Sunday, January 17, 2010

'Killenworth'

'Killenworth', the George du Pont Pratt estate designed by Trowbridge & Ackerman c. 1913 in Glen Cove. The house was later purchased by the U.S.S.R. and used as a United Nations retreat. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'Killenworth' was for sale. Click HERE to see 'Killenworth' on google earth.






Pictures from Architectural Record, 1914.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Another great post :)
Is it possible to see it on Google earth?

Anonymous said...

Another great post!!! :)
Is it possible to see it on Google Earth?

An Aesthete's Lament said...

The pool is quite beautiful. But the architecture is merely august in effect. Noble but dull.