The
Arthur Brigham Claflin estate designed by
Grosvenor Atterbury c. 1898 in
Southampton. Claflin was a partner in the dry goods firm of H.B. Claflin & Co. which was founded by his father. Today the home functions as the administration building to Long Island University's Southampton College. Click
HERE to see the Claflin residence on google earth and
HERE on bing.
Photos from
American Architect & Architecture, 1908.
3 comments:
Not much sign of the brilliance to come, is there?
A few links --
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27580952@N02/4427505420/in/set-72157624154551946
http://historichouses.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/clafin-estate-tucker-mill-inn-southampton-college-southampton-ny/
http://southampton.patch.com/articles/stony-brook-southampton-to-reopen-dorms-expand-arts-and-marine-science-offerings#photo-2849668
P.S. Dilettante -- Who's to say what the client brought to the final design? (Cf. In re Rockefeller.) It might be more fair to say he was inconsistent, as he'd done great things a decade before.
Excellent point Mr. Ancient.
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