'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.

Italian Blue Pool Garden Then & Now

A mashup of the Italian Blue Pool Garden designed by Guy Lowell and Andrew Sargent between 1915-1918 at 'Planting Fields', the William R. Coe estate in Oyster Bay.  Click HERE for more on the garden and HERE for more on the estate.

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.

'Harbor Hill' Tree Advertisement

A 1904 tree advertisement for Isaac Hicks & Son showing 'Harbor Hill', the Clarence Mackay estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1899-1905 in Roslyn with landscaping by Guy Lowell.  Click HERE for more on 'Harbor Hill'.

When 'Farlands' Was For Sale

 A brochure advertising 'Farlands', the Guernsey Curran estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1918 in Upper Brookville.  Curran was a banker and former president of the Metropolitan Club.  In 1911 an odd tangle of remarriages unfolded when Guernsey married Elise Cook Postley, ex-wife of his brother Ross Ambler Curran.  Postley was the sister of Sterling Postley, owner of 'Framewood' in Upper Brookville (which abutted 'Farlands').  Guernsey's brother Ross remarried Sterling Postley's ex-wife the previous year.  Curran died in 1950 and 'Farlands' was demolished sometime in the following decade.  A number of outbuildings survive including the playhouse seen HERE on bing.  Click HERE for more on 'Farlands' and HERE to see where the estate was on google earth.

Brochure courtesy of SPLIA.

The Italian Blue Pool Garden at 'Planting Fields'

 The Italian Blue Pool Garden designed by Guy Lowell at 'Planting Fields', the William R. Coe estate designed by Walker & Gillette c. 1919 in Oyster Bay.  These 1924 photographs were taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston.  Click HERE for more on the Italian Blue Pool Garden and HERE for more on 'Planting Fields'.

Photographs from the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

'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.

The Piping Rock Club

The Piping Rock Club designed by Guy Lowell c. 1911 in Matinecock. Click HERE and HERE for more on the Piping Rock Club. Click HERE to see the club on google earth and HERE on bing.

Photos from American Architect & Architecture, 1912.

'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 Piping Rock Club

An article on the Piping Rock Club designed by Guy Lowell c. 1911 in Matinecock. Click HERE for more on the Piping Rock Club. Click HERE to see the club on google earth and HERE on bing.

Article from Country Life, 1920.

The Gardens of Paul Cravath

The gardens of 'Veraton' III, the third Paul Cravath estate designed by Guy Lowell c. 1914 in Matinecock with landscaping by Lowell and the Olmsted Brothers. Click HERE to see 'Veraton' III on google earth and HERE on bing.

Photos from Country Life, 1922.

'West Banks'

'West Banks', the Reginald Barclay estate designed by Guy Lowell between 1910-12 in Sag Harbor. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'West Banks' was for sale.

The Camellia House at 'Planting Fields'

The Camellia House at William R. Coe's 'Planting Fields' in Oyster Bay, designed by Guy Lowell between 1917-22. This was also closed last year for restoration work but was recently reopened. Click HERE for more on 'Planting Fields'.

The Italian Blue Pool Garden at 'Planting Fields'

The Italian Blue Pool Garden and tea house, designed by Guy Lowell and Andrew Sargent between 1915-18 at William R. Coe's 'Planting Fields' in Oyster Bay, now complete after undergoing a few years of restoration. While the general public is not allowed inside you can still walk around the perimeter and get a good look. Click HERE for more on 'Planting Fields'.