Meudon Interiors

Some interior shots of William D. Guthrie's 'Meudon' in Lattingtown. Click HERE for more on 'Meudon'.

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The beach and stone pier at the rear of Harold Pratt's 'Welwyn' in Glen Cove.

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The front of Harold Pratt's 'Welwyn' in Glen Cove with a large dead elm tree on the front lawn. Click HERE to see 'Welwyn' with its front lawn full of elms before they died from Dutch Elm Disease.

A Long Island Country Estate

An article from the December 10th, 1904 issue of Town and Country on what would become 'Clayton', the Childs Frick estate in Roslyn. Click HERE for more on 'Clayton'.

The Onderdonk Mansion

The residence of Horatio Gates Onderdonk and his wife Elizabeth, built c. 1836 in Manhasset. Onderdonk was a county judge for Kings County. When Levitt & Sons purchased a piece of the property to develop in 1933 into 'North Strathmore' the house was used as their office. Upon completion of the development and the formation of a resident's association, they handed over the home to the Strathmore Association to be used as a community facility. Click HERE for a complete history on the Onderdonks. Click HERE to see the Onderdonk mansion on google earth.

Sagamore Hill Revisited

'Sagamore Hill', the residence of Theodore Roosevelt designed by Lamb & Rich c. 1884 in Cove Neck. Click HERE for more on 'Sagamore Hill'.

Harbor Hill: The Founding of an American Estate

From the August 16th, 1902 issue of Town & Country, an article on 'Harbor Hill', the Clarence and Katherine Mackay estate in Roslyn. Click HERE for more on 'Harbor Hill'.

Meudon in B&W

'Meudon', the William D. Guthrie residence in Lattingtown, designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1900. The house was demolished in 1955 and little remains today, click HERE to see Meudon's ruins. Click HERE to see where 'Meudon' stood on google earth.

The greenhouses.

The bathing pavilion which still stands.

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An old postcard of Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury. Click HERE for more on the Roosevelt Raceway.

Fairleigh

'Fairleigh', the George Brewster estate in Brookville, built by Trowbridge & Livingston c. 1914. Click HERE for more on 'Fairleigh'.

When H.C. Phipps and Gladys Mills Wed

From the Dec 14, 1907 issue of Town & Country, an article on the wedding of Henry Carnegie Phipps and Gladys Mills at the Ogden Mills residence in Staatsburg. The two would go on to purchase 'Spring Hill' in Old Westbury as their Long Island residence.

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The rear of Howard Phipps' 'Erchless' in Old Westbury.

Chelsea's Garden Ruins

Some kind of garden feature on the side of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.  There is a half moon of trees around a derelict pergola looking structure and all along the outside are the wooden polls seen in the foreground. 

 

Brookville Reformed Church

The Brookville Reformed Church, the fourth church to be erected on this site built in 1924.  From the Village of Brookville's website: "In 1732, the Dutch bought the property at the intersection of what we know as Wheatley Road and Brookville Road to establish a church. There were many springs and a brook on the property, and it is said that the wolves gathered there to drink. Thus, the Dutch called Wolver Hollow. The church, which was built at that time, was known as the Reformed Dutch Church of Oyster Bay.  Four different structures have been built over the years and the present stately and beautiful building was dedicated in 1924. It was renamed the Brookville Reformed Church and still stands on the original site."

SPLIA & Long Island's Endangered Properties

The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) is the regional advocate for historic environments on Long Island. This year the Society is launching its first Endangered Properties List to increase the visibility of threatened historic resources and stimulate greater support for their preservation and reuse.

Please join in this effort to protect what matters. If you know of a threatened historic resource, nominate it today. A nomination form (in Microsoft Word format) can be accessed from SPLIA's website HERE, or you can enlarge and print the nomination form directly from the images below. The deadline for nominations is October 15th, 2009.

Bayville Bridge

The Bayville Bridge, the fourth incarnation of the bridge built in 1938.  Below is a good powerpoint history of the bridge I found on google.  Click HERE to see the Bayville Bridge on google earth.

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Sefton Manor

'Sefton Manor', built for Lillian Sefton Thomas Dodge by Colonel James Hollis Wells of the firm Clinton & Russell, Wells, Holton & George in 1923 in Mill Neck.  Dodge was the president of Harriet Hubbard Ayer Co., a cosmetics giant later purchased by Lever Brothers, Inc..  Today the house belongs to the Mill Neck Family of Organizations and had been used as the Mill Neck School for the Deaf, with the house taking on the new name of 'Mill Neck Manor'.  Click HERE to see 'Sefton Manor' on google earth.  The following pictures were taken with my cell phone immediately after a thunderstorm so the quality is not great but I hope to return soon to take better photos.

The view off the rear terrace.

The gardens and landscaping were designed by Charles W. Leavitt.

Click below to see 'Sefton Manor' in a 1966 aerial shot.

Oak Knoll

'Oak Knoll', the Bertram G. Work estate designed by Delano & Aldrich in Mill Neck in 1916.  Work was the president of B.F. Goodrich Company and had Billy Delano design him this residence atop a hill with a view of Oyster Bay.  The formal gardens were also designed by Delano.  Click HERE to see 'Oak Knoll' on google earth.

