Thursday, December 26, 2013

'Nid de Papillon'

'Nid de Papillon', the Robert Appleton estate designed by Frank Eaton Newman c. 1917 in East Hampton.  Click HERE for more on 'Nid de Papillon'.  Click HERE to see the residence on google earth and HERE on bing.

6 comments:

Tyngsboro said...

The house, and setting, are greatly enhanced by the lush planting of evergreens ~ and the ivy on the house is always a nice touch. And that car ~ the "Flying Lady" atop the grill identifies it to be a Rolls !

Anonymous said...

yes it has lost some of it's footing with the surrounding landscape. today unfortunately nobody would surround their beachfront home with evergreens and entomb it with ivy, the light, the views, the sun, but here it is quite attractive and probably worked to cool the home efficiently

Doug Floor Plan said...

I'm guessing the original property extended up to Further Lane & if you look at the corner of Further Lane & E Rd there is a structure (now a residence) that, to me, looks like something built to support the original estate? That's a question.

Very nice place -- makes me wish again that 'Black Point' had survived.

The Down East Dilettante said...

Nice car.

What do we know about Newman. This house was something of a sensation, hugely covered in the architectural press when it was new, yet doesn't seem to have led to a big career.

Anonymous said...

A quick consultation with Historic Aerials reveals that the possible dependency was built at a much later date than Nid de Papillon. It appears to have been constructed some time between 1960 and 1969.

Doug Floor Plan said...

It’s Saturday, I looked at the postcard again, thought about the female in the white hat getting out of the car & the fact this house is still standing, & this popped into my head:

As Celia alit from the Rolls she looked up at the big house, sighed, and said, “Another afternoon of tea and heavy moral judgments. When I inherit this house I’m going to tear it down and build a casino. And James,” she said to the chauffer [of course], “Don’t watch my ass again as I climb the stairs – Granny can smell sin a mile away.”