass transom and a door with large glass lights and a narrow frame providing a nearly unobstructed view of the interior of the conservatory at the north end of the pergola, focusing the attention of visitors upon their entrance to the house, as the conservatory and pergola form a continual visual axis from the foyer to the statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace that stands in the northern end of the conservatory. This entire section of the house was rebuilt during its restoration, having been demolished in the 1960s after falling into disrepair. The pergola features a gabled roof that terminates at the bonnet roof around the perimeter of the conservatory to the north and at the first floor hipped roof of the house to the south.
The conservatory sits at the north end of the pergola, and has a latin cross footprint, with a glass skylight roof with a gabled section running north-south and a pyramidal hipped section at the crossing. The skylight terminates at a parapet that surrounds it on all sides, which features distinctive and decorative “birdhouses” at the north and south ends, apparently intended to house Blue Martins, but were not designed appropriately for the specific needs of the species, and have thus never been occupied. Two of the birdhouses survived the decay and demolition of the original conservatory in the 1960s, and were prominently displayed atop a wall in front of the house until the restoration of the complex in 2007. The interior of the conservatory features only a few concrete planters flanking the walkways and below the large Winged Victory of Samothrace that sits in the northern alcove of the space, with this apparently not having been what the Martin family had in mind, leading to the erection of a prefabricated conventional greenhouse made of metal and glass to the west of the Carriage House shortly after the house’s completion. The conservatory utilizes the same small tile on the floor as other areas of the house, with suspended wooden trim frames breaking up the large void of the space into smaller sections, supporting the space’s light fixtures and carefully framing the planters, fountain, and sculpture.
To the west of the conservatory is the two-story Carriage House, which features a simple pyramidal hipped roof with wide overhanging eaves, recessed corner pillars with central sections featuring wrap-around bands of windows on the second floor, a large carriage door in the center of the south facade, flanked by two smaller pillars and two small windows, and a one-story rear wing with a hipped roof. The interior presently houses a gift shop, but is set up like the original structure, demolished in the 1960s, would have been, with horse stables, red brick walls, a utility sink, and a simple staircase to the upper floor.
The house complex was home to the Martin family until 1937, when, owing to financial difficulties brought on by the loss of the family fortune during the 1929 Black Friday stock market crash and Darwin D. Martin’s death in 1935, the house had become too difficult for the family to maintain, with the family abandoning the house, allowing it to deteriorate. Additionally, Isabelle Reidpath Martin, Darwin’s widow, did not like the house’s interior shadows, which made it difficult for her to see. D.R. Martin, Darwin’s son, tried to donate the house to the City of Buffalo and the State University of New York system for use as a library, but neither entity accepted the offer, and the house remained empty until 1946, when it was taken by the city due to back taxes. In 1951, the house was purchased by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, which intended to convert the house into a summer retreat for priests, similar to the contemporaneous sale of Graycliff by the Martin family to the Piarists, a Catholic order. However, the property languished until 1955, when it was sold to architect Sebastian Tauriello, whom worked hard to save the architecturally significant and by-then endangered property, hoping the house would avoid the fate that had befallen the Larkin Administration Building five years prior. The house was subdivided into three apartments, with the carriage house, pergola, and conservatory demolished and the rear yard sold, and two uninspired apartment buildings with slapped-on Colonial Revival-style trim known as Jewett Gardens Apartments, were built to the rear of the house. In 1967, the University at Buffalo purchased the house, utilizing it as the university president’s residence, with the Barton House and Gardener’s Cottage being parceled off, both converted to function as independent single-family houses. The university attempted to repair the damage from years of neglect and did some work to keep the house functioning, modernizing portions of the interior and returning several pieces of original furniture to the house. The house would exist in this condition for the next half-century.
In 1975, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1986, was listed as a National Historic Landmark. In 1992, the nonprofit Martin House Restoration Corporation was founded with the goal of eventually restoring the historically and architecturally significant complex, and opening it as a museum. In 1994, the organization purchased the Barton House, and had the Martin House donated by the University of Buffalo in 2002. The restoration of both houses began under the direction of Hamilton Houston Lownie Architects shortly thereafter, and the Jewett Gardens Apartments were demolished upon the acquisition of the site by the nonprofit around the turn of the millennium. In 2006, the Gardener’s cottage was purchased from private ownership, and work began to rebuild the lost Pergola, Conservatory, and Carriage House, which were completed in 2007. Additional work to restore the house continued over the next decade, restoring the various interior spaces, with extensive work being put in to restore the kitchen and bedrooms. Finally, in 2017, the last part of the house was restored, being the beautiful Wisteria Mosaic Fireplace between the dining room and foyer, which had been extensively altered. An addition to the grounds, located on the former rear yard of an adjacent house, is the contemporary, sleek glass and steel-clad Eleanor & Wilson Greatbatch Pavilion Visitor Center, designed by Toshiko Mori, with a cantilevered roof that appears to float and tapers to thin edges, with glass walls on three sides, which houses the visitor information desk, ticket sales, presentation space, a timeline of the Martin House’s history, and restrooms. The restoration of the house marks one of the first full reconstructions of a demolished Frank Lloyd Wright structure, and is one of several significant works by the architect in Buffalo, including three designs that were built posthumously in the early 21st Century - the Fontana Boat House in Front Park, the Tydol Filling Station at the Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum, and the Blue Sky Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery, which was designed for the Martin family in 1928, but not built until 2004.