The front entrance and courtyard with numerous statue niches and wrought iron.  

Click below to see 'Oak Knoll' in a 1966 aerial shot.

An Italian Palace on Long Island

Published in Town and Country magazine on June 25th, 1904, 105 years ago to the day, is an article on what would come to be known as 'Spring Hill', originally the William L. Stow residence and later the Henry C. Phipps estate designed by John Russell Pope in 1903 in Old Westbury (what was then Roslyn).  Mrs. H. Du Puy, who wrote the article, describes the estate as follows, "Unmistakably a palace, and true to its period, with a frontage of one hundred and fifty by ninety feet, it is surely an imposing sight.  Passing on to the south side of the house the regal magnificence of the mansion is fully realized.  In stateliness this Renaissance villa rises from a long marble terrace, which is level with the windows of the great hall on the first floor.  The terrace is supported by a massive retaining wall of marble, paneled and arched in its middle length, but having a gradual slope at both ends, where a flight of marble steps lead downward and are each flanked by two marble lions resting heavily on marble blocks.  The southerly view from this terrace is one of unusual beauty, commanding fifteen miles of landscape, including the Meadow Brook Plains, with the ocean in the distance."  The following pictures of the interior accompanied the article.

"A magnificent fifteenth century hall, occupying more than half the entire ground floor, serves for ballroom and music-room.  It's four windows open directly upon the spacious marble terrace.  At the farther end is a Florentine chimney-piece, its carved marble panels representing the four seasons.  The serpentine columns at the sides were taken from an Italian church.  The paneling is in black oak and the side walls of beautiful workmanship have open arches supported by columns richly carved.  Above, the wall is covered with a Venetian red velvet brocade.  The ceiling is an exact copy of one painted by the last of the great Italian painters of the Renaissance, Tiepolo."

"To the right of the chimney piece is the Gold Salon, bearing the stamp of the gorgeous Spanish Renaissance in its carved and heavily gilded woodwork.  Not only does this carving extend to window frames and door frames, but the doors themselves are marvels of carved gilding.  The walls are hung with a pale green brocade, while the gilded frames of the furniture show to advantage their Gobelin coverings.  The mantel of amber Sienna marble carries this golden tone in its simpler lines, relieved by Russian malachite.  A portrait of the Duchess of Parma is set into an elaborate monumental gold frame."

"At the opposite end of the hall one enters en suite - the dining room - which is large and imposing and entirely finished in marble.  The floor is in Renaissance mosaic.  The walls are covered with green velvet demasse of Genoese design.  Sculptured marble sideboard tables on scroll pedestals keep up the true Italian marble treatment.  The ceiling is squared off into green and gold panels, having a center painting, 'The Youth of Bacchus," by Domenichino.  Enormous bronze torch standards, branching out into numerous electric lights, give to the room an unusual brilliancy when used."

"In the adjoining library a veritable Venetian gem in the way of a chimney-piece attracts the eye by its panel carvings of historic interest.  The walls are in black oak carved panels, copied from the Cluny Museum.  Low bookcases are carved to match.  Every third case is filled with rare vases.  Antique censors of gilded brass hang in each corner and are fitted for electric lighting."

Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens - Welwyn

'Welwyn', the Harold I. Pratt estate in Glen Cove.  All images are from the Garden Club of America Collection.  (Click for info on the above photo).  Click info for additional photos.

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The Hempstead railroad station, 1909.

Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens - Burrwood

'Burrwood', the Walter Jennings estate in Lloyd Harbor, designed by Carrere and Hastings c. 1898 with landscaping by the Olmsted Brothers (1916-1938).  All images are from the Garden Club of America Collection.  Click the photo info for additional photos.  (Click for info on above photo)

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'Germelwyn', the Leonard Busby estate in Glen Cove.

Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens - Fairleigh

More from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens: 'Fairleigh', built by the firm of Trowbridge & Livingston for George S. Brewster c. 1914 in Brookville. James L. Greenleaf did the landscaping and Alfred Hopkins designed the estate's farm group. Click HERE to see 'Fairleigh' on google earth. (Info on above picture)

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Click below to see 'Fairleigh' in a 1966 aerial shot.

All images are from the Garden Club of America Collection.

Planting Fields Statuary

One of the numerous statues that dot the property of William R. Coe's 'Planting Fields' in Oyster Bay.

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The rear fountain and yard of Irving Brokaw's 'Frost Mill Lodge' in Mill Neck.

Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens - Chelsea

I found a bunch of photos in the Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens taken in 1930.  First up is Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown. (Info on above photo)

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The walled garden and western wing of 'Erchless', the Howard Phipps estate in Old Westbury.

Long Island Traditions - South Shore Portal

LongIslandTraditions.org has a section of their site devoted to "documenting the South Shore’s maritime traditions and architecture through architectural surveys, oral histories, ethnographic photography and historic research tools."  Click HERE to view their estates page, or click HERE to see their home page.

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Inside the walled garden at Jay Phipps' 'Westbury House' in Old Westbury.

