Monday, January 24, 2011

'Fort Hill' Garage

The garage to 'Fort Hill', designed by G. Clinton Mackenzie c. 1910 for the W.J. Matheson estate in Lloyd Harbor. Click HERE for more on 'Fort Hill'.
Photos from Architectural Record, 1911.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

The wikimapia tag is linked to pictures of Inisfada.

Anonymous said...

The garage building is still there, but it now appears to be a private residence with a swimming pool in back: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qtkyk58w8g4z&lvl=19.308726834512995&dir=0.8534597277735003&sty=o&where1=Lloyd%20Harbor%2C%20NY&q=lloyd%20harbor%2C%20new%20york

Anonymous said...

I thought this house was still totally intact?

Kellsboro Jack said...

The 42-room Fort Hill mansion when it was listed for sale in 2006 (@ $24M) indicated it was "rebuilt" in 1990 and still on 13.5-acres. The price in 2007 dropped down to $18M.

The Daniel Gale/Sotheby's listing cited a detached 12-car garage, indoor squash court and deep water dock.

A side point on a former resident:

'A former gatehouse for the Fort Hill mansion on the hill to the north, the brick house with a bay window on the first floor, five gables on the second floor and a pool and pavilion - and no screening on the water side - proved much too visible after Joel married model Christie Brinkley, so the couple moved to Amagansett, New York.'

Anonymous said...

You missed a post yesterday. You've undone 4 months of therapy, I hope you're happy.

HalfPuddingHalfSauce said...

Follow the link from the wikipedia article to the application for Fort Hills landmark designation. Detailed description of exterior/interior.

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=40.9186041&lon=-73.4880638&z=18&l=0&m=b&v=8

Zach L. said...

SPLIA has a preservation covenant on this house. When I was at SPLIA two summers ago they had just finished an inspection (I do not recall at what frequency they do this). But I believe it is well cared for.