The James McCrea Estate

An advertisement for the James Alexander McCrea estate designed by Charles Platt c. 1909 in Woodmere. McCrea was the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and was behind the construction of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan. He retired in 1913 at the age of 65 saying in his resignation letter that he "desired a rest". The house has since been demolished.

'The Pebbles'

'The Pebbles', the Wyllis Rossiter Betts Jr. estate designed by Chester M. Patterson c. 1930 in Oyster Bay Cove. Betts was a member of the firm Harris Upham & Co. He was married to Constance W. McCann, daughter of Charles E.F. and Helena Woolworth McCann of 'Sunken Orchard'. Click HERE to see 'The Pebbles' on google earth and HERE on bing.

'Brookwood'

'Brookwood', the Henry Miller Minton estate designed by Thomas H. Ellet c. 1929 in North Hills. Minton was chairman and president of Church & Dwight Co., the company behind Arm & Hammer Baking Soda. The house is no longer extant.

'Maycroft'

'Maycroft', the James Herman Aldrich estate designed by Edward D. Lindsey c. 1880 in Sag Harbor. After his death in 1917 Aldrich's wife donated the estate to the Episcopal Church where they were very active. Click HERE to see 'Maycroft' on google earth and HERE on bing.

'Andros Hills'

'Andros Hills', the Thomas Gerald Condon estate designed by Grosvenor Atterbury c. 1906 in Southampton. Condon was president of the Southwestern Coal & Iron Company and was involved in mining and railroads out west. Click HERE to see 'Andros Hills' on google earth and HERE on bing.

'Sandy Cay' Swimming Pool

The Ferruccio Vitale designed swimming pool to 'Sandy Cay', the Conde Nast estate built c. 1930 in Sands Point. Click HERE for more on 'Sandy Cay'.

The Rothwell M. Sheriff Estate

The Rothwell M. Sheriff estate designed by Fuller & Dick c. 1928 in Lattingtown. Sheriff was the eldest son of Andrew Rothwell Sheriff, a prominent Chicago lawyer. Click HERE to see the Sheriff estate on google earth and HERE on bing.

'Beechwood'

'Beechwood', the John Teele Pratt Jr. estate designed by William Platt c. 1934 in Glen Cove. Click HERE for more on 'Beechwood'.

'Whispering Pines'

'Whispering Pines', the Francis Draz estate in Far Rockaway. Draz was the president of Francis Draz & Company, wine merchants. Click HERE to see a picture from Shorpy of a Francis Draz & Co. store from 1906. If anyone has any additional information on the house please share.

Photos from American Country Houses of Today, 1917.

'Westbury House' South Allee Gate

The gate at the south allee at 'Westbury House', the John S. Phipps estate designed by George Crawley c. 1905 in Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on 'Westbury House'.

St. Patrick Church Glen Cove

The St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church designed by Raymond Francis Almirall of Ingles & Almirall and built c. 1899 in Glen Cove. Click HERE for a complete history on the church. Click HERE to see the church on google earth and HERE on bing.

The Coe Family Mausoleum

The William R. Coe family mausoleum (of 'Planting Fields') at St. John's Church Memorial Cemetery in Laurel Hollow. Click HERE for more on the Memorial Cemetery and HERE to see other notable residents interred there.

When 'Claverack' Was For Sale...Again

A brochure advertising 'Claverack', the Thomas H. Barber estate designed by Robert Henderson Robertson c. 1892 in Southampton. Click HERE to see the brochure from when the 'Claverack' was for sale the first time. Click HERE to see 'Claverack' on google earth and HERE on bing.

Brochure courtesy of SPLIA.

'Winfield Hall' Advertisement

An advertisement for 'Winfield Hall', the Frank W. Woolworth estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove. The advertisement dates from after the death of Woolworth but before the house was sold to Richard S. Reynolds, founder of the U.S. Foil Company. Click HERE for more on 'Winfield Hall'. Click HERE to see 'Winfield Hall' on google earth and HERE on bing. Click HERE to see the house that preceded 'Winfield Hall'. Advertisement from Country Life, 1927.

The Dr. P.B. Wyckoff Estate Interiors

The accompanying interiors to the Dr. Peter Brown Wyckoff estate designed by Barney & Chapman c. 1900 in Southampton. Click HERE for more on the Dr. P.B. Wyckoff estate.

Photos from Architectural Record, 1904.

The Dr. P.B. Wyckoff Estate

The Dr. Peter Brown Wyckoff estate designed by Barney & Chapman c. 1900 in Southampton. Wyckoff began his career as a physician before becoming a partner in the stock brokerage firm of Munroe & Wyckoff and a member of the NY Stock Exchange. Wyckoff was a descendent of Cornelius Wijkoff who arrived here from Holland in 1649. The estate was later owned by Mrs. Jessie May Woolworth Donahue who gave it the name 'Wooldon Manor' and hired Treanor & Fatio to design a pool house c. 1931 that is still extant as a private residence. The house was demolished in 1941 but sat on Gin Lane. Interiors tomorrow.

Photos from Architectural Record, 1904.

Putting a Face to an Estate 18

George Whitney. Below, his estate 'Home Acres' designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1915 in Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on 'Home Acres'.

'Brose' Clark

Ambrose Clark, owner of 'Broad Hollow House' in Old Westbury, seen taking a jump about 1920 from Church of the Advent: The First Fifty Years by Frederic Underwood, Ph.D. Click HERE for more on 'Broad Hollow House'.

'Lauderdale'

'Lauderdale', the Henry Hobart Porter estate designed by Barney & Chapman c. 1900 in Lawrence with landscaping by Martha Brooks Brown Hutcheson. A graduate of Columbia University School of Mines, Porter along with E.N. Sanderson founded the engineering firm of Sanderson & Porter in 1894. Through his engineering firm Porter would become the chairman of the board of the American Water Works & Electric Company after a reorganization. He was also a director at a dozen other companies including the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Co., the Ann Arbor Railroad Co. and Chemical Bank & Trust Co. In 1930 he was asked to head the Engineering Foundation which at the time was overseeing a five-year research program into iron and its alloys. Porter was also at one time president of the Village of Lawrence. Click HERE to see 'Lauderdale' on google earth and HERE on bing.

Click above to see 'Lauderdale' on a 1966 aerial shot. Photos from Architectural Record, 1904.

'Broadlawns'

An advertisement (c. 1923) for 'Broadlawns', the Angeline Rowan Booth estate in Kings Point. Booth was married to Henry Prosper Booth (d. 1909) who was the co-founder with Edward Ward of the James E. Ward Co. and president of the Ward Line.

'Harbor Hill' Interiors

Some additional interiors to 'Harbor Hill', the Clarence Mackay estate designed by McKim, Mead & White c. 1899 in Roslyn. Click HERE for more on 'Harbor Hill'.

Photos from Architectural Record, 1904.

'The Servant Question at Harbor Hill'

Photographs of the servant quarters at 'Harbor Hill', the Clarence Mackay estate designed by McKim, Mead & White c. 1899 in Roslyn from a 1904 article in Harper's Bazaar entitled 'The Servant Question at Harbor Hill' by Grace Fowler. Click HERE for more on 'Harbor Hill'.