
A spread on '
Munnysunk', the
Frank Bailey estate enlarged by
Severance & Schumm c. 1912 in
Locust Valley. Bailey was president of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company and was a developer in Brooklyn, credited with the development of Brownsville, Bensonhurst, Borough Park and Long Beach. Click
HERE for more on '
Munnysunk'.

Pictures from
Country Life in America, 1916.
3 comments:
Gotta love the name.
And it's open to the public as Bailey Arboretum. Well worth a visit if you're in the 'hood.
said with ubiquitous lockjaw accent, "munnysunk, dear, munnysunk"
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