tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post2178231670462434635..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: When 'Birchwood' Was For SaleZach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-43118829084940123852012-09-11T22:01:13.489-04:002012-09-11T22:01:13.489-04:00Anon 6:57 says it so well.
Once upon a time, gard...Anon 6:57 says it so well.<br /><br />Once upon a time, gardens, privacy, and elegance were selling points. <br /><br />Now it's million dollar kitchens -- for the caterers, mostly -- and the modern equivalent of two-holers, sheathed in Calacatta marble -- for the Mr and Mrs.<br /><br />The Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-10583730243177340022012-09-11T18:57:44.663-04:002012-09-11T18:57:44.663-04:00To anonymous... Bathrooms and Kitchens were functi...To anonymous... Bathrooms and Kitchens were functional at the turn of the century, not the selling features that we expect in today's houses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-51746087314482239192012-09-11T18:51:57.235-04:002012-09-11T18:51:57.235-04:00Because the kitchens were for the servants and the...Because the kitchens were for the servants and the bathrooms were considered too private.The Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-53547208164107537112012-09-11T04:41:55.694-04:002012-09-11T04:41:55.694-04:00Why do we not se any images of kitchen and bathroo...Why do we not se any images of kitchen and bathrooms in these old sales brochures ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-54676652579433578182012-09-10T11:46:51.150-04:002012-09-10T11:46:51.150-04:00Looks as if the new wing was constructed where the...Looks as if the new wing was constructed where the original two storey service wing once stood and was removed at some point in time.<br /><br />Pretty home. Nice grounds. Standard interiors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-34989510425217124562012-09-10T10:48:31.578-04:002012-09-10T10:48:31.578-04:00funny thing---when I first looked at this post, th...funny thing---when I first looked at this post, the two inside pages were separate, then when I clicked for the second page, suddenly they were one picture---been practicing Photoshop?<br /><br />I like this place.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-76010240586663303362012-09-10T09:42:13.795-04:002012-09-10T09:42:13.795-04:00So from what I can see...
- They made a secondary...So from what I can see...<br /><br />- They made a secondary approach to the house through the woods and front lawn.<br /><br />- Built a very large service wing where a small garden used to be. <br /><br />- Built a detached garage.<br /><br />- Demolished the original pool and built a new one in the field below the rear of the house.<br /><br />- Resurrected the garden off the western wing.<br /><br />- Removed the playground.<br /><br />Anything else?Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-22842812600909390142012-09-10T09:37:05.329-04:002012-09-10T09:37:05.329-04:00I don't generally like it when an older house ...I don't generally like it when an older house is substantially enlarged. In this case, however, it looks as if very sensible things were done. (Perhaps the architect in charge of the renovations has pictures on his website?)<br /><br />P.S. At the very least, the owners now have a place to park their cars in the winter.The Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-43101285800469915202012-09-10T08:48:53.159-04:002012-09-10T08:48:53.159-04:00I would have liked to have seen the dining room wh...I would have liked to have seen the dining room which is described as having an inlaid marble floor.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-30853699490946101392012-09-10T07:59:53.901-04:002012-09-10T07:59:53.901-04:00And if you're wondering this brochure did inde...And if you're wondering this brochure did indeed appear on OLI three years ago but received very little commentary so I have reposted it.<br /><br />Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.com