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A statue of Diana in one of the many gardens at Harold I. Pratt's 'Welwyn' in Glen Cove.

Beacon Towers

'Beacon Towers', built for Mrs. O.H.P. Belmont (Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont) by Richard Howland Hunt c. 1917-18 in Sands Point.  The house was sold to William Randolph Hearst in 1927 and was demolished in the early '40s.  Click HERE to see where 'Beacon Towers' stood on google earth.

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The moat and bridge in the rear of 'Chelsea', the Benjamin Moore estate in Muttontown.

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The front door to Thomas Hastings' estate 'Bagatelle' in Old Westbury.

Planting Fields' Tea House

The tea house at William R. Coe's 'Planting Fields' in Oyster Bay.

Pembroke's Indoor Tennis Court

The indoor tennis court at Joseph DeLamar's 'Pembroke' in Glen Cove.  The indoor court was a later addition by the subsequent owner Arthur Loew.  Click HERE to see the indoor tennis court on google earth.

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The Japanese Garden at the home of Mrs. George Wickersham in Lawrence.  

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The rear entrance to 'Next Door', the guest house to W.R. Grace Jr.'s 'The Crossroads' in Old Westbury.

Macy's at Roosevelt Field

Macy's at Roosevelt Field, 1957.

Mitchel Field Tommy Gun Training

Soldiers training with Thompson submachine guns at Mitchel Field in Garden City in 1942.

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An old LILCO store, 1953.

Roosevelt Raceway

The Roosevelt Raceway, a harness racing track that operated from 1940 until 1988 in Westbury.  The track was sold in 1984 and eventually deteriorated to the point it was closed.  The site became host to a flea market and was eventually demolished.  Click HERE for more on the Roosevelt Raceway's history.

  

Timothy J. Shea Residence

The Timothy J. Shea residence, designed by Dwight James Baum c. 1930 in Bay Shore.  Shea was a Brooklyn lawyer, the house was Baum's third commission on Long Island.  

William H. Dixon Residence

Originally a Smith family home (of Smithtown) and built in the later years of the 17th century, William H. Dixon had Peabody, Wilson & Brown add a kitchen, bathrooms and a service wing c. 1927 to the house located in St. James.  The house is still standing.

East Farm

Archibald Brown of the architectural firm of Peabody, Wilson & Brown purchased this 18th century farm house and enlarged it into what would become 'East Farm', his estate in Smithtown c. 1914.  Click HERE to see 'East Farm' on google earth.

Click below to see 'East Farm' in very good shape with the surrounding property undeveloped in a 1954 aerial shot.

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The veranda with gardens beyond at Louis C. Tiffany's 'Laurelton Hall' in Laurel Hollow.

The Orchards II

Above, the George Rathbone Dyer Sr. house designed by Charles Platt c. 1909 in Brookville, featured HERE last week.  Below is the end result of Bradley Delehanty's renovations done in 1939 for Dyer's son Elisha Dyer VII.  This is Delehanty's only International Style country house on Long Island.

Harbor House

'Harbor House', built for Alonzo Potter by Peabody, Wilson & Brown in Smithtown c. 1914.  The home was later sold to Gerald Dahl and unfortunately razed c. 1979.

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Theodore Roosevelt aboard the 'Mayflower' reviewing a naval parade off the coast of Long Island in 1903.  During his presidency the Long Island Sound saw numerous naval parades like the one above.

More on the National Red Cross Pageant

More on the rehearsals of the National Red Cross Pageant at Roland Conklin's 'Rosemary Farm' in 1917.  See below for more on the pageant. 

Actresses Frances Starr and Bijou Fernandez counting money that had been collected.

William Faversham, Julie Opp and sons William Jr. and Phillip.

Joseph Lindon Smith, Albert Herter and Evan Evans.

Rosemary Farm & The National Red Cross Pageant

Rehearsals for the National Red Cross Pageant in 1917 at the Olmsted designed open air theatre at 'Rosemary Farm', the Roland Conklin estate in Lloyd Harbor.  While the silent film is presumed to be lost, the cast included John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore and Douglas Wood.  Click HERE to view the program for the event.  Vogue Magazine wrote about the production on November 15, 1917:

"In the open-air theatre at “Rosemary Farm,” the Long Island estate of Mr. Roland R. Conklin was given, early in October, a most gorgeous pageant, which proved to be, at the same time, one of the most successful of war benefits. This pageant, which consisted of episodes from the history of each of the Allied nations, and the presentation of the case of each Ally before the bar of Truth, Justice, and Liberty, was organized by actors and actresses of the American stage as their contribution to the American Red Cross. It had been long in preparation, and many noted men and women had given generously of their time and effort, --an effort which found its reward, for this single performance brought a net profit of fifty thousand dollars, and the motion picture films which will carry the pageant all over the country will afford an additional income to the Red Cross for some time to come.

The book of the pageant was written by Joseph Lindon Smith, of Boston, and Thomas Wood Stevens, director of dramatic arts at Carnegie Institute and President of the Pageantry Association of America, and the rehearsals were under the personal direction of Mr. Stevens, Daniel Frohman, and B. Iden Payne, while decorators and artists collaborated in the settings and costuming. The result was a pageant of rare beauty and dramatic worth, as well as of historic accuracy and patriotic inspiration.

