Asher House

Henry Asher Robbins Estate

Henry Asher Robbins, co-founder of the Waltham Watch Company, moved from Waltham, Massachusetts to begin company operations in downtown Manhattan. Robbins purchased two parcels of land and built two structures, the Asher House, seen above, and Pelham Farm in Southampton. The Asher House has been commonly mistaken for Pelham Farm. Robbins first constructed the Asher House in 1901 as a summer cottage on South Main Street. By 1911 he had purchased 6 acres of land on Wickapogue Road to build Pelham Farm which would be given to his son, Harry Pelham Robbins.

There is little existing information on Robbins and his estate. Henry Asher Robbins died in 1914. His homes were destroyed in the 1938 hurricane, The Long Island Express.

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Division of Robbins estate after death

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Title: Asher House; Creator: Henry Otto Korten; Subject: Dwellings//History; Description: The front entrance of the Henry Asher Robbins estate, known as the Asher House; Date: 1910; Coverage: Southampton (N.Y.); Identifier: Southampton163; Relation: HOKSSOU.A163; Format: Image/Tiff 88,948,446 bytes; Type: Still Image; Source: Nassau County Museum; Publisher: Nassau County Photo Archives Center; Rights Holder: Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, & Museums.