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Martin Thomas Carey (March 23, 1922 – June 16, 2020) was an American entrepreneur and preservationist. He was a younger brother of New York Governor Hugh Carey.

Early life

Carey was born in

U.S. Representative who served as Governor of New York from 1975 to 1982), John R. Carey and George G. Carey.[3] His younger brother, George, a securities analyst, was killed in a plane crash in 1959.[4]

He attended

Naval Captain during the war.[5] He served as captain of an oil tanker transporting gasoline for the Army between England and France.[4]

Career

After returning from the

New York harbor. Carey was also the owner of the Petroleum Combustion Corporation, a company he acquired in 1955 that supplies gasoline octane boosters and other additives for heating oil.[4]

In 1975, Carey, who was described as short, dark haired and amiable, formed Petroleum Combustion International Inc. with Bruce Biersack to open a string of independent service stations known as Gas Value on Long Island.[4] He also owned various real estate parcels ranging from the Matatuck terminal for petroleum products in Suffolk County and his family's summer home on Long Beach.[4]

A trained

Operatic tenor, Carey founded the Brooklyn Opera Company.[1]

Historic preservation

Winfield Hall
in Glen Cove.
Carey's Seaview Terrace in Newport, Rhode Island.

Along with his wife Millicent, Carey worked to preserve and restore Historic mansions of the

Winfield Hall set on 16 acres in Glen Cove in 1978.[7] The home, which is also known as the Woolworth Estate, was designed in 1916 by architect C. P. H. Gilbert for Frank Winfield Woolworth,[8] reportedly at a cost of $9 million.[9] Parts of the 25,668 square-foot mansion were heavily damaged by fire in January 2015.[10][11]

In 1974, the Careys paid $270,000 to purchase Seaview Terrace, the fifth-largest mansion in Newport built by Howard Greenley for Edson Bradley. They leased the Châteauesque main house, gatehouse and former stables to Salve Regina University, which renamed it the Carey Mansion. On August 31, 2009, Salve Regina University terminated the lease with the Carey family and the Careys' daughter began residing in the mansion. The Syfy network featured the mansion in the first season, second episode of its paranormal reality show Stranded on March 6, 2013.[12] In 1975, when his elder brother Edward was asked during an interview about Martin's interests, he replied offhandedly, "Oh, he's in real estate and maritime transportation and he was making money renting out his house in Newport to make pornographic movies until the newspapers found out and it was stopped."[4] Apparently, after several neighboring estates, including Rosecliff, had been rented for the filming of The Great Gatsby movie, an agent offered Carey a similar deal. He agreed, but the renter turned out to be Gerard Damiano, the adult film director best known for the 1972 cult classic Deep Throat. Damiano filmed The Story of Joanna at the mansion before the Newport News revealed Damiano's credits and the filming ceased.[4]

In 1981, Carey purchased

Delano and Aldrich in the French Manor style for Helen Porter Pryibil, daughter of New York City banker William H. Porter.[13] He renamed the house to Cashelmara and used it as showcase for interior decorators.[14] Later, the residence became vacant and fell into disrepair. The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities placed it on their list of endangered historic properties in 2010.[15]

Personal life

On October 10, 1971, Carey was married to Millicent Marie (née Zelenka) Hancock (b. c. 1935) at

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.[6] She was divorced from Dr. Reginald Albert Hancock.[16] Together, they were the parents of a daughter:[1]

Carey died on June 16, 2020, at his home in Glen Cove, New York. After a funeral at St. Patrick's Church in Glen Cove, he was buried at Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, New York.[1]

Legacy

Newport Tennis and Fitness founded the Martin T. Carey Camp for youth with disabilities and autism.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "CAREY--Martin T." www.legacy.com. The New York Times. July 25, 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Dennis J. Carey Jr". The Suffolk Times. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Mrs. Dennis J. Carey Sr". The New York Times. 22 October 1970. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Bender, Marylin (16 November 1975). "Martin Carey: Ships, Real Estate and Discount 'Gas'". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Martin Carey 1922 - 2020". www.legacy.com. Newsday. July 25, 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Mrs. Millicent Hancock Is Rewed". The New York Times. 11 October 1971. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Ellen Rosebrock and Austin N. O'Brien (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Woolworth Estate" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying 15 photographs
  8. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  9. ^ Silverman, Alex (28 January 2015). "Historic Winfield Hall, Former F. W. Woolworth Home, Catches Fire". Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  10. ^ Rigg, Mackenzie; Yan, Ellen (January 29, 2015). "Mansion fire causes millions in damage". Newsday. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Seaview Terrance on Stranded". Archived from the original on 2013-04-19.
  13. ^ "Bogheid, the Helen Prybil Estate, City of Glen Cove, Nassau County THREATENED". Preservation Long Island. 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  14. ^ "Long Island Journal: Groundbreaking for School". The New York Times. 1985-04-21. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  15. ^ Bleyer, Bill (2014-05-11). "Martin Carey, Governor Hugh Carey's brother, ordered to stop work on mansion property". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  16. ^ "Millicent Zelenka And a Physician Are Wed Here; Graduate Nurse Bride of Dr. R. A. Hancock in St. Bartholomew's". The New York Times. 7 May 1961. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Christopher Michael Bettencourt and Denise Anne Marie Carey". The Newport Daily News. May 23, 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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