tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post3343759972980260176..comments2024-03-02T21:28:03.033-05:00Comments on Old Long Island: 'Dorset Lodge'Zach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-62859982029930792012013-03-31T16:38:56.887-04:002013-03-31T16:38:56.887-04:00I,m a new owner of the house. The Dorset Lodge wil...I,m a new owner of the house. The Dorset Lodge will be restore to original looks from 1906. Kowalewskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-77629504200512986892011-08-22T16:57:03.236-04:002011-08-22T16:57:03.236-04:00They tore down the service wing...perhaps they put...They tore down the service wing...perhaps they put the kitchen where the stair used to be located.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-21397116249525480452011-08-11T22:01:20.244-04:002011-08-11T22:01:20.244-04:00NICE!!! Though I agree with KJ...the whitewash in ...NICE!!! Though I agree with KJ...the whitewash in the front compared to the rear is far too harsh. And what's with the decor...very 70's..<br /><br />The stained glass windows are worth the price alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-32245652881649037432011-08-11T20:52:40.532-04:002011-08-11T20:52:40.532-04:00I like this house a lot. I like the whitewashed b...I like this house a lot. I like the whitewashed brick(of the sides and back)/white trim better than the original dark brick/dark trim. I agree with the comments about the new stair location and how it butchers the main hall. In counterpoint, however, I looked at the floor plans before looking at the more recent pictures and thought the original stair entered the second floor at a rather isolated location. That may have been another contributing factor to it being relocated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-13811975737146812662011-08-11T01:17:41.652-04:002011-08-11T01:17:41.652-04:00What a great house! It is a shame about the stair...What a great house! It is a shame about the staircase, but it can't be that hard to put right. Interesting interior decorating though. They rather missed the point, didn't they?Timonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-91318134303599770502011-08-10T16:11:02.118-04:002011-08-10T16:11:02.118-04:00We live in a house that was built in 1907 and for ...We live in a house that was built in 1907 and for some reason the real estate ad put it in the 20's also. We never figured out why. <br /><br />The ivy is beautiful but it will destroy a home because it gets into the grout and rock or brick and tears it up. We had it at a newer home before this one and it was such a nuisance that I ripped it all up at this house. I won't even let it get started. <br /><br />I agree about the staircase, that whole wall/hallway thing doesn't make any sense.Lodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610604239420522888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-89485153313262356502011-08-10T12:40:10.758-04:002011-08-10T12:40:10.758-04:00The forecourt facade being whitewashed so severe c...The forecourt facade being whitewashed so severe compared to the rear is baffling. <br /><br />The texture of the rear is vastly superior to the front so perhaps there was some remorse after starting with the front and discontinuing the revision.<br /><br />I'm a sucker for rich ivy on a home although not to the point where it overwhelming which is was in the original sales brochure. They could reintroduce some ivy and simply control it as need. <br /><br />Then again too many owners live purely inside with a 50" flat screen tv ....Kellsboro Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-8550447649763482412011-08-10T10:41:08.893-04:002011-08-10T10:41:08.893-04:00Thank you DFP...I was looking for a photo and pass...Thank you DFP...I was looking for a photo and passed right over the floor-plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-72870237749729366632011-08-10T09:31:53.691-04:002011-08-10T09:31:53.691-04:00Anon 9:15am, click on the first link ('Here...Anon 9:15am, click on the first link ('Here') Zach supplied & that will take you to an old sales brochure. Click on the second page of the four-page brochure; that should give you a significantly enlarged view of the ground floor (the plan for the second floor is on the third page).<br /><br />In the original plan you enter the vestibule ('VESTBL') & the original stair hall is to the left -- there are lines & an arrow with the word 'up.' My guess is previous owner turned this into a room when they moved the stairs.<br /><br />I also have to observe that as you turn left in the vestibule & enter the original stair hall you're looking straight at a lavatory sink (if the door is open) -- not the most attractive thing but at least it's not the toilet.Doug Floor Plannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-52854302794332121182011-08-10T09:15:12.207-04:002011-08-10T09:15:12.207-04:00Where it this original staircase your all speaking...Where it this original staircase your all speaking of? I don't see it in the For Sale brochure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-8590779808523984472011-08-10T08:18:50.641-04:002011-08-10T08:18:50.641-04:00The good news is the house still stands without ma...The good news is the house still stands without major exterior alterations & much of the original interior paneling is intact & looks good.<br /><br />The bad news:<br />• The acreage around the house has been whittled down from 50 to 3; if this house wasn’t surrounded by a heavy tree line it would feel very suburban & that’s not a good feel for a place you call a lodge.<br />• It’s too bad all the old ivy & landscaping around the house was removed & replaced with only a few new plantings – makes it look like there was an exterior problem where everything had to be stripped away to repair.<br />• Why heavy whitewash the front brick & only lightly whitewash the back?<br />• OMG (or do I mean WTF?) – someone moved the main staircase out of the original stair hall & planted it in the reception hall, eating up half the room & making you walk through that low-ceilinged narrow hallway to get from the front door into the reception hall. My only guess is an owner wanted to ‘descend the stairs in the grand double-height hall in the center of the house’ rather than have a nice entrance from the front door & have to come down a flight of stairs where they might not be seen by everyone. I understand opening up the wall to the conservatory but Gawd, the room looks the lobby of a La Quinta Inn.<br /><br />My hope is that whoever buys ‘Dorset Lodge’ sees Zach’s web-site & puts that staircase back where it belongs. I really like the original floor plan & notice no architect is given credit for it … too bad.Doug Floor Plannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-13619587133127022052011-08-10T07:54:07.413-04:002011-08-10T07:54:07.413-04:00What an Arts & Crafts beauty! I can only gues...What an Arts & Crafts beauty! I can only guess why the real estate ad says it was built in 1929; there outta be a law. And speaking of punishable offences, the relocation of the stairs to the exceptional two story Reception Hall is another head-scratcher. As the earlier ad says, the brickwork is magnificent. And I loved that circular stone garden seat with the central column topped by an urn. There is no record of the original architect?The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com