Today, the restored Darwin D. Martin House complex serves as a museum, allowing visitors to experience one of the largest Prairie-style complexes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, faithfully restored to its circa 1907 appearance, giving visitors a sense of the genius and design philosophy of Wright.
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The bronze war memorial was designed by William Walker. It include the names of Captain Donald Simpson Bell (1880-1916) and Private Charles Hull (1890-1953), both from Harrogate and awarded the Victoria Cross for valour during World War I.
From War memorials Online - 1914 - 1918 "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.". John Chapter XV Verse 19.
AKED Robert Basil Cautley (M.C.) Lieutenant 2/5th North Staffordshire Regiment died 21st March 1918 aged 20. Son of Henry Edward and Eleanor Aked, of 'Mablethorpe', Leeds Rd., Harrogate, Yorks. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
ALLEN, R (It may be the following) Corporal B/201547 Raymond ALLEN, 1/8th London Regiment, Post Office Rifles, formerly Private 072030 Mechanical Transport, Royal Army Service Corps, killed in action 27th April 1918. Born in Harrogate and enlisted at Doncaster, both in Yorkshire. Son of Edith Jane who was granted a war gratuity on the 2nd December 1918, revised on the 13th December 1919. He is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. BELL Donald Simpson. (VC) Second Lieutenant, 9th Yorkshire Regiment died 10th July 1916 aged 25. Former professional football player. Son of Smith and Annie Bell, of Western Flats, Queen's Road, Harrogate, husband of Rhoda Bell, of Wilmslow, Cheshire. At rest in Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, Somme, France Citation An extract from 'The London Gazette,' No. 29740, dated 8th Sept., 1916, records the following:- 'For most conspicuous bravery. During an attack a very heavy enfilade fire was opened on the attacking company by a hostile machine gun. 2nd Lt. Bell immediately, and on his own initiative, crept up a communication trench and then, followed by Corpl. Colwill and Pte. Batey, rushed across the open under very heavy fire and attacked the machine gun, shooting the firer with his revolver, and destroying gun and personnel with bombs. This very brave act saved many lives and ensured the success of the attack. Five days later this very gallant officer lost his life performing a very similar act of bravery.
BILLINGTON Leonard Abrey. Private 515304, 1/14th London Scottish died 5th September 1918 aged 19. Son of Henry and Kate Billington, of 33, Elgin Road, Seven Kings, Essex. At rest in Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France.
RADLEY Charles. Lance Corporal 26057, 7th East Yorkshire Regiment died 24th September 1918. At rest in Thilloy Road Cemetery, Beaulencourt, France. Some notes from what remains of his army record. He joined up on the 11th December 1915 aged 39 and 3 months, occupation, cab driver. He was the husband of Ada Annie nee Wray who he married on the 24th January 1905 at Knaresborough, Yorkshire. They were living at 55 Tower Street, Harrogate with their two children. Charles Edward, born 9th July 1907 and Eliza Lily born 22nd August 1909, both in Harrogate. In 1911 he and his family were still living at 55 Tower Street, After he had completed his training he was posted to France on the 30th November 1916, marched into 37th Infantry Brigade Depot at Etaples. On the 14th December 1916 he was posted to the 13th East Yorkshire Regiment. While at the front he was wounded in action on the 23rd September 1918 and the following day died gunshot wounds to his buttocks and left leg. He was laid to rest at Thilloy Road British Cemetery, one and quarter miles south of Peronne, France.
BURTON Roland. Private 44792, 7th Lincolnshire Regiment died 22nd March 1918 aged 19. Son of Rachel Burton, of 27, Cheltenham Crescent, Harrogate, and the late Elliott Burton. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
CARRICK Robert Lawson. Sergeant 24062, 13th Canadian Infantry died of wounds 26th April 1915 aged 29 on No 16 Ambulance Train, Rouen. Son of Robert Lawson Carrick and Mary Jane Carrick, of 55, Drake Street, Cote St. Paul, Montreal. He was born on the 2nd August 1886 in Harrogate, Yorkshire. He joined up aged 29 on the 23rd September 1914, occupation, carpenter. He previously served 4 years with the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. In 1901 aged 15 he was living with his parents and siblings at 6 Cheltenham Road, Harrogate. Employed as an errand boy. On the 26th April 1907 he embarked from Liverpool, England bound for Quebec, Canada on ship, Virginian. At rest in Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France.
CARRICK George Henry. Private 3/9655, 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment died 4th March 1917 aged 44. Son of George and Harriet Ann of the parish of St Peter, Harrogate. Husband of Clara Louisa Carrick, of 5, Nydd Vale Terrace, Harrogate. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
CHAPMAN George Henry. Private 172150, 9th Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly private 65630, Northumberland Fusiliers, died 25th October 1918. Son of George Chapman and Amy of 68 Union Street, Harrogate. At rest in Moorseele Military Cemetery, Belgium.
