Thursday, February 4, 2010
'Villa Carola'
'Villa Corola', the Isaac Guggenheim estate designed by Howard van Buren Magonigle c. 1916 in Sands Point. Warren & Wetmore were responsible for the outbuildings and Ferruccio Vitale designed the lawns, gardens, pool terrace and driveway. Guggenheim was a member of Guggenheim Brothers, a mining and smelting holding company, as well as a director of the American Smelting and Refining Co.. Following Isaac's death the estate went to his brother Solomon (founder of the Guggenheim Museum in NYC). It later become a training center for IBM and is today the Village Club of Sands Point. Click HERE to see 'Villa Carola' on google earth. Picture from American Homes of Today, 1924.
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4 comments:
Handsome, exotic, not exceptional but very attractive.
Very nice image of this home of a bygone era. I am so glad it is still standing and used.
Karena
i went to bing to get a good look. beautiful interior courtyard and even more impressive from different angles. can we get pix of the interior sometime?
PACK RATS - TURNER, MAINE
I work inside the Mansion. It is more beautiful than it looks.
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