Of the two parts which composed this pageant, the first was given over to historic episodes in the lives of the Allied nations and presented a glowing and sumptuous picture. The prologue, spoken by Edith Wynne Matthison, dedicated an altar to Peace and was followed by rhythmic dancing by Florence Fleming Noyes and her pupils. A scene from early Flemish days followed, and four famous cities, Bruges, Ghent, Ypres, and Louvain paid their allegiance to Flanders, personated by Ethel Barrymore in the gorgeous costume familiar in Flemish painting.

The Italian scene which followed was succeeded by the scene of the birth of English liberty, as represented by King John signing the Magna Charta, and Medieval Russia was personified by John Barrymore as a tyrant borne upon the shoulders of his serfs. Most dramatic of the events of this first part, however, was the French episode, in which Ina Claire appeared as Jeanne D’Arc riding her white charger and the whole audience sprang to its feet in silent tribute to France.

In the second half of the pageant, called “The Drawing of the Sword,” each nation among the Allies appeared to present its case before the court of Truth, Justice, and Liberty. Serbia entered first and told her story of the opening of the war, to which Truth spoke assent. Belgium followed, and to her aid came England and France, while Russia came to the support of her ally, Serbia. Next, England called upon her overseas colonies, and Japan also, brought her pledge to maintain the cause of liberty on the Pacific. Armenia came to tell her wrongs; and Italy, shaking off the bonds of the Triple Alliance, cast her lot with the defenders of liberty. The grand climax was reached with the entry of America in the person of Marjorie Rambeau."

Captain Albert Rogers Residence

Built for Captain Albert Rogers, a whaling captain, in 1843 in Southampton.  In 1899 the house was purchased by Samuel Longstreth Parrish, an attorney, who went on to add numerous additions eventually doubling the size of the house as well as moving it back 100 feet from Main Street.  Click HERE to see the house on google earth, and click HERE for info on the museum that operates in the house.

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Staying with the bank theme, here's the Bank of Westbury, 1948.

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The Bank of Hicksville, 1953.

Crossroads' Sunken Indoor Tennis Court

The James O'Connor designed sunken indoor tennis court to W.R. Grace Jr.'s 'The Crossroads' estate in Old Westbury.

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Looking out the front gate and down Red Ground Road at Henry Carnegie Phipps' 'Spring Hill' in Old Westbury.

The Orchards

'The Orchards', the George Rathbone Dyer Sr. residence designed by Charles Platt c. 1909 in Brookville.  Dyer was a partner in the brokerage firm of C.I. Hudson & Co. and later Dyer, Hudson & Co..  C.I. Hudson being Charles Hudson, owner of 'Knollwood' in Muttontown.  Dyer was the son of Governor Elisha Dyer of Rhode Island, and was also the chairman of the New York Bridge and Tunnel Commission which oversaw the Holland Tunnel construction, as well as the chairman of the New York Port Authority.  His son Elisha Dyer inherited the house and had Bradley Delehanty design alterations c. 1939.    

Samuel R. Outerbridge Residence

The residence of Samuel Roosevelt Outerbridge, designed by Electus D. Litchfield on Centre Island.  Outerbridge was an investment banker and partner in the shipping firm of A.E. Outerbridge & Co..  Click HERE to see the Outerbridge residence on google earth.

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A sundial off the Azalea walk at William R. Coe's 'Planting Fields' in Oyster Bay.  It says 'Grow Old Along with Me, The Best is Yet to Be'.

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The front door to Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown, by Delano & Aldrich.

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A bench under the pergola at one end of the Italian Blue Pool Garden at William R. Coe's 'Planting Fields' in Oyster Bay.

The Stonehouse / Wenlo-on-the-Bay

Originally built for Thomas Chapman in 1868 by Jacob Wrey Mould in Roslyn Harbor.  The original house was in the High Victorian Gothic style and Mould was a founding member of the AIA.  In 1906 the house was purchased by Benjamin Stern who refitted the house into a French chateau.  The current incarnation of the house was the result of a rebuilding due to an extensive fire in the 1960's which damaged much of the structure.  Click HERE to see 'The Stonehouse / Wenlo-on-the-Bay' on google earth.  Photo by James Hogarty.  

Click below to see 'Wenlo-on-the-Bay' in a 1966 aerial shot.

The Grounds of Planting Fields

The courtyard outside the rear of William R. Coe's 'Planting Fields' in Oyster Bay.

The 'Camellia House', designed by Guy Lowell between 1917 and 1922.

The Italian Blue Pool Garden and tea house, designed by Guy Lowell and Andrew Sargent between 1915 and 1918 (currently undergoing restoration).

The walk outside the Italian Blue Pool Garden.

The 'Hay Barn' and stables, designed by Walker & Gillette in 1915.

The 'Hibiscus House', designed by the Olmsted Brothers c. 1929.  Below one of the interior rooms of the greenhouse.

The 'Azalea Walk', above and below.

The massive western lawn.

