Thursday, October 6, 2011

'Wheatly'

A panoramic view of the entrance to 'Wheatly', the Edwin D. Morgan III estate designed by McKim, Mead & White and built between 1890-1900 in Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on 'Wheatly' and HERE to see the brochure fro when the estate was for sale. Photo from the Elizabeth Morgan Jay Etnier Hollins archives.

6 comments:

The Devoted Classicist said...

The composition of the buildings around the courtyard makes this one of my favorites by MM&W.

The Down East Dilettante said...

ditto

Laura from RI said...

Is this the same Wheatly as in H.C. Phipps & Gladys Phipps estate Wheatly ? Because the Phipps estate also named Wheatly (after the highway) had a 1 mile training track along with stables. Please confirm/verify I am wrong : )

Anonymous said...

Are you sure the Phipps had an estate named "Wheatly". I know of Westbury House, Erchless, Spring Hill, Knole and Templeton...and the parents home in either Glen Cove or Great Neck...I think it was called "Bonnie Bell" or something like that...but never heard of a Phipps home being named "Wheatly".

Zach L. said...

Laura...you are mistaken. The Phipps estate you speak of is named 'Spring Hill' and can be found on the right hand side of the page under Estates.

Anonymous said...

Bonnie Blink

http://wikimapia.org/2279923/Bonnie-Blink-Phipps-Administration-Building