'Applegreen'

'Applegreen', originally the H.P. Whitney residence designed by McKim, Mead & White c. 1902 in Old Westbury and pictured here under the ownership of his sister Dorothy and her husband Willard Straight.  Click HERE for more on 'Applegreen' and HERE for more on the estate stables.

'Groton Farms'

'Groton Farms', the Robert D. Winthrop estate designed by McKim, Mead & White c. 1897 in Old Westbury.  Click HERE for more on 'Groton Farms' which has since been demolished.

'Wheatly'

'Wheatly', the E.D. Morgan III estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1890-1900 in Old Westbury.  Click HERE for all previous posts on 'Wheatly'.

'Applegreen'

'Applegreen', built for William C. Whitney as a wedding present to his son Harry Payne Whitney and his wife Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney by McKim, Mead & White c. 1902 in Old Westbury.  After W.C. Whitney's death in 1904 the couple moved into his residence 'The Manse', also by McKim, Mead & White and gave 'Applegreen' to his sister Dorothy and her husband Willard D. Straight who hired Delano & Aldrich to design alterations c. 1912.  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for more on 'Applegreen' which has been partially demolished.  Click HERE to see the residence on bing.

'Wheatly'

'Wheatly', the E.D. Morgan III estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1890-1900 in Old Westbury pictured in 1891 shortly after the main house was completed.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Wheatly'.  Photo from the Museum of the City of New York.

'Harbor Hill' Interiors

Some accompanying interiors to 'Harbor Hill', the Clarence Mackay estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1899-1905 in Roslyn.  Click HERE for more on 'Harbor Hill'.

Photos from the Museum of the City of New York.

'Harbor Hill'

 'Harbor Hill', the Clarence Mackay estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1899-1905 in Roslyn.  Most of these photos were taken at the end of construction.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Harbor Hill'.

Photos from the Museum of the City of New York.

'Sherrewogue'

'Sherrewogue', the Devereaux Emmet estate enlarged by Stanford White c. 1895 in St. James.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Sherrewogue'.  Click HERE to see the residence on bing.

'Wheatly'

'Wheatly', the E.D. Morgan III estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1890-1900 in Old Westbury.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Wheatly'.  Photo from Country Life in America, 1913.

'Harbor Hill'

'Harbor Hill', the Clarence Mackay estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1899-1905 in Roslyn.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Harbor Hill'.

'Groton Farms'

'Groton Farms', the Robert Dudley Winthrop estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1897 and 1902 in Old Westbury.  Winthrop was a member of the banking firm of Robert Winthrop & Company, founded by his father Robert Winthrop (click HERE to see his mausoleum at Greenwood Cemetery).  R.D. