'Woodbury House' Aerial

An aerial of 'Woodbury House', the J. Watson Webb estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1915 in Woodbury.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Woodbury House'.

'Bayberry Land' Gardens

The Marian Coffin designed gardens at 'Bayberry Land', the Charles H. Sabin estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1918 in Southampton.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Bayberry Land'.

Photos from Arts & Decoration, 1920.

'Bayberry Land'

'Bayberry Land', the Charles H. Sabin estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1918 in Southampton.  Click HERE for more on 'Bayberry Land' and HERE for interior photos.  The estate was demolished in 2004.  

Photos from Arts & Decoration, 1919.

'Woodbury House'

'Woodbury House', the James Watson Webb estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1915 in Woodbury.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Woodbury House'.  Photos courtesy of Old Grey Dog.

Click HERE to see the estate before the area was developed in a 1953 aerial shot.
 

'Ivycroft'

 'Ivycroft', originally the Perry Tiffany estate designed by Gage & Wallace c. 1891 in Old Westbury.  The estate was sold to William Gray Park in 1892 and remained in the Park family until 1920 when it was sold to Harry Payne Bingham.  In 1925 Bingham sold the estate to Eliot Cross of Cross & Cross.  Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'Ivycroft' was for sale and HERE to see current listing photos as the house is again for sale.

Photos from Architecture, 1901.

The William Seward Webb Jr. Estate

 The William Seward Webb Jr. estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1916 in North Hills.  Webb was the son of William Seward and Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt Webb and the younger brother of J. Watson Webb of 'Woodbury House'.  Their sister Frederica was married to Ralph Pulitzer of 'Kiluna Farm' and Webb's house abutted their property.  He was a founder and partner in the real estate firm of Webb & Knapp and was partner in the stock brokerage firm of Greer, Crane & Webb.  The residence has since been demolished.

Photos from Architecture, 1917.

'Bayberry Land'

'Bayberry Land', the Charles H. Sabin estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1918 in Southampton. Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Bayberry Land' which no longer stands.

The F. Skiddy Von Stade Estate

The rear of the F. Skiddy Von Stade estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1914 with extensive enlargements by Peabody, Wilson & Brown c. 1930 in Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on the Von Stade estate (be sure to scroll past today's post).

Update: I can confirm that the demolition of the house is underway and the central section featured in this photo is no more.

The Von Stade Estate Outbuildings

Some of the outbuildings on the F. Skiddy Von Stade estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1914 with extensive alterations by Peabody, Wilson & Brown c. 1930 in Old Westbury. Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the Von Stade estate as it appears today and HERE and HERE to see how it used to look.

Some Von Stade Estate Interiors

A few interiors of the F. Skiddy Von Stade estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1914 with extensive alterations by Peabody, Wilson & Brown c. 1930 in Old Westbury. Click HERE to see the Von Stade estate as it looks today and HERE and HERE to see how it looked when it was inhabited. Pictures of outbuildings to follow.

The F. Skiddy Von Stade Estate

The Francis Skiddy Von Stade estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1914 in Old Westbury, shown here after the c. 1930 enlargements by Peabody, Wilson & Brown. Click HERE for more on the F. Skiddy Von Stade estate. The estate is in the midst of being subdivided and the main house set to come down at any time. Click HERE to see the Von Stade estate on google earth and HERE on bing.

The F. Skiddy Von Stade Estate

The Francis Skiddy Von Stade Sr. estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1914 in Old Westbury. Skiddy was a member of F.S. Von Stade Co., importers of bristles, but was better known for his equine activities. A polo player in his youth, he was a member of the 1912 and 1913 Cooperstown team that won the Open Championship and played with the Meadowbrook team that won the Open Championship in 1919 and 1920. He was rated at six goals in 1922. Von Stade was a steward of the Jockey Club, was president of the Saratoga Association before NYRA took over the Saratoga track and was a founder and executive vice president of the National Museum of Racing in Saratoga Springs. He was also a charter member of the Grayson Foundation which was involved with equine disease research. He married Kathryn N. Steele, daughter of Charles Steele who owned the former Lanier estate next door. He was also mayor of Old Westbury from 1940 to 1950 and remained a trustee until his death in 1967. The estate was later owned by the Entenmann family and eventually became a dilapidated, abandoned wreck of a house. After sitting on the market for a number of years the property was finally purchased to be subdivided and the main house set to be razed. That work is currently underway. Click HERE to see the Von Stade estate on google earth and HERE on bing. Pictures of the house pre-demolition will be posted soon (as will the c. 1930 alterations by Peabody, Wilson & Brown).

Photos from Architecture magazine, 1915.

'Woodbury House' Advertisement

An advertisement for 'Woodbury House', the James Watson Webb estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1915 in Woodbury. Click HERE for more on 'Woodbury House' and J.W. Webb. and HERE to see 'Woodbury House' as it looks today.

'Ivycroft'

'Ivycroft', the Eliot Cross estate originally built for Perry Tiffany by Gage & Wallace c. 1891 and enlarged by Cross (of Cross & Cross) in 1925 in Old Westbury. The estate is currently for sale for $7,888,000 with Daniel Gale Sotheby's. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'Ivycroft' was for sale. Click HERE to see 'Ivycroft' on google earth and HERE on bing.

Listing photos from Daniel Gale Sotheby's.

'Ivycroft'

'Ivycroft', the Eliot Cross estate originally built for Perry Tiffany by Gage & Wallace c. 1891 and enlarged by Cross (of Cross & Cross) in 1925 in Old Westbury. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'Ivycroft' was for sale. Click HERE to see 'Ivycroft' on google earth and HERE on bing. Photo by James Hogarty.

'The Lanterns'

'The Lanterns', the Herbert M. Harriman estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1915 in Jericho. Harriman was a member on the banking/railroad family of the same name and in 1921 picked up and moved to Ireland with his third wife. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'The Lanterns' was for sale. The house was demolished in the '50s.

'Happy House'

'Happy House', the John W. Mackay III estate designed by John Cross of Cross & Cross c. 1929 in Roslyn. J.W. was the son of Clarence Mackay, owner of 'Harbor Hill' across the street. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'Happy House' was for sale, and click HERE to see 'Happy House' on google earth.

'Ivycroft'

'Ivycroft', the Eliot Cross estate originally built for Perry Tiffany by Gage & Wallace c. 1891 and enlarged by Cross (of Cross & Cross) in 1925 in Old Westbury. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'Ivycroft' was for sale. Click HERE to see 'Ivycroft' on google earth and HERE on bing.

Click below to see 'Ivycroft' as it looked in a 1966 aerial shot.

'Woodbury House' in Spring

'Woodbury House', the James Watson Webb estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1915 in Woodbury, pictured in Spring. Click HERE for more on 'Woodbury House'.