Planting Fields in Spring

'Planting Fields', the William R. Coe estate designed by Walker & Gillette in 1919 in Oyster Bay pictured in Spring.  Click HERE for more on 'Planting Fields'.  

Above, the loggia with sundial, below a close up of the sundial.  

The view from the west lawn.  

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The garden wall that sat opposite the main house at Walter Jennings' 'Burrwood' in Lloyd Harbor.

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A fountain on the side of 'Next Door', the guest house to W.R. Grace Jr.'s 'Crossroads' in Old Westbury.

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The garden wall at Henry Carnegie Phipps' 'Spring Hill' in Old Westbury on a sunny spring morning.  

Caumsett's Walled Garden & Greenhouse

The interior of the walled garden at 'Caumsett', the Marshall Field III estate in Lloyd Harbor.

The derelict greenhouse and accompanying outbuilding.

One of the creepy headless statues inside the walled garden.  

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The allee at Henry Carnegie Phipps' 'Spring Hill', in Old Westbury pictured in Spring.  This completes the four seasonal pictures of the allee, click here to see Summer, Fall and Winter.

Winfield Hall on Video

'Winfield Hall: The Woolworth Estate' uploaded to YouTube courtesy of '12pud12sce' who writes, "I was given permission to download WINFIELD HALL THE WOOLWORTH ESTATE by Bob Ghent to youtube courtesy of The Glen Cove Public Library. Because of the 10 minute max On each download I had to break the video into 2 parts. Search 'winfield hall' at youtube.com. On top of that I compiled a companion video using readily available photos pairing it with a 1925 auction brochure when Winfied Hall was put on the market".

Windy Hill

'Windy Hill', the residence of Lansing Parmelee Reed, designed by Charles A. Platt in Cold Spring Harbor c. 1926.  Reed was a successful attorney whose clients included J.P. Morgan.  This is the last house Charles Platt designed on Long Island.  Click HERE to see 'Windy Hill' on google earth.  Photo by James Hogarty. 

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The gates that lead to the woods at the rear of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.  

Maxwelton

More on 'Maxwelton', the John Rogers Maxwell Sr. residence, built in 1898 by William Tubby in Glen Cove.

Chateau des Thons

In 1928 Ashbel Barney had a French chateau, originally called 'Chateau des Thons' and located outside of Dijon, France, disassembled and shipped to Upper Brookville.  According to Monica Randall, the home was first built in the early 16th century and purchased by Voltaire in 1734 (this has however been dispelled).  It was apparently abandoned when it was found by Ashbel Barney.  Barney was the grandson of Ashbel H. Barney, the one time president of Wells Fargo.  Click HERE to see 'Chateau des Thons' on google earth.  The house has been for sale for quite some, the listing of which can be found HERE

(MLS #: 2172415).

Woodside

'Woodside', the residence of James Abercrombie Burden Jr., designed by Delano & Aldrich between 1916 and 1918 in Muttontown.  The gardens were designed with help from the Olmsted Brothers along with Delano & Aldrich.  Today the estate is the Woodcrest County Club, click HERE to see 'Woodside' on google earth.

Click below to see 'Woodside' in a 1966 aerial shot.

Hannibal Ford Residence

The residence of Hannibal Choate Ford, designed by Leon H. Smith c. 1930 in Kings Point.  Ford was an industrialist and inventor who held over fifty patents.  Click HERE to see the Ford residence on google earth.  

Caumsett's Polo Stables

An interior shot of the polo stables (October 12, 1933) at Marshall Field III's 'Caumsett' in Lloyd Harbor.  Photo brought to you via Shorpy.com.

Overfields

'Overfields', the residence of George deForest Lord, built in 1927 by William Harmon Beers of Beers & Farley in Syosset.  Lord was a partner in the law firm 'Lord, Day and Lord'.  Ellen Biddle Shipman designed the gardens.  Click HERE to see 'Overfields' on google earth.  Photo by James Hogarty.

Harrie Lindeberg Houses

Below are a handful of old B&Ws of Harrie Lindeberg works from around the country.

Above and below the J.J. Bodell residence in Providence, Rhode Island.

Above, the Frederick Patterson residence in Dayton, Ohio.

Above and below the Stedman Hanks residence in Locust Valley.

Above and below W.L. Hanley's 'Yal Farm' in Greenwich, Conn.

Mrs. R. Boyer-Miller residence, Wenham, Mass.

West Gate Lodge

'West Gate Lodge', designed by Harrie Thomas Lindeberg for himself in 1926 in Matinecock.  Click HERE to see 'West Gate Lodge' on google earth.  Click HERE to see the chapter on Harrie Lindeberg in SPLIA's LI Country Houses book.  For those interested in more on Harrie Lindeberg, I recommend 'Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg'.

Photos by James Hogarty.

Bayberry Hill

'Bayberry Hill' was built for William Kennedy Sr. c. 1922 by Kern & Lippert in Syosset.  The original Kennedy house burned in 1921 and was replaced with the above.  Hicks Nurseries provided the landscaping.  Click HERE to see 'Bayberry Hill' on google earth.  A very big thank you to James Hogarty for providing the photo.

