Monday, December 6, 2010

'Highwood'

'Highwood', the Edwin Gould estate designed by Henry Corse c. 1931 in Oyster Bay Cove, with landscaping by Innocenti & Webel and Ellen Biddle Shipman. Gould was a son of Jay Gould and whose brother Howard built 'Castlegould' and 'Hempstead House' in Sands Point. Edwin was a founder and president of Continental Match Co., vice-president of Bowling Green Trust and president and chairman of the board of the St. Louis Southwestern Railroad. Click HERE to see 'Highwood' on google earth and HERE on bing.

Pictures from the Library of Congress.

8 comments:

HalfPuddingHalfSauce said...

Charming outbuilding group still stands.

Anonymous said...

Looks as if the house is still there also. I guess the outbuildings are not part of the estate anymore. Zach anymore photos? Love to see more of the interior.

The Down East Dilettante said...

what a particularly attractive example of Long Island Georgian---very English, large but not vast, spare in its details. Am I mistaken that this is the house later owned by naughty Jimmy Donahue?

And looking at it on Bing, it appears to have so far escaped the bad McMansion landscaping and asphalt forecourt syndrome...

Kellsboro Jack said...

HPHS that really is a charming carriage complex for Highwood. Still retaining the original lines and look. The manor house of Highwood (at least from the birdseye view on Bing) still looks lovely despite the reduce acreage and a few homes encroaching on its former lands.

I'm sure it once had some really delicious grounds from EBS. That gilded age bonus appears to be the most notable victim to progress.

The Down East Dilettante said...

Love the carriage complex. And my bad, 'Broadhollow' was the Jimmy Donahue place.

ChipSF said...

HPHS - that is a sweet garage complex! And love the house too.

Lots of interesting houses in this neighborhood (Northwood, Moorelands, Mallow) with preserved land in-between. And that Northwood farm complex is awesome!

Dulcie Leimbach said...

We lived in one of the cottages in 1963-64, when it was still Highwood Estate, owned by Dr. Montana, who lived in the city and came out on weekends to ride. The estate was then sold to a developer a year later. The cottages still stand and the six-car garage was turned into a home as well. It was an idyllic place for children.

Anonymous said...

I'm the mail carrie who delivers to Highwood, and I can assure you that the house is still standing and looks much as it did in its heyday.