tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post5264855964851112114..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: When 'Weekend' Was For SaleZach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-58946655696030784232010-03-30T14:28:13.954-04:002010-03-30T14:28:13.954-04:00Edward's brother William lived here
http://w...Edward's brother William lived here <br /><br />http://wikimapia.org/#lat=40.8938889&lon=-73.6376721&z=18&l=0&m=b&show=/15916822/The-Wings<br /><br />A James Gamble Rogers design. Not only did Rogers design this home he was involved in many Harkness family projects including NYC's Harkness Towers and the family resting site at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. Both Neo-Gothic masterpieces. <br /><br />http://wikimapia.org/#lat=40.8917721&lon=-73.876842&z=19&l=0&m=b&show=/15916384/Edward-Stephen-HarknessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-27945620123455504912010-03-30T09:14:52.463-04:002010-03-30T09:14:52.463-04:00being from maine and going to college in portland,...being from maine and going to college in portland, my summer job was putting up fences and we put up a 2000 foot cedar fence around one of the several Payson properties in Falmouth, Maine. they invited us dirty grubby laborers in for tea and cookies. one of the paysons had an enormous collection of carriages and buggies and used to open their house for the annual garden tour - well worth seeing.<br /><br />love this farm group. its classier than that little house from yesterday. we didn't have a library quite like that in our "farm group" when i was growing up. just a Sears catalog and a lot of manure.Turner Pack Ratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611044946684881118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-69704225303011357502010-03-30T07:05:33.164-04:002010-03-30T07:05:33.164-04:00Thanks. I never noticed that little line on the &...Thanks. I never noticed that little line on the '39 that connects the Payson property that is farther north with this strip of land.Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-70742641866692956292010-03-29T23:42:27.191-04:002010-03-29T23:42:27.191-04:00According to Nassau County the house was built in ...According to Nassau County the house was built in 1932.<br />On a 1939 map the property was shown belonging to Joan Payson.<br />The house and land was most likely given to the Deroulets by the Paysons.antelopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-67819553016206531242010-03-29T11:57:42.636-04:002010-03-29T11:57:42.636-04:00i can see how he got to keep all that money - he d...i can see how he got to keep all that money - he didn't spend any on his house. those awnins got me yawnin'. its still standing - dilletante moved in yesterday. and you can see the garage from the house - how gauche.<br />regardless of whether that house you refer to is it or not, what the heck is that growing to the left of the drive - an obviously on purpose planting of something deciduous as its shown on bing both with and without leaves. i think antelope is right. that isn't it.Turner Pack Ratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611044946684881118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-7036110097754913562010-03-29T10:15:05.430-04:002010-03-29T10:15:05.430-04:00Another architectural firm that deserves a book......Another architectural firm that deserves a book...they designed suave understated houses, beautifully planned, in a variety of styles, including Sister Parish's childhood home in NJ.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-9729996854797059872010-03-29T08:56:27.412-04:002010-03-29T08:56:27.412-04:00You wouldn't happen to have a year or decade w...You wouldn't happen to have a year or decade would you?Zach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-18924353701602668472010-03-29T08:52:50.195-04:002010-03-29T08:52:50.195-04:00As far as I know the house was knocked down.
The h...As far as I know the house was knocked down.<br />The house you show belonged to Vincent De Roulet who married the daughter of Joan Payson.antelopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-60973373832702970522010-03-29T08:44:07.226-04:002010-03-29T08:44:07.226-04:00This might be it...with a few alterations since th...This might be it...with a few alterations since the brochure's photos:<br /><br />http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qsvw278vs6m0&scene=8139754&lvl=2&sty=o&where1=North%20Hills%2C%20NYZach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.com