CHAPMAN Edward Deighton. Able Seaman J.20214 Royal Navy on H.M.S. Queen Mary. Born 20th October 1896 at Knaresborough and died 31st May 1916. His next of kin was his mother Amy of 3 Union Street, Harrogate. In 1901 he was living with his parents at 22 Tower Street, Harrogate aged 4 Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. Please note military records show Edward DEIGHTON. UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1853-1928, Ancestry Born 20th October 1896 at Knaresborough, Yorkshire, occupation, errand boy. Trained at H.M.S. Ganges, Shore Base as Boy Class 2 aged 16 from the 19th September 1912 to 13th February 1913. Boy Class 1 still at Ganges, leaving on the 25th March 1913. On the 26th March 1913 still Boy Class 1 now on HMS Edgar, HMS Noctine from 5th August 1913 to 15th September 1913. Now on HMS Queen Mary as of the 16th March 1913. The 30th April 1914 now Ordinary Seaman, 7th January 1915, Able Seaman still on the Queen Mary. He enlisted on the 20th October 1914 for a period of 12 years
COLLS Lisle Bertram. Corporal 643 Lisle COLLS, 6th Australian Infantry died 25th April 1915 aged 23. Son of Frank George and Annie Elizabeth Colls, (nee Holdich) of 16, Mount Parade, Harrogate, England. Native of Sand Hill, Sandersky, Ohio, U.S.A. Commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) Some notes from his army records. He joined on the 15th July 1914 gave his occupation as motor engineer. He was post to the 6th Battalion at Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia. His place of birth given by him was Ohio, U.S.A. and his next of kin his mother, Annie Elizabeth Colls of Spa Hydro, Harrogate, Yorkshire. He had previously served for three and half years as Sergeant with the Cambridge University Corps, attached to Cambridge Volunteers. Prior the that he was for 1 year a member of the Bakewell Rifle Club. After he had completed his training he embarked for England from Melbourne on the 19th October 1914 on H.M.A.T. A20 Hororata. Then from England to Alexandria, date not recorded. On the 1st January 1915 he was promoted to Corporal in Egypt, then killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula 25th April 1915.
COOK J B There are five J.B. COOK and one J B COOKE, non with a Yorkshire connection. It may be this person. Lieutenant Geoffrey Bruce
COOK, Royal Engineers. Inland Water Transport attached. 1st/5th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Son of Edwin Bruce and Alice Cook, of Red Cottage, 60, Harlow Moor Drive, Harrogate. Formerly Second Officer, British India Line. At rest in Anneux British Cemetery, France.
COOMBES Aubrey Cecil James. 19th Public School Battalion, Royal Fusiliers who fell at Cuinchy , France, December 1915 in the Great War 1914 - 1918. (CWGC data) Private PS/6116, 19th Royal Fusiliers died 28th December 1915 aged 24. Son of James and Edith Coombes, of 'Glen Esk,' 54, Kent Rd., Harrogate, Yorks. Native of Lincoln. There is a window dedicated to him by his parents James and Edith Coombes in St Peter's Church, Harrogate, Yorkshire. At rest in Woburn Abbet Cemetery, Cuinchy, France www.loyalregiment.com/major-trevor-mawdsley-foote/
CRAWFORD Jim. Private 60660, 15th West Yorkshire Regiment died 1st July 1918 aged 19. Son of James Robert and Jessica Crawford, of 26, Woodbine Terrace, Harrogate. At rest in St Omer Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, France.
DAWSON Leonard. Second Lieutenant 13th West Yorkshire Regiment attached to 1st Lancashire Fusiliers died 4th June 1915 aged 21. Son of Harry and Mary Isobel Dawson, of 'Kentroyd,' 20, Kent Road., Harrogate, Yorks. Enlisted August, 1914. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) DRAPER Arthur. Mentioned in Despatches. Private 200552, 1/5th West Yorkshire Regiment died 10th October 1917 aged 21. Son of Garner and Arabella Draper, of 30, Nidd Vale Terrace, Harrogate. At rest in White House Cemetery, St Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium. DRURY John Light. Private G/59556, 26th Royal Fusiliers, formerly Private 12378, 21st King's Royal Rifles, died 9th November 1918 aged 21. Son of Daniel and Alice Drury, of Beckwithshaw, Harrogate. At rest in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France.
EDGECOMBE Arthur Wilfred. Midshipman, Royal Navy on H.M.S. Verulam Killed by a mine explosion off the island of Seiskari in the Gulf of Finland on the night between 3–4 September 1919, the ship sank. Death recorded 3rd September 1919, aged 18. Son of Wilfrid Edgecombe, M.D., and Jane Edgecombe, of 17, Victoria Avenue, Harrogate. Served 2 years in H.M.S. 'Agamemnon' in the Mediterranian, 1917-1918. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Verulam_(1917) FOOTE Trevor Mawdsley. Major, 8th The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment died 10th July 1917 aged 40. Son of the Rev. Lundy Edward William and Ann Foote, of St. Peter's Vicarage, Harrogate, Yorks. At rest in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. www.loyalregiment.com/major-trevor-mawdsley-foote/
FRANKLIN John Aubin. Private 30685, 6th Lancashire Fusiliers killed in action 10th October 1918 aged 21. Son of John and Margaret Franklin, of 34, Nydd Vale Terrace, Harrogate, Yorkshire. At rest in Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, France.
