tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post2667628030103837628..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: 'Villa Mille Fiori'Zach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-70733300573550998062013-07-04T22:16:46.502-04:002013-07-04T22:16:46.502-04:00This was my great-great grandfather's house......This was my great-great grandfather's house....Anna Johnstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-68269110393317523802013-02-17T22:49:04.374-05:002013-02-17T22:49:04.374-05:00This was my great-great grandfather's place. A...This was my great-great grandfather's place. And my grandmother still tells us how she used to pick berries in the garden of the estate. It's a shame it was torn down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-75672765483706896692009-12-05T11:46:41.884-05:002009-12-05T11:46:41.884-05:00There are some great photos of it in 'Houses o...There are some great photos of it in 'Houses of the Hamptons 1880-1930':<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Houses-Hamptons-1880-1930-Architecture-Leisure/dp/0926494449/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260031565&sr=8-1Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-62488031027620711132009-12-05T11:38:12.628-05:002009-12-05T11:38:12.628-05:00AAL -
You are right on both counts but I am leanin...AAL -<br />You are right on both counts but I am leaning toward marvelous based on what appears to be wonderful craftsmanship. It would fare better hidden in the hills of Westbruy like Knole though.<br />DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-62246125899651580532009-12-05T06:41:38.882-05:002009-12-05T06:41:38.882-05:00Seems like a lot was demolished in the 60's or...Seems like a lot was demolished in the 60's or 70's. Sad it is. So many beautiful estates.Mike Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-51048792311566174232009-12-04T16:25:53.325-05:002009-12-04T16:25:53.325-05:00I think that it's a pretty good combination of...I think that it's a pretty good combination of both- incongruously placed in the potato fields of Long Island- surrounded by its shingle clad neighborsMagnuspetriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422769630636181429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-19137172222981772662009-12-04T13:52:33.909-05:002009-12-04T13:52:33.909-05:00I'm trying to figure out if it's (a) a New...I'm trying to figure out if it's (a) a New World abomination or (b) just plain marvelous.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-26759011650414660762009-12-04T09:15:43.375-05:002009-12-04T09:15:43.375-05:00As a child, I lived directly across Coopers Neck L...As a child, I lived directly across Coopers Neck Lane from the still extant gates of Villa Mille Fiori. A cottage on the estate was all that was left. It was owned by a man named Jan Mitchell who ran the New York Restaurant, Luchows. I hadn't thought about the house or Mitchell in years until yesterday, when Mitchell's obit appeared in the NYTimes. What a coincidence. <br /><br />Keep up the excellent work Zach.Magnuspetriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422769630636181429noreply@blogger.com