Sunday, January 9, 2011

Putting a Face to an Estate 8

Mrs. Cortland D. Barnes (nee Katherine Lansing Barney). Below, 'Nonesuch House', the Barnes estate designed by Peabody, Wilson & Brown c. 1918 in Manhasset. Click HERE for more on 'Nonesuch House'.


Mrs. C.C. Rumsey (nee Mary Harriman). Below, the Rumsey estate designed by F. Burrall Hoffman Jr. c. 1910 in Brookville. Click HERE for more on the C.C. Rumsey estate.


3 comments:

lil' gay boy said...

Wasn't Nonesuch House subsequently owned by Neysa McMein & Jack Baragwanath?

Anonymous said...

Mrs. Barnes looks like one Femme Formidable. Magnificent home. Is there some awful McMansion development in its place?

Anonymous said...

Mrs.Barnes is striking indeed. Zach, do you know where this photo was taken?