GIBSON Edmund Herbert. Lieutenant, Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval (VR) Born 16th July 1888 died of wounds on Hospital Ship, Salta 25th October 1915 aged 27 from a gunshot wound resulting in compound fracture to a femur. Son of Charles Gibson, M.D., J.P., and Laura Louisa Forsyth Gibson, of 5 Beech Grove, Harrogate, Yorkshire. His service history from The Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924, Ancestry. Extract. Enlisted 1/9/14 ; Commissioned Temporary Sub Lieutenant RNVR 7/1/15, Temporary Lieutenant 18/10/15 ; Draft for MEF 28/6/15, joined Anson Bn. 18/7/15, temporarily attached Hood Bn. 31/7/15, transferred to Hood Bn. 19/9/15-25/10/15 his date of death. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire.
GRAHAM Ernest Arthur. Private 201505, 2/5th West Yorkshire Regiment died 3rd May 1917 aged 27. Son of A. and Margaret Graham, of 1, Northumberland Court, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
HADDLESEY James William Private 48001, 25th Durham Light Infantry, transferred to as Private 21215, 36th Company, Labour Corps died suddenly from pneumonia on the 18th December 1917. He was the son of Charles and Elizabeth of 1 Lusby Grove, Harrogate. His widow Nellie, nee Hillman was granted a war gratuity on the 29th June 1918, revised on the 21st November 1919. At rest in Grevillers British Cemetery, France. (CWGC have Haddesley)
HODSON William Campbell McDougall. Corporal 60678, 1st West Yorkshire Regiment killed in action 19th September 1918 aged 19. He was born on the 31st March 1899 at Harrogate to William Campbell Hodson and Emily Hodson, of The Stag Hotel, Harrogate, Yorks, . He joined up on the 27th November 1916 aged 17 and 241 days, occupation, wool machinist. He is at rest in Chapelle British Cemetery, Holnon, France (Memorial has Hodgson)
HOLMES Henry (Harry) Betham. Corporal 200603, 1/5th West Yorkshire Regiment. Born on the 16th December 1894 and was killed in action 28th September 1916. Born and enlisted at Harrogate, lived in Pontefract, Yorkshire. (Wills and Admin, Ancestry) He lived at 15 St Mary's Walk, Harrogate, his effects went to his mother, Mary Holmes, wife of Henry Angelo Holmes. In 1911 aged 16 he was an apprentice joiner. He is at rest in Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France.
HOOD William Henry. Private 3/10123, A Company, 1st West Yorkshire Regiment died 24th August 1915 aged 40. Husband of Hannah Hood, of 9, Cambridge Place, Harrogate, Yorks. Native of Wetherby, Yorkshire. At rest in La Brique Military Cemetery, No1, Belgium. (Right panel)
IBBOTSON Walter. Private 15305, 9th West Yorkshire Regiment died 26th November 1915 aged 27. Son of Walter and Eliza Ibbotson, of Whixley, York, husband of Hetty Ibbotson, of 13, Belford Square, Harrogate. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
JONES Frederick (Fred) Baker. Private 59915, 5th Machine Gun Corps, Infantry, formerly Private 34795 West Yorkshire Regiment killed in action 23rd October 1918. Born and enlisted at Harrogate, Yorkshire husband of Phoebe nee Presely who he married in 1909 at Knaresborough, Yorkshire. She was granted a war gratuity on the 19th May 1919. At rest in Caudry British Cemetery, France.
LIDDELL John Henry Tandy. Lieutenant, 6th attached to the 1st King's Royal Rifle Corps died 17th November 1916 aged 25. Son of John and Annie Louisa Liddell, of 'North View,' Victoria Avenue, Harrogate. At rest in Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France. LIGHT Thomas Richard. Private 66867, 12/13th Northumberland Fusiliers died 2nd November 1918. Born in 1899 at Knaresborough, Yorkshire. He was the son of John William and Sarah Jane of (1901) 11 Tower Street, Harrogate. He died a prisoner of war, Prisoner War Hospital, Stargard. He is at rest Berlin South Western Cemetery, Berlin, Germany, previously West Berlin, Cold War Period.
LINFOOT Fred Miller (MM) Sergeant 7535, West Yorkshire Regiment, also served with the 25th Northumberland Fusiliers army number 60769, died 14th July 1918. Born in 1883 to Henry and Emma Ann of Castle Street, Spofforth, Harrogate. His widow Matilda Sutton, nee Lockley (born 1887) was granted a war gratuity on the 16th October 1918, revised on the 26th November 1919. (The 1911 census has Linfort) He was living with his wife and son, William Henry aged 6 months at 5 Powell Street High Harrogate, Yorkshire, his occupation, brewers drayman. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. LONG Wilfred Arthur. Sergeant 200954, 2/5th West Yorkshire Regiment died 14th June 1916 aged 20. Son of Thomas and Hannah Long, of 3, Granville Rd., Harrogate, Yorks. Served nearly four years. His mother Hannah was granted a war gratuity on the 16th November 1918 revised on the 10th December 1919. At rest in Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.
LUPTON Selwyn. Private 1380, 1/5th West Yorkshire Regiment died 10th January 1916 aged 20. Son of Frank and Alice Lupton, of Harrogate. At rest in Harlow Hill Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire.
MALKIN Norman Harry. Second Lieutenant, 12th York and Lancaster Regiment died 14th May 1917 aged 25. Son of Harry Malkin, of Leeds, husband of Ruthetta Malkin (formerly Whiteley). At rest in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France.
