Mystery Foto #44 Solved: The “Braes” Mansion in Glen Cove, film location of Batman’s Wayne Manor
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto?
Answers to the Mystery Foto questions:
Identify:
- The name of the mansion and its location
The Braes mansion in Glen Cove. Designed by James Brite and constructed between 1912 and 1914, the main house had a distinct H-shaped layout and Jacobean, Tudor, and Renaissance-influenced design elements that made it distinct among Long Island estates of the era. It was the largest of the six Pratt estates in Glen Cove.
- The original owner of the mansion and the estate. Hint: It is documented that he or his son drove on the Long Island Motor Parkway.
Herbert L. Pratt, head of Standard Oil of New York in 1923 and son of Charles Pratt, founder of Astral Oil Works which became part of Standard Oil.
Herbert L. Pratt owned the #26 1930 Long Island Motor Parkway license plate.
- The current use of the estate
Webb Institute. The college is is a unique, top-ranked undergraduate institution offering one academic option, a dual bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. It is also the only full-tuition scholarship private undergraduate program of its kind in the country.
- The films and a television series associated with this mansion
Films: Used as the exterior shots for Wayne Manor in Batman Forever (1995), Batman & Robin (1997) and the Joker (2019. Great Expectations (1998)
TV Series: Wayne Manor in the Gotham tv series (2014). Limitless (2015)
Comments (4)
Congrats to Steve Lucas, Jay Jarvis, Bob Allen and Richard Weir who identified "The Braies" in Glen Cove, the film location for Wayne Manor in Glen Cove.
Kudos to Bob Allen for identifying the many films and tv series associated with this mansion.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
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That’s the former Herbert L. Pratt estate in Glen Cove that he named “The Braes”. It is currently owned and operated by the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture. They renamed it Stevenson Taylor Hall. The building was featured as Wayne Manor in three movies: Batman Forever; Batman And Robin; The Joker Movie. It was also seen as Wayne Manor in the TV series “Gotham”.
The Braes in Glen Cove. Built by Herbert Pratt of Standard Oil fame, it became home for Webb Institute of Naval Architecture after his death. The exterior views appeared in a few of the more recent Batman movies as I recall, depicting the fictitious home of the title character Bruce Wayne.
You finally gave me an easy one! This is the Webb Institute in Glen Cove. From Wikipedia:
In November 1945, the institute purchased its current home: The Braes, the former country estate of Herbert L. Pratt, in Glen Cove on the North Shore of Long Island. Designed by James Brite and constructed between 1912 and 1914, the main house had a distinct H-shaped layout and Jacobean, Tudor, and Renaissance-influenced design elements that made it distinct among Long Island estates of the era. It was the largest of the six Pratt estates in Glen Cove.[3] Conversion work began in 1946.[4]
Webb Institute was used for the exterior shots of Wayne Manor in the 1995 film Batman Forever, again in the 1997 film Batman & Robin, and for interior and exterior shots for the 2014 TV series Gotham.[5] The Webb Institute reprised its earlier film role as Wayne Manor for the 2019 film Joker. It was also featured in the 1998 film Great Expectations. Interior and exterior shots appeared in the 2015 TV series Limitless in Season 1, Episode 14.
‘The Braes’ Glen Cove, LI
Herbert Pratt
Webb Institute of Naval Architecture
Many movies and series have been filmed on Long Island. Neat to know that the series Gotham and Titans have used this location, I’ve been a fan of these shows. Used to drive around and work in Nassau. I’ve always imagined coming upon a film location by surprise/ by accident.