tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post3258128859116001936..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: The James Byrne EstateZach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-46473440623876162652015-05-23T19:21:47.238-04:002015-05-23T19:21:47.238-04:00Does anyone know how to contact anyone who current...Does anyone know how to contact anyone who currently owns or has ties to this estate? We just located something related to the estate.bethanyfire219@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-78458162485034330892015-05-23T19:19:42.175-04:002015-05-23T19:19:42.175-04:00Does anyone know how to get in touch with either d...Does anyone know how to get in touch with either descendants of Mrs. James Byrne or the current owners of this estate? We are cleaning out house and just located something they may find of interest . bethanyfire219@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-63439351368089047762012-04-30T19:09:26.226-04:002012-04-30T19:09:26.226-04:00That makes three of us.That makes three of us.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-90993435239355717182012-04-30T18:35:20.641-04:002012-04-30T18:35:20.641-04:00I'm with Van Nostrand.
Atterbury's desig...I'm with Van Nostrand. <br /><br />Atterbury's design was imaginative, appropriate to the site, and quintessentially American. The house that replaced it looks more like a standard-issue Presbyterian Seminary somewhere in the Midwest.The Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-78607228811252283762012-04-30T17:58:52.238-04:002012-04-30T17:58:52.238-04:00I have always thought that the Atterbury design to...I have always thought that the Atterbury design to be far superior to its unimaginative replacement.Van Nostrandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-48317891775648043632012-04-30T14:56:15.162-04:002012-04-30T14:56:15.162-04:00I worded that incorrectly, I meant I thought that ...I worded that incorrectly, I meant I thought that the seating area and tea-house were the only survivors of Grosvenor Atterbury's work, I also would not consider a seating area an out-building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-2728539365141202172012-04-30T13:17:22.294-04:002012-04-30T13:17:22.294-04:00Thanks Patricia for the link. It was such a fire w...Thanks Patricia for the link. It was such a fire with the loss of art work that led Otto Kahn to design a "fireproof" house on Long Island after his New Jersey mansion went up in flames. He supposedly was devestated that under his watch great works of art were forever lost. His fireproof home Oheka did indeed work and survived numerous attempts at arson prior to its renovation.archibuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-19862651953685580092012-04-30T12:25:17.601-04:002012-04-30T12:25:17.601-04:00I was curious about the cause of another house-des...I was curious about the cause of another house-destroying fire and did a NY Times search and came up with quite a dramatic story. Seems the house was being fixed up for the Coes' return -- full of workmen, the servants had arrived two days previously to ready the house. <br /><br />The workmen were trying to waterproof the "sun parlor" when a blowtorch set material on fire. They tried to put the fire out themselves while it spread. Finally the firemen were called and there was no water source to use. Meanwhile the servants and workmen were carrying out armloads of silver and artwork. Your heart will be in your throat reading this:<br /><br />http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FA0B11FC355B11738DDDA10A94DB405B888DF1D3Patricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-24479592747322927982012-04-30T12:11:15.475-04:002012-04-30T12:11:15.475-04:00I've rarely considered seating areas to be out...I've rarely considered seating areas to be outbuildings...but what I meant was that the stables, hay barn, carriage house and super's residence were all designed before the fire (by W&G) in a style to match the original residence.Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-20964424226106280072012-04-30T12:03:59.847-04:002012-04-30T12:03:59.847-04:00All I thought that remained of the original out-bu...All I thought that remained of the original out-buildings were the brick seating area behind the house and possilby the tea-house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-73405508975278504862012-04-30T10:01:06.639-04:002012-04-30T10:01:06.639-04:00The former summer house of the Byrne's daughte...The former summer house of the Byrne's daughter, Mrs. Walter Lippman, is for sale---just two estates from David Rockefeller and around the corner from Martha Stewart<br /><br />http://www.landvest.com/property/13772875/5-Ocean-View-Lane-Seal-Harbor-ME-04675The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-78491024598755637632012-04-30T09:45:47.618-04:002012-04-30T09:45:47.618-04:00Wonderful pictures---Brickbuilder covered houses w...Wonderful pictures---Brickbuilder covered houses well. Imaginatively patterned designs.<br /><br />One suspects that the pre-existing foundation, as much as affection for the old house, played into the planning of the new house.<br /><br />The remains of the Byrne's Bar Harbor house, by Guy Lowell, can be seen here (unfortunately, I had no vintage shots of the house in its elegant pre-Catholic seminary days. <br /><br />http://thedowneastdilettante.blogspot.com/2012/03/lost-gardens.htmlThe Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-65880496191615083612012-04-30T09:06:09.351-04:002012-04-30T09:06:09.351-04:00What a great looking building and obviously the Co...What a great looking building and obviously the Coes loved a lot about their former home since they practically rebuilt the same Atterbury outline and retained alot from the floor plans in their new home. I also think the rebuilt Coe Hall is a great looking home and todays property shares the best features of the former estate with the enhanced gardens, greenhouses and gates of the later construction.archibuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-47044520933804306502012-04-30T08:23:52.573-04:002012-04-30T08:23:52.573-04:00You can see from the site plan that the Guy Lowell...You can see from the site plan that the Guy Lowell designed Italian Blue Pool Garden (featured 2 weeks ago) was built on the site of the Byrne's tennis court.Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.com