tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post3131533760322703646..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: 'Notley Hill'Zach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-50554149102166277452013-02-23T13:14:05.489-05:002013-02-23T13:14:05.489-05:00It's also possible to regard modesty like this...It's also possible to regard modesty like this as providential, in that an underwhelming house might not come with overwhelming tax and upkeep bills making it impossible for subsequent generations to keep intact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-88072488153647637262013-02-21T02:01:08.456-05:002013-02-21T02:01:08.456-05:00Anon 11:09 --
I think the clients got exactly wha...Anon 11:09 --<br /><br />I think the clients got exactly what they wanted - a modest, comfortable house that would accommodate a couple of children and two or three servants.<br /><br />(Plus the occasional guest.)The Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-79108624753305365962013-02-20T23:09:21.781-05:002013-02-20T23:09:21.781-05:00Quite underwhelming after the Picket Farm design c...Quite underwhelming after the Picket Farm design commissionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-89492623750002590962013-02-20T10:11:17.281-05:002013-02-20T10:11:17.281-05:00Pretty little house. Very "Father Knows Best&...Pretty little house. Very "Father Knows Best" -- and I mean that in the nicest possible way.The Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-3332356901950818112013-02-20T07:37:25.634-05:002013-02-20T07:37:25.634-05:00ah yes. A survivor from an age when people still ...ah yes. A survivor from an age when people still knew how to build in a local vernacular and the 'great room' had yet to be invented.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.com