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Monday, August 18, 2014
On the Grounds of 'Idlewilde'
On the grounds of 'Idlewilde', the Adolph Henry Alker estate in Great Neck. Click HERE for more on 'Idlewilde' which has since been demolished.
2 comments:
Kellsboro Jack
said...
Very off topic (sorry Zach!) but Rachel 'Bunny' Mellon's lovely Upperville, Virginia estate came on the market. Talk about a throwback to another era with the architects involved, size and scope of the property - price tag too.
2,000 acre Oak Spring Farms with the Delano & Aldrich designed manor house, et al
2 comments:
Very off topic (sorry Zach!) but Rachel 'Bunny' Mellon's lovely Upperville, Virginia estate came on the market. Talk about a throwback to another era with the architects involved, size and scope of the property - price tag too.
2,000 acre Oak Spring Farms with the Delano & Aldrich designed manor house, et al
http://www.wfp.com/listing-showcase/property-details.asp?mlsid=FQ8431902
A sylvan setting ~ appropriate for the ducks seen at the far side of the pond, to the right of their bank-side shelter.
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