tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post6995357685258474348..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: The Entrance to 'Wheatly'Zach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-67908600607354776862011-10-20T23:59:36.554-04:002011-10-20T23:59:36.554-04:00just as a factoid:
One of the homes carved out aft...just as a factoid:<br />One of the homes carved out after the main residence was torn down, was owned by Monty Waterbury Jr.; son of the very famous international polo player.wooded blissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-86253792447638306262011-10-20T13:27:33.961-04:002011-10-20T13:27:33.961-04:00Nothing I read about Morgan gives much hint about ...Nothing I read about Morgan gives much hint about how he happened to be the sort of client who inspires architects to such imaginative work as the two houses McKim Mead & White did for him, and vice versa. On the surface it all seems the usual stuff---financier, sailor, sportsman, etc. I'd be curious to know more. The man clearly had highly evolved taste.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-19323215218865160822011-10-20T11:39:19.041-04:002011-10-20T11:39:19.041-04:00"Honey, we're Home". As in "be..."Honey, we're Home". As in "be it ever so humble, there's no place like..."<br /><br />Definitely a place that captures the imaginationThe Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-34190669229271071712011-10-20T10:48:49.282-04:002011-10-20T10:48:49.282-04:00I just walked my dogs there this morning! It'...I just walked my dogs there this morning! It's like seeing a ghost... I had thought that the main entrance was from Clock Tower East but this is clearly Clock Tower Lane. (no cobblestones)<br />what a massive entrance...ElyseBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-24031374401247297892011-10-20T09:59:40.490-04:002011-10-20T09:59:40.490-04:00Ancient, I confess I had to look up 'portculli...Ancient, I confess I had to look up 'portcullis' -- LOL.Doug Floor Plannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-58068364233186168972011-10-20T09:39:34.398-04:002011-10-20T09:39:34.398-04:00With each new photo of Wheatly posted, I fall more...With each new photo of Wheatly posted, I fall more and more in love with this place. A real damn shame this gem was not saved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-2542025431752674102011-10-20T09:37:00.365-04:002011-10-20T09:37:00.365-04:00From the NYPost this morning...developer Aby Rosen...From the NYPost this morning...developer Aby Rosen purchased the A.C. Goodyear estate in Old Westbury for $3.4 million.<br /><br />http://www.oldlongisland.com/2011/01/a-conger-goodyear-estate.html<br /><br />http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/residential/jennifer_gramersees_lRe20sR5JAbEbpIxHATLqKZach L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-22033901133367523352011-10-20T09:06:52.891-04:002011-10-20T09:06:52.891-04:00What, no portcullis?What, no portcullis?The Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-44131844523383215692011-10-20T08:41:52.872-04:002011-10-20T08:41:52.872-04:00Great picture! I love seeing the chapel and water ...Great picture! I love seeing the chapel and water tower off to the left. What a shame that it's gone. Would have been a great building to convert to a residence.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-50511004295357162722011-10-20T08:19:23.229-04:002011-10-20T08:19:23.229-04:00My first thought was, "It looks like a unives...My first thought was, "It looks like a univesity campus" & yet the structure still has a residential feel to it. That McKim, Mead, & White -- they knew what they were doing, huh?Doug Floor Plannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-74174499141612830692011-10-20T07:42:36.810-04:002011-10-20T07:42:36.810-04:00WOW, what an entrance! Another scale-to-reality ph...WOW, what an entrance! Another scale-to-reality photo.HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.com