tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post1356682415243420042..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: 'Cassleigh'Zach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-48198300408054469612009-11-06T08:32:30.743-05:002009-11-06T08:32:30.743-05:00The majority of these old estates resemble that &#...The majority of these old estates resemble that 'institutional' look.I wonder why? didnt most of them become institutions at one point? Ohhh maybe thats why...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-32072580270999815952009-11-06T08:32:29.113-05:002009-11-06T08:32:29.113-05:00The majority of these old estates resemble that &#...The majority of these old estates resemble that 'institutional' look.I wonder why? didnt most of them become institutions at one point? Ohhh maybe thats why...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-68156435151302209122009-11-06T08:32:27.026-05:002009-11-06T08:32:27.026-05:00The majority of these old estates resemble that &#...The majority of these old estates resemble that 'institutional' look.I wonder why? didnt most of them become institutions at one point? Ohhh maybe thats why...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-280272430884772862009-11-05T20:41:51.704-05:002009-11-05T20:41:51.704-05:00What I find interesting is that Harbor Hill was be...What I find interesting is that Harbor Hill was being built at the same time just around the corner, and while I haven't seen landscape shots of Cassleigh, the two estates seem like they couldn't be more different. <br /><br />I wonder who in the firm was responsible for this one?Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-56784445314385988332009-11-05T18:10:06.303-05:002009-11-05T18:10:06.303-05:00ah, but if mrs. canfield had said "here's...ah, but if mrs. canfield had said "here's the keys - i'll pay all your expenses just to live here", i'll bet these petty concerns and complaints would fade away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-17775193262551317892009-11-05T09:50:58.520-05:002009-11-05T09:50:58.520-05:00Indeed it is. It shows that even the greatest of a...Indeed it is. It shows that even the greatest of architects can have a bad day. It is interesting to compare this house to their T. Jefferson Coolidge house at Manchester MA, and the Florence Vanderbilt Twombley House at Madison NJ. both with many details in common with this house, including certain awkwardness in proportion. The Twombley house garden front is particularly bad. The Coolidge house is the best resolved of the three.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-40260600520088812172009-11-05T09:37:24.870-05:002009-11-05T09:37:24.870-05:00Top-heavy. Without distinction. Institutional. It ...Top-heavy. Without distinction. Institutional. It might as well be an dormitory.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.com