'Farnsworth' Aerial

A 1938 aerial of 'Farnsworth', the C.K.G. Billings estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Farnsworth'.  Photo from Stony Brook University's Digital Archive.

'Farnsworth' Aerial

An aerial of 'Farnsworth' the C.K.G. Billings estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock.  Chicken Valley Road is seen running along the bottom of the photograph.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Farnsworth'.  Photo courtesy of SPLIA.

'Farnsworth'

 'Farnsworth', the C.K.G. Billings estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock.  Click HERE for more on 'Farnsworth' which was demolished c. 1966.

Photos courtesy of SPLIA.

The Carriage House at 'Farnsworth'

 The carriage house and garage to 'Farnsworth', the C.K.G. Billings estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock.  Today the two buildings have been converted into a private residence.  Click HERE for more on the carriage house and HERE for more on 'Farnsworth'.  Photos courtesy of James Hogarty.

The Outbuildings of 'Farnsworth'

 The farm group at 'Farnsworth', the C.K.G. Billings estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock.  Click HERE for more on 'Farnsworth'.  The carriage house and garage are extant, click HERE to see them on google earth and HERE on bing.

Photos from The Brickbuilder, 1916.

'Farnsworth'

 'Farnsworth', the C.K.G. Billings estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Farnsworth' which has since been demolished.

Photos from The Brickbuilder, 1916.

'Farnsworth'

'Farnsworth', the C.K.G. Billings estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock. Click HERE for more on 'Farnsworth'.

Photos from Examples of Work by Lewis & Valentine, 1916.

'Farnsworth'

'Farnsworth', the Cornelius Kingsley Garrison (C.K.G.) Billings estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock, with landscaping by A. Robeson Sargent. Billings was president of Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co., Chicago and chairman of the board of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation. The estate was demolished c. 1966. Click HERE for more on 'Farnsworth' and HERE to see what's left of the estate. Click HERE to see where 'Farnsworth' stood on google earth.

Photos from American Architect & Architecture, 1915.

The Super's Cottage at 'Farnsworth'

The superintendent's cottage at 'Farnsworth', the C.K.G. Billings estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock. Neither the house nor cottage still stand but click HERE to see more on 'Farnsworth'. Picture from Architectural Forum, 1920.

'Farnsworth'

Pictures of 'Farnsworth', the C.K.G. Billings estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock from House & Garden magazine, courtesy of a blog I recommend everyone check out, The Down East Dilettante. Click HERE for more on 'Farnsworth'.

'Farnsworth'

An article from the September 8th, 1915 issue of The American Architect on 'Farnsworth', the C.K.G. Billings estate in Matinecock designed by Guy Lowell. Click HERE for more on 'Farnsworth'.

'Farnsworth' Front Gate

At the intersection of Chicken Valley Road and Oyster Bay Road, just beyond the tree line, sits the original entrance to 'Farnsworth', the C.K.G. Billings estate in Matinecock. Designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 with landscaping by A. Robeson Sargent, the house is no longer standing though the garages and stables are a private residence. Click HERE to see the entrance on google earth.

Click below to see 'Farnsworth' intact and still standing in a 1966 aerial shot.