The Babbott Mansion

I was flipping through a magazine earlier when I saw an advertisement for 'The Lincoln', a recent condo conversion in the Park Slope Historic District in Brooklyn.  'The Lincoln' is the former city residence of Frank Babbott, designed by Lamb & Rich in 1887.  Babbott had the architects design him a residence on part of the Pratt estate in Glen Cove in 1890 which can be seen HERE.  

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The entrance to the Camellia House at W.R. Coe's 'Planting Fields' in Oyster Bay, designed by Guy Lowell between 1917 and 1922.

Pembroke's Japanese Gardens Then & Now

The Japanese gardens at Joseph DeLamar's 'Pembroke' in Glen Cove when the estate was intact and below as it looks in 2009 in the midst of the current development.  A very big thank you to Martin de la Mar for providing the photo!

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The rear of 'Next Door', the guest house to W.R. Grace Jr.'s 'Crossroads' estate in Old Westbury.

Mar-A-Lago Interiors - Palm Beach Edition

The front entrance to Marjorie Merriweather Post and Edward F. Hutton's 'Mar-A-Lago' in Palm Beach.

The entrance hall.

The dining room.

The living room.

The dance pavillion.

The library.

The pine hall.

The children's bedroom (I assume Dina Merrill's room).

Marjorie Post's master bedroom and below her master bath.

Mar-A-Lago - Palm Beach Edition

'Mar-A-Lago', built for Marjorie Merriweather Post and Edward F. Hutton in Palm Beach by Joseph Urban between 1924 and 1927.  Marjorie Post had a collection of houses including 'Hillwood' in Brookville.  Click HERE to see 'Mar-A-Lago' on google earth.  Interiors to come tomorrow.  

Click below to see 'Mar-A-Lago' in a 1979 aerial shot.

Mrs. F.S. Phillips Residence / Grey Gardens

Built in 1897 for Mrs. F. Stanhope Phillips by J. Greenleaf Thorp in East Hampton.  Later on the home would become the residence of Big and Little Edith Bouvier Beale, infamously documented in 'Grey Gardens'.  Click HERE to see 'Grey Gardens' on google earth.

Click below to see 'Grey Gardens' in a 1980 aerial shot (you can click a number of other years as well).

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The rear of Howard Phipps' 'Erchless' in Old Westbury.

Frederick Johnson Residence

The residence of Frederick Johnson in Oyster Bay.

Winfield Hall Front Gate

The triumphal arch that is the entrance to Frank W. Woolworth's 'Winfield Hall' by C.P.H. Gilbert in Glen Cove.

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The fountain in the Boxwood Garden at Jay Phipps' 'Westbury House' in Old Westbury.

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One of the entrances to the stables at Thomas Hastings' 'Bagatelle' in Old Westbury.

Pembroke Garden

A colorized photo of one of the numerous gardens at Joseph R. DeLamar's 'Pembroke' in Glen Cove.

Glen Cove Masonic Temple

The Masonic Temple of Glen Cove.

Old Orchard

'Old Orchard', the residence of Walter Gibb, purchased c. 1902 with alterations between then and the 1920's and located in Glen Cove.  Gibb was president of Mills & Gibb, a wholesale clothing store.  His sister Florence married Herbert Pratt who resided at 'The Braes'.  For a detailed history of 'Old Orchard' click HERE, written by the previously referenced and always informative Bruce A.  Thanks Bruce!  

Kensington, Great Neck

After a short period of this being an 'unknown', the always informative Bruce A. supplied the following:  "It appears that Kensington was a "tony" development in Great Neck. The developer was one Charles E. Finlay and that his "estate" within Kensington was called "Bonnie Manse" the gardens of which are probably the subject of your second photo. My guess is your first photo is of the main gates of the development (it appears that there is a sidewalk within the gates)."

Sure enough, the barely visible name on the second photo is that of C.E. Finlay.

   

Westbury House Front Gate Then & Now

The front gate to Jay Phipps' 'Westbury House' in Old Westbury pictured in LIFE (sometime in the '50s I imagine) and below in 2008.

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The home of Dr. Charles Napier in Sag Harbor.  Familiar to anyone?

The Braes - First Edition

In 1902, Herbert Lee Pratt commissioned Brite & Bacon to design him this shingled Georgian Revival in Glen Cove on the Pratt's Dosoris holdings.  At some point in the following decade Herbert Pratt seems to have tired of his 'country cottage' because he had James Brite build an entirely new house for him in 1912, one on a far grander scale, which can be seen HERE.  

Maxwelton

'Maxwelton' was built for John Rogers Maxwell Sr. c. 1898 by William B. Tubby in Glen Cove.  Maxwell was president of the Atlas Portland Cement Company (which supplied the cement for the Panama Canal) and was vice-president of the Long Island Rail Road.  Most of  'Maxwelton' was razed c. 1950.

Deramore

'Deramore' was built for Edgar Farrar Bateson Sr. c. 1933 by Mott B. Schmidt in Cold Spring Harbor.  Bateson was a lawyer from Manhattan who had Schmidt design his city residence as well.  Click HERE to see 'Deramore' on google earth.

The very long entrance drive.

The kitchen wing.

The rear, which has an amazing view out over Cold Spring Harbor and out into the Long Island Sound.

The view, with St. John's Episcopal Church visible in the distance.

Click below to see 'Deramore' in a 1953 aerial shot.

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Some of the original lawn furnishings at 'Roslyn House', the Mortimer/Garvan estate in Old Westbury.

Lynrose

'Lynrose' was built for Mrs. Herbert Shipman in 1931 by William Lawrence Bottomley in Roslyn Harbor.  Pieces of the house have been removed over time including a portion of the servants wing.  Click HERE to see where 'Lynrose' is on google earth.

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A photo labeled 'Dosoris Lane, 1900' in Glen Cove.

When Templeton was for Sale

'Templeton' was built in 1916 by Carrere & Hastings, originally named 'White Eagle' for Alicia du Pont.  In 1921 the house was put up for auction and bid on by numerous neighboring estate owners, the description of which can be read in a NY Times article entitled 'Rich Bidders Vie For DuPont Estate'.  Two days later a follow up article clarified who was actually going to occupy the house, Frederick Guest and his wife Amy Phipps ('Mrs. Guest Buyer of DuPont Estate').  Today the house belongs to NYIT.

J.A. Young Residence

The residence of John Alvin Young in Glen Cove.  Young was the president of the Windsor Trust Company.  There is not much info on the place, but a 1907 NY Times article calls the house 'Dosoris' and says it was one of the show places in Glen Cove.  It also mentions a robbery by pirates who came off the Long Island Sound, click HERE to read it.

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The main residence at Marshall Field III's 'Caumsett' estate in Lloyd Harbor.

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One of the terrace levels at Walter Jennings' 'Burrwood' in Lloyd Harbor, the tea house is in the distance.

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The Roslyn Clock Tower as seen from Old Northern Blvd. looking towards Main Street in Roslyn.

Pembroke

The entrance drive and main residence at Joseph R. DeLamar's 'Pembroke' in Glen Cove, designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916.  Click HERE for more on 'Pembroke' (my personal favorite).

Harbor Hill's Dairyman's Cottage

The dairyman's cottage to Clarence Mackay's 'Harbor Hill' estate in Roslyn.  The dairyman's cottage was designed by Warren & Wetmore, as were the stables, dog kennels and polo pony stables.  Only the cottage remains.  Click HERE to see the dairyman's cottage on google earth, the development behind the cottage used to be a very large open field.

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'Poplar Hill', the Frederic Pratt estate in Glen Cove.

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The Frank Babbott estate in Glen Cove, c. 1890, Lamb & Rich.

Enlisted Men's Club at Mitchel Field

The Enlisted Men's Club at Mitchel Field, or Mitchel Air Force Base in Garden City.  Mitchel Field was home to a number of Air Force units including a number of fighter groups, and was in use from 1918 to 1961.  After the Air Force turned over possession of the property to Nassau County the land was redeveloped and today hosts a number of things including the Long Island Children's Museum and the Cradle of Aviation Museum.

Click below to see Mitchel Field with its runways intact in a 1966 aerial shot.

Seamoor

'Seamoor' was built for Charles Millard Pratt c. 1890 by Lamb and Rich.  C.M. Pratt was the eldest son of Charles Pratt, and was secretary, director and treasurer of Standard Oil Co., as well as the head of the syndicate that ran the LIRR and was the president of the board of the Pratt Institute.  His estate, the first of the Pratt homes to be built in the Dosoris section, was named partially after his wife Mary Seymour Morris and was at one point close to 150 acres.  The house is no longer standing.

Broadhollow

Built for Winthrop Williams Aldrich c. 1926, possibly by William Truman Aldrich, in Brookville.  Aldrich was president and chairman of the board of Chase National Bank and U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain for 5 years in the 1950's.  The estate sat on over 100 acres and was eventually sold to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II who owned the house for half a decade.  The property has since been subdivided.  Click HERE to see 'Broadhollow' on google earth.

Click below to see 'Broadhollow' intact in a 1966 aerial shot.

Advice from Michael Kathrens

From 'American Splendor, The Residential Architecture of Horace Trumbauer' by Michael Kathrens...

"In the United States the era of the great house lasted a mere half-century, from 1880 to 1930.  In these 50 years, a tradition barely developed, and there has been pitifully little research done by scholars to document it.  Until very recently, only a small group of devoted adherents believed the subject worthy of serious research at all.  Many in the academic community dismissed these structures as grandiose architectural aberrations created by parvenu families such as the Vanderbilts and the Astors.  When English historian Clive Aslet began doing research for his 1990 book, The American Country House, he was told by friends and associates on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean that the subject was certainly not broad enough for an entire publication.  Fortunately, Aslet ignored their inaccurate if well-intentioned advice, thereby documenting a multitude of structures that might otherwise have been consigned to undeserved obscurity."

Indeed.

Spring Hill Pond

Buried in the woods on Henry Carnegie Phipps' 'Spring Hill' in Old Westbury is this former pond, which was fed by a grotto and accessed by horse paths.  

Historic Aerials

Check out Historic Aerials for some very interesting views into Long Island's past.  Try 77 Crescent Beach Road Glen Cove NY and click the 1966 map to see 'Winfield Hall' and Glen Cove frozen in 1966, or try 1 Wheatley Road Old Westbury NY to see 'Crossroads' and Old Westbury (click the pan button to move around).  There is really nothing quite like this.

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The front of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.

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The side of Frederick Guest's 'Templeton' in Brookville.

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The garden wall at Henry Carnegie Phipps' 'Spring Hill' in Old Westbury pictured at the end of winter.  

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What appears to be some sort of garden chair at Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.

Burrwood Ruins 2

Walter Jennings, vice-president, director and secretary of Standard Oil Co. had Carrere & Hastings design him an enormous home in Lloyd Harbor c. 1899.  He also had the Olmsted Brothers design extensive landscaping for the property between 1915 and 1938.  Click HERE to see what 'Burrwood' looked like.

A garden wall and stairs that faced the house, with a large urn visible in the distance.

The view from the top of the gardens, some ironwork is visible between the weeds.

A massive copper beach that sits at one end of the gardens.

The tea house.

One of the higher points on the property, this area has a low wall around the perimeter and an outcropping in the distance.

Beneath the balustrades sits a reflecting pool.  When this was in working order you could have walked around either side and down a level.

The view from just beneath the southern terrace which is original to the house.  The home had an incredible view over Cold Spring Harbor and out towards the Long Island Sound.  

Click below to see 'Burrwood' intact and still standing in a 1953 aerial shot.

Rosemary Hall

When Foxhall P. Keene's 'Rosemary Hall' in Old Westbury was pictured HERE last summer the house was still awaiting the four Corinthian columns that support the portico to be reinstalled.  The renovation seems complete as the columns have been put up and the house once again looks as it did 100 years ago.  

Muttontown Road Cemetery

Along the side of Muttontown Road in Muttontown is this small cemetery that dates to before the Civil War.  Most of the names on the headstones have weathered away making it rather hard to know who any of these people were, but they all seem to have died in the first half of the 19th century.  Click HERE to see the cemetery on google earth.

George Weekes, born 1762, died 1850, age 88.

Chelsea's Derelict Gardens

Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' as seen from across the Ferrucio Vitale designed pond in Muttontown.

There used to be formal gardens next to the house, designed by Innocenti & Webel.  Today they are completely overgrown and falling apart.

The pet cemetery.

At the far end of the garden is this gazebo, which sits in the middle of a half moon of trees (which are hardly visible today).

The ruined greenhouse.

Hempstead House / 'Kings' Castle

For anyone who watched NBC's 'Kings' last night, you probably noticed a whole lot of Daniel Guggenheim's 'Hempstead House' in the show.  The entrance to King Silas' home was the Apthorp apartment building in NYC.  The interiors (where they threw the banquet and played the piano) were the interiors of 'Hempstead House'.  They used the exterior of 'Hempstead House' as a different residence, one they said was at 'the vineyard'.  So they were able to get quite a bit of use out of the home, which I imagine will be seen in a bunch of upcoming episodes.  

Long Island City 1937

A Berenice Abbott photo of a house on 27th Avenue in Long Island City, 1937.  

Nassau County Country Club

The Nassau County Country Club, built 1910, in Glen Cove.

Overland House

'Overland House' was built for George Rose by the firm of Hoppin & Koen c. 1910 in Old Westbury.  The house sat on over 50 acres and was unfortunately demolished in 1950.    

Rockaway Beaches 1903

Seaside Avenue.

The Bowery.

Arvern, near Rockaway.

The Kuloff.

The Nameoke.

Wardenclyffe Tower

The Wardenclyffe Tower (or Tesla Tower) was built for Nikola Tesla in Shoreham c. 1902 by Stanford White (who designed the main building).  Tesla was trying to build a wireless electricity and communications tower and the core of the structure was never fully completed.  By 1907 the place was more or less shut down as Tesla had run out of financing.  Click HERE to see where the Tesla Tower stood on google earth.  

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The rear of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown.

The Manse / William Collins Whitney Estate

An aerial view of William Collins Whitney's 'The Manse' by McKim, Mead & White in Old Westbury.  This view gives you an idea of how immense this house was.  Click HERE for more on 'The Manse'.

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The front of George duPont Pratt's 'Killenworth' estate in Glen Cove.  Click HERE to see more on 'Killenworth'.

Home Acres

'Home Acres' was built for George Whitney Sr. by Delano & Aldrich c. 1915 in Old Westbury.  Whitney built the house on the estate of his father-in-law Robert Bacon (whose estate was named 'Old Acres').  Whitney was chairman of the board of J.P. Morgan and Co. as well as a founder and partner in the firm of Markoe, Morgan & Whitney.  Click HERE to see 'Home Acres' on google earth.

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The sunken indoor tennis court to William Russell Grace Jr.'s 'Crossroads' in Old Westbury.

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The rear garden levels at Bronson Winthrop's 'Muttontown Meadows / Nassau Hall' in Muttontown.

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The rear terrace wall and statue niche at Jay Phipps' 'Westbury House' in Old Westbury.