tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post4742847614977352530..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: The Virginia Graham Fair Vanderbilt EstateZach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-57488136014013456702020-07-08T19:53:44.164-04:002020-07-08T19:53:44.164-04:00Pope could not have designed this mansion for Mrs....Pope could not have designed this mansion for Mrs. Vanderbilt in 1911. She didn't acquire the property until 1913Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322134244985447454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-11067079794875917772012-12-30T10:19:31.161-05:002012-12-30T10:19:31.161-05:00Interesting Lady. very interesting story. Cant hel...Interesting Lady. very interesting story. Cant help but notice the Catholic connections to Brookville..I think of Greanan, built a bit later, across the street and the Joan of Arc Chapel, that once stood there. Brookville was always more Catholic than any of the surrounding villages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-63925570838232615772012-12-30T00:37:18.932-05:002012-12-30T00:37:18.932-05:00Well into the 80's there was a very elaborate ...Well into the 80's there was a very elaborate semi-circular wooden trelliage which was a remnant from that spectacular formal garden, sitting on a wooded parcel. It was unfortunately lost when a home was constructed on the lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-84773072401646228552012-12-29T20:47:44.496-05:002012-12-29T20:47:44.496-05:00What a spectacular formal garden!What a spectacular formal garden!van nostrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-37302168303469263062012-12-28T17:32:34.403-05:002012-12-28T17:32:34.403-05:00Got it..Hemlock and Quaker Ridge Drive's..know...Got it..Hemlock and Quaker Ridge Drive's..know this land well from my childhood..you could always feel the presence of a (back in the day) grand estate..the original pool and some of the landscaping were still there in the 1960's..even a tudor guest house, which, I would venture to say was original to the estate.wooded blissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-18670792979083815892012-12-28T12:13:25.351-05:002012-12-28T12:13:25.351-05:00Zach -
A belated Happy Anniversary and Thanks for ...Zach -<br />A belated Happy Anniversary and Thanks for many hours of enjoyment and enlightenment at OLI! <br /><br />DED -<br />I didn't think I needed (or wanted) a plantation, but I am re-thinking that now.<br /> ChipSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533749227364674468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-45313965192007485302012-12-28T09:21:22.989-05:002012-12-28T09:21:22.989-05:00New York Social Diary visits 'Greenwood Planta...New York Social Diary visits 'Greenwood Plantation', the Whitney family's Georgia estate: http://newyorksocialdiary.com/node/1908883The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-69658253655156394682012-12-27T14:26:23.590-05:002012-12-27T14:26:23.590-05:00It was demolished sometime before 1966 as all that...It was demolished sometime before 1966 as all that appears on historicaerials.com are remnants of the gardens.Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-27365597863692910282012-12-27T08:53:30.012-05:002012-12-27T08:53:30.012-05:00I've been trying to pull up the old maps but t...I've been trying to pull up the old maps but their system seems down for the time being.Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-49994314363431982272012-12-27T08:46:19.303-05:002012-12-27T08:46:19.303-05:00Wow, would I love to know where this one sat..anyb...Wow, would I love to know where this one sat..anybody have any idea?wooded blissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-88166948790047882602012-12-27T08:40:12.747-05:002012-12-27T08:40:12.747-05:00Another work from Pope's steep roof period. I ...Another work from Pope's steep roof period. I think that the aerial views are the only ones I've ever seen of this house. Strange that it wasn't photographed more--clearly quite a placeThe Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-42076243194563928152012-12-27T07:34:13.009-05:002012-12-27T07:34:13.009-05:00I've been waiting for this estate to be featur...I've been waiting for this estate to be featured as a full aerial view . . . so Storybook !Old Grey Dognoreply@blogger.com