Built for
Howard Phipps, the youngest of three sons of
Henry Phipps. Designed by
Adams & Prentice in 1935 in
Old Westbury, this house sits across the road from his big brother Jay's
Westbury House (O.W. Gardens). Click
HERE to see the gardens of 'Erchless'. Click
HERE to see '
Erchless' on google earth.
The view looking back at the house from the field.
The stables, one of numerous outbuildings hidden behind the row of beech trees. There is also a pond, multiple cottages, two barns, and a greenhouse.
Built for Howard Phipps, the youngest of three sons of Henry Phipps. Designed by Adams & Prentice in 1935 in Old Westbury, this house sits across the road from his big brother Jay's Westbury House (O.W. Gardens). Click HERE to see the gardens of 'Erchless'. Click HERE to see 'Erchless' on google earth.
The garden on the western side of the house. In the distance on the left are two Japanese tea houses that are in reality pool houses.
The view from the top of the rear terrace. The rear of the house overlooks a huge field with horse rings on one side. At the end of the field is a massive row of 80 foot beech trees that screen the rest of the property from the outbuildings.
The view looking back at the house from the field.
The stables, one of numerous outbuildings hidden behind the row of beech trees. There is also a pond, multiple cottages, two barns, and a greenhouse.
5 comments:
Is Erchless open to the public?
No, it is still privately owned by the Phipps family. I was able to see it when it was open one day this past spring for a garden tour. Perhaps it will be open again next year.
This is lovely, perhaps the loveliest of the well-maintained homes on your site. To imagine that, at one time, all of these places were as well staffed and maintained as Erchless. I hope this continues!
Wonderful place, let us know when it's open to the public again.
Great piece on this home. Being the Great-Great Grandson of Henry Phipps, I have been here many time. The pictures do not do it justice....
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