PRESTON Robert. Private 40307, 18th West Yorkshire Regiment died 13th November 1916 aged 23. Son of Robert and Margaret Preston, of 11, Oxford St., Harrogate, Yorkshire. At rest in Sailly-Au-Bois Military Cemetery, France
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ROBERTS (Memorial has ROBBERTS) Robin Henry. Private 83431 Royal Army Medical Corps attached to the 9th East Lancashire Regiment died 10th April 1918 aged 28. Son of Samuel and Esther Roberts, of 15, Swan Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire. At rest in Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece. ROTHERY James William Private G/13917, 1st East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) died 2nd June 1919 at Becketts Park Hospital, Leeds. He lived at 4 Montpelier Parade, Harrogate and his effects went to Hannah Haley, his mother, widow. Her maiden name was Ineson. He was born on the 5th September 1876, baptised on the 26th November 1876 at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Batley Carr, Yorkshire. In 1901 he was living with his parents Joseph and Hannah at 121 Cold Bath Road, Harrogate. In 1911, now aged 32 he was living with his mother, now a widow at 7 St Mary's Walk, Harrogate, occupation, professional cricketer for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. At rest in Harlow Hill Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Some notes from remains of his army records. He joined up on the 8th December 1915 aged 39 and was posted to the Royal Fusiliers as Private 5843. He was living with his parents at 4 Montpellier Parade, Harrogate. After he had completed his training he was posted to France on the 2nd April 1917. On the 29th April 1917 he was transferred to B Company, The Buffs as private 13917. On the 25th May 1917 he was wounded in action, receiving a gunshot wound to he left arm resulting in many compound fractures. On the same day he was treated at No18 Field Ambulance, then No 58 Casualty Clearing Station, and No 21 Ambulance Train where the next day, 29th he was admitted into No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne. 1st June 1917 he was transferred to England on Hospital Ship, St David and was admitted into Suffolk Hospital, Ampton Hall, Bury St Edmunds the next day 2nd. He was discharged from hospital on the 8th August 1917. No record was given as to what happened to him after being discharged until the 6th September 1917 when he was admitted into the East Leeds War Hospital still with the same wounds. On the 4th July 1918 he was discharged. Date not known he was admitted into 2nd Northern General Hospital, Leeds where he died from compound fractures and septicaemia of the wound 2nd June 1919. arts.leeds.ac.uk/legaciesofwar/themes/yorkshire-and-the-g... SHAW William. Able Seaman J/41180, Royal Navy on His Majesty's Torpedo Boat No 19 died at sea of Gibraltar 25th April 1918. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lupton and Mrs. Shaw, of 1, Belmont Rd., Harrogate, Yorks. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. HMTB 88,89,90, built by Yarrow 1894/5, 112 tons TB88,89, 100 tons TB90, Armed with 3 x 3 pounder guns and 3 x 14 inch torpedos. All served at Gibralter 1914-1918, TB88,89 sold 1919, TB90 capsized off Gibralter 25th April 1918.
SIXTON George Herbert. Private 42729, 1st Leicestershire Regiment died 20th September 1918 aged 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sixton, of 3, Willington Square, Cold Bath Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France. SKINNER George Herbert. Private 201090, 5th West Yorkshire Regiment died 1st July 1916. Son of Mrs. Mary Skinner, of 5, Cheltenham Road, Harrogate, Yorks. At rest in Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France.
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SUTCLIFFE Kenneth Wilson. Second Lieutenant, B Company, 9th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry died 16th September 1916 aged 18. Son of Arthur and Mary Sutcliffe, of 28, Park Avenue, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. THOMPSON C H (Unable to find the correct record for this person listed with the CWGC).
THOMPSON Reginald. Private 25861, 17th West Yorkshire Regiment died 14th July 1916 aged 24. Son of Albert and Mary Ann Thompson, of 50, Gladstone Street, Oatlands Mount, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
TOPHAM A Private G/ 32531, 1st Middlesex Regiment killed in action 23rd April 1917. (Served as Frederick HARRISON). Brother of Mrs. Sarah Ann Baker, nee Topham, of 51, Belford Row, Lower Street, Harrogate. Yorkshire. She was granted a war gratuity on the 21st September 1917, revised on the 14th November 1919. She was the daughter of Joseph and Alice. At rest in Heninel-Croisilles Road Cemetery, France. It also could be the following person who was the brother of Christopher. Lance Sergeant 200060, Arthur Carr TOPHAM 1/6th West Yorkshire Regiment killed in action 11th October 1918 aged 23. Son of Thomas William and Jane Topham, of Harrogate. At rest in Iwuy Communal Cemetery, France. Some notes from what remains of his army records. He joined up on the 28th March 1911 aged 17 and 5 months, occupation, cabinet maker and he lived at 15 Strawberry Dale Avenue, Harrogate. Embodied service on the 5th August 1915 as private. Promoted to Lance Corporal on the 11th February 1916 and Corporal on the 21st March 1916. On the 28th March 1916 he re-engaged for a period of 4 years. After he had completed his training he embarked from Southampton on the 5th January 1917, disembarking at Havre the next day. While at the front he was wounded by shrapnel to his chin, left arm and buttocks on the 3rd May 1917. After being treated at the front by various medical facilities he was admitted to 8th General Hospital, Rouen. From there he was invalided to Southampton on Hospital Ship, Grantully Ole. He was admitted into Western General Hospital, Manchester on the 17th May 1917 and discharged fit for war service on the 21st August 1917. At the front he was promoted to Lance Sergeant on the 14th December 1917 and was killed in action on the 11th October 1918. Three of his brothers served in the army in the Great War. William Gordon Topham. Company Sergeant Major 7757058, Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Frederick Walter Topham. Private 8138 Dorset Regiment. He was living with his mother, Jane at 37 Mannville Terrace, Bradford in 1916 and Christopher who fell in 1917. The other two survived the war.
TOPHAM Christopher. Company Sergeant Major 200156, B Company, 1/5th West Yorkshire Regiment died 9th October 1917 aged 30. Son of Thomas William and Jane Topham, of Harrogate. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Some notes from what remains of his army records. He joined up on the 29th March 1913 aged 25 and 9 months, occupation, bricklayer. Born on the 19th June 1887, baptised at St Peters, Harrogate on the 17th July 1887 and he lived with his parents at 15 Strawberry Dale Avenue, Harrogate. He was posted as private 1388 to the West Yorkshire Regiment. No records for the Great War survived the blitz in WW2
TURNER Albert. Sergeant 14471, 12th West Yorkshire Regiment died 13th May 1916 aged 23. Son of William and Elizabeth Turner, of 4, Cheltenham Road, Harrogate. At rest in La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Belgium.
TURNER Herbert. Rifleman C/12375, 21st King's Royal Rifle Corps died 17th September 1916 aged 20. Son of William and Elizabeth Turner, of 4, Cheltenham Road, Harrogate. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. WALDBY Robert Alfred. Private 210531, 2/5th West Yorkshire Regiment killed in action 20th July 1918. Born at St Lukes, Harrogate, to William and Mary Ellen of 34 West Lea Avenue, Harrogate and was the husband of Margery, nee Cuckson who was granted a war gratuity on the 6th December 1916, revised on the 8th December 1919. He was married on the 16th April 1916 to Margery Cuckson who was 21 and lived at 1 Princes Villa Road, Harrogate. He was aged 20, hairdresser and lived at Durrington Mill, son of William. At rest in Marfaux British Cemetery, France.
WASLING Richard John. Private 36293, 12th Durham Light Infantry killed in action 27th October 1918 aged 21. Son of Elizabeth Smith, of Lamwath House, 10, Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate. At rest in Tezze British Cemetery, Italy.
WEBSTER George Sydney. Private 105715, 1st King's Liverpool Regiment killed in action 29th September 1918. Born at Law Laith, lived in Harrogate, both in Yorkshire. His widow Ann E was granted a war gratuity on the 22nd February 1919, revised on the 5th December 1919. At rest in Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, France.
YEATES Olive. Born 24th September 1899, baptised at St Peter's Harrogate on the 1st October 1899. Daughter of George William and Miriam nee Walker, of 42, Unity Grove, Harrogate. She was killed at the Barnbow Shell Factory, No 1. National Filling Factory, Crossgates, Leeds one of number who lost their lives in the explosion 5th December 1916 aged 17 when a dreadful explosion killed 35 Yorkshire women and girls at the Barnbow Munitions factory.
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this was a company delivery truck driving around Seattle. Wonder how much business they lose because of these.
Nikon D00E Photos of Alana Blanchard Free Surfing in Sexy Black Wetsuit Huntington Beach Pier Van's US Open. Shot with the awesome Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras. She's a professional swimsuit model too!
I was strolling down the beach when I spotted pretty surf girl goddess (Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model & Rip Curl Bikini Model) Alana Blanchard freesurfing in a sexy black wetsuit, warming up for her heat!
And here're some epic video of pretty goddess Alanna Blanchard I shot at the same time with the Panasonic X900MK 3MOS 3D Full HD SD Camcorder with 32GB Internal Memory mounted on my Nikon D800E via the 45surfer configuration.
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Last year I was shooting with a Nikon D4 with a 600mm F4 Prime monster Nikkor lens mounted on the tripod:
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This year I wanted to be more nimble and work the whole area (shoot surfers warming up down the beach, coming and goring, running, hanging out/watching/etc.), so I opted to shoot with a Nikon D800E with the Sigma 150-500m lens mounted on a monopod. It can be tough to move tripod around with a 600mm F4 Prime monster Nikkor lens on a crowded beach, and it would be easy to upset folks each time you tried to set it up! There's a good chance they would say "enough" and throw you and all your equipment in the water! There's a common etiquette that one ought arrive early to claim a good spot, set up there, and keep it for the day. Latecomers are not welcome to set up on the main beach once it has filled up. But it's OK to walk around with a smaller setup as long as you stay out of everyone's way. Generally you can hug the water/shoreline with your feet and monopod in the water, as you're down low enough so that you don't block anyone's view from higher up on the beach, where all the tripods are mounted. The Sigma 150-500mm lens also allowed me to zoom out when surfers ran down the beach or got in and out of the water, and I also had a Nikon D800E with the 28-300 mm lens strapped around my neck. And both cameras had video cameras mounted to them in my famous 45surfer configuration! Needless to say, it can be a bit scary standing knee-deep in water with all that equipment, with large waves breaking. You wouldn't want to fall in!
Well, hope you enjoy the surf goddess photography!
All the best on your epic hero's journey from Johnny Ranger McCoy! :)
P.S. There's nothing like shooting the nikon D4 with the 600mm prime for quality, but I felt it was cool to give up a bit of quality for far more variety this year! Plus I do not want to become a pixel-peeper! :)
Pretty Hero's Odyssey Mythology Greek Goddesses! 45SURF goddesses are the perfect blend of Artemis, Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite! Of Venus, Minerva, and Ares, Demeter, and Nike!
Pretty Hero's Odyssey Mythology Swimsuit Bikini Model! Greek Goddess Nikon D800 Super Sharp AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II ! Golden Hero's Odyssey Goddess!
All of the new Gold 45 Revolver(TM) and 45SURF(R) logos and designs are inspired by the golden number phi and divine proportion! Just as my landscapes oft employ the golden rectangle and fibonacci spiral in composition, all the bikinis, shirts, and lingerie designs are made with the golden section and gold number Phi (1.618) in mind! The golden grids, rectangles, pentagons, and spirals make a far better system for compositions than does the rule of thirds! And too, the golden mean and divine proportion are found in every model--in her pretty face and in the divine proportions of the 45surf goddess's heavenly body! I'm working on a book on all this beautitful craziness in fine art landscapes and models called The Golden Hero's Odyssey, which also ties it to my physics theory Dynamic Dimenions theory (dx4/dt=ic). :)
More of the epic Greek goddess bikini swimsuit models on instagram!
I have been traveling around in Zion, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, and Bryce Canyon! Will share soon! :)
ALL THE BEST on your Epic Hero's Odyssey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
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Beautiful Swimsuit Bikini Surfer Girl Athletic Model Goddess ! Sexy, hot, tall, thin, tan,toned, tan, and fit!
Working on a photography book too--Hero's Odyssey Photography! It focuses on my greatest hits while telling the tsory behind each one, thusly teaching how to shoot epic landscapes, ballerinas, and models!
All the best on your Epic Hero's Odyssey!
45SURF! Celebrating epic, heroic poetry, classic goddess beauty and the classical soul! Shakespeare, Homer's Iliad & Odyssey, and Moby Dick!
A 'front cover' of Professional Fundraising magazine's August 2003 which appeared inside the magazine at the beginning of its feature on volunteer fundraising.
Note the 'volunteer' above 'Fundraising' in the title. Of course, it usually reads 'professional'.
From talking to this guy, he came across as a "professional" panhandler. He told me that back when things were better, he could get enough cash to eat, do laundry and even go to a movie once or twice a month. Now he's lucky to clear enough to stay fed.
GA645 Professional (1995) autofocus medium format camera (6x4.5) with Super-EBC Fujinon 45mm F 4.0 lens (28mm equiv. in 135), 7E/5G, built-in flash and winder. Takes 52mm filters. Uses two CR123A batteries. Closest Focus 0.7 meter. Weighs 835g.
I'm using a Nikon HN-1 hood and keep looking for the original from Fuji.( Got the original now! feb. 2013)
HA, HA, love this shot. We've all been there. I've even had problems with people jumping out of the way when I'm intending to include them. Yes, the power of the CAMERA!
The JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa was initially conceived by Marriott International even though Marriott already had a strong presence in the Phoenix area with its Camelback and Mountain Shadows Resorts. Marriott planned the property on its own, and then approached CNL Hospitality in the first quarter of 2000 with the idea of coming up with an ownership strategy. CNL’s REIT division made an investment on its own, and the company also sponsored a partnership to fund the $300 million development. Marriott International also became an ownership entity.
The building of the 950-room resort reflects a deep commitment for all those involved. With 170,000 square feet of meeting space, the developers intended the mega-resort at being a major player nationally for meetings and convention business. The resort would face stiff competition in the local marketplace which included The Phoenician, Arizona Biltmore and Scottsdale Princess. Also opening within a month of the JW Marriott were the $180 million 750-room Westin Kierland Resort and the $125 million 500-room Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort. Two of the JW Marriott's ballrooms alone will make it stand out from the competition. One is 33,000 square feet, the other is 26,000: either of those are the largest in Arizona.
The JW Marriott Desert Ridge opened in Dec 2002 as the largest hotel in Arizona with 950 rooms (869 standard rooms and 81 suites) at a cost of $311 million. The hotel claimed 10 restaurants, two championship golf courses designed by Arnold Palmer and Nick Faldo, 8 tennis courts, and a 28,000 sq ft spa. The grounds include 267 palm trees, broad lawns and several ponds, not to forget the lazy river and three swimming pools including an Olympic sized pool.
At opening the fine dining outlet was Ristorante Tuscany headed by chef Dina S. Davies. Another major outlet was Blue Sage with Southwestern cuisine. Also Chef/Owner Roy Yamaguchi opened a branch of his Hawaiian-fusion themed restaurant Roy's. The 5-story atrium lobby has limestone pillars lined with alabaster light fixtures. Opening room rates started at $260 per night.
The Phoenix JW Marriott along with the 998-room JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes and 582-room The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes have been linked for well over a decade. They were formerly owned by CNL Hotels & Resorts of Orlando. In 2007, the team of Morgan Stanley Real Estate, California State Teachers and Florida State Board acquired CNL for $6.5 billion which included the three hotels. In 2011, the Morgan Stanley partnership defaulted and surrendered the properties to the holder of mezzanine debt — an investment group consisting of Paulson & Co. of New York (a 43% stake), Capital Trust of New York (42%) and Winthrop Realty of Boston (14%). In 2012 Blackstone took control of Capital Trust and assumed its interest. In 2015, Blackstone bought out Paulson & Co in a transaction that valued the three properties at $1.2 billion. It financed each resort separately with floating-rate loans, totaling $1 billion, from Deutsche, Barclays and J.P. Morgan. Some $722.4 million of those two debt packages was securitized in a single-borrower deal (BXHTL 2015-JWRZ).
In September 2019 Blackstone Group sold the 950-room JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix for $602 million, or $633,684/room to a venture of Trinity Real Estate Investments and Elliott Management Corp. For comparison the Arizona Biltmore sold in 2018 for $403 million and in 2015 the Phoenician Resort sold for $400 million.
Sean Hehir, Managing Partner of Trinity, said the JW Marriott Desert Ridge was purchased at well below replacement cost. Trinity and Elliott intend to implement a multi-million dollar capital improvement plan to further enhance the Resort and unlock embedded value. In addition to guestroom renovations, planned improvements include upgrades to the Resort’s meeting spaces and ballrooms, water features, and food offerings. Trinity Investments is a private real estate investment firm. Recently Trinity acquired the Westin Maui Resort on Kaanapali Beach, Maui and divested itself from the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii and the Kahala Hotel in Honolulu. Hehir is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration and holds a Diploma in Hotel Administration from the Hotel Institute Montreux, Switzerland.
Paul Singer created the hedge fund firm Elliott Associates in January 1977. In 2019 Elliott Management acquired Barnes & Noble for around $683 million and in 2018 acquired the A.C. Milan the professional football club in Milan, Italy, Elliott Management Corporation specializes in distressed debt acquisitions.
According to legal documents The JW Marriott Desert Ridge generated $42 million of net operating income in 2018 with a 73% occupancy rate. Blackstone, during its ownership, spent about $37 million on renovations. Steve Hart was the opening General Manager and today continues as Area Vice President and General Manager.
Compiled by Dick Johnson, October, 2019
Lauren Leader-Chivee and Jordan Brooks at America's Future: Fast-Tracking Issues Affecting Women event in NYC on November 15.
Raúl Allegre - Raúl Enrique Allegre Rodríguez (born June 15, 1959) is a Mexican former professional football kicker in the National Football League for the Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, and New York Jets. He played college football at Montana and Texas and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 1983 NFL draft.
Allegre was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1983 NFL draft, where he had to go through a try out session. On August 23, he was traded to the Baltimore Colts, in exchange for a ninth round draft choice (#232-John Hunt). As a rookie, he made 30 field goals (franchise record) out of 35 attempts and 22 out of 24 extra points, for an 85.7% average (franchise record) and a total of 112 points (franchise record). He tied a franchise record by making 5 field goals against the Philadelphia Eagles.
In 1984, he missed 3 preseason games with a bruised heel. He injured a hamstring in the season opener and missed the next 4 contests, only appearing in 12 games. Dean Biasucci replaced him from the second to the sixth game and would remain as a kickoff specialist for the rest of the season. Allegre did not make a field goal until the eighth game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He connected on 11-for-18 field goal attempts (61.1%) and had a perfect 14-for-14 on extra point attempts.
In 1985, he made 16-of 26 field goal attempts, for a low 61.5% average and was 36-of-39 on extra points. On September 4, 1986, he was waived by the then Indianapolis Colts, after Biasucci passed him on the depth chart.
In 1986, after New York Giants' kicker Ali Haji-Sheikh was injured, the team began auditions to find a replacement. Allegre's two-week tryout was successful, kicking a 57-yard field goal that convinced Coach Bill Parcells to sign him. Because Allegre decided to call his agent before signing the contract, Parcells decided to cancel the deal, signing instead Joe Cooper. After three ineffective performances by Cooper, Parcells called Allegre back and signed him on September 25, becoming the team's sixth kicker in 19 games. During the team's Super Bowl run in 1986, he kicked game-winning field goals in consecutive weeks in a crucial mid-season stretch.[4] Allegre kicked the opening kickoff of Super Bowl XXI, with the announcer stating that "Raúl Allegre, will kick off, number 2" just before the contest began.
In 1990, he began the season as the starting kicker, before suffering an injury and clearing the way for Matt Bahr. He also did not kick in Super Bowl XXV after being replaced by Bahr in late September.
On May 22, 1991, he was released in favor of Bahr. On August 8, he signed as a free agent with the Houston Oilers. He missed a field goal against the Atlanta Falcons in preseason, before losing the position battle to Ian Howfield and being released on August 19. On October 24, he was re-signed by the Giants after Bahr suffered a thigh injury. He was cut on November 30. At the time he ranked ninth on the franchise's All-time scoring list, having made 77 out of 103 (74.8%) field goals.
On December 16, 1991, he was signed by the New York Jets to replace an injured Pat Leahy who suffered from sciatica, causing him pain in the back, hip and upper leg which would lead to Leahy's retirement. In the season finale at Miami, Allegre tied the score in the waning moments and later won the game 23-20 and a playoff berth for the Jets in an overtime thriller. He also kicked in the playoff loss against the Houston Oilers.
Allegre lost the competition for the kicker's spot on the Jets roster in training camp to Plan B free agency addition Jason Staurovsky and was released on August 28, 1992. He later decided to retire due to a back injury.
During his nine professional seasons, Allegre made 137 field goals in 186 attempts, scored 183 extra points for 594 points and didn't have any attempt blocked.