Wednesday, September 17, 2014

The William W. Cocks Estate

The William Willets Cocks estate, a Quaker farmhouse built for his family c. 1805 and later enlarged for Cocks in Old Westbury.  His nickname was 'The Quaker Congressman' and he also served as Mayor of Old Westbury from 1924 (the year of incorporation) to 1932.  Click HERE for more on the Cocks estate and HERE to see the residence on bing.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This house always gave me such a warm feeling when I was a child.