Monday, March 3, 2014

'Beacon Towers'

'Beacon Towers', the Alva Vanderbilt Belmont estate designed by Hunt & Hunt c. 1917 in Sands Point and pictured here under the subsequent Hearst ownership.  Click HERE for all previous posts on 'Beacon Towers'.

4 comments:

Kellsboro Jack said...

Zach, that post card of Beacon Towers is a gem of a old find. The car in the forecourt gives a bit more scale to the structure that is often lost.

Anonymous said...

Based on the large foundation plantings this picture appears to be late in the buildings life. Was there a time when the large Hearst installed entrance portal was removed or sold off as it does not appear to be shown in this photo? Archibuff

Zach L. said...

That is a very good spot... and very strange. The entrance almost appears as a blank wall in the postcard.

Anonymous said...

My father delivered flowers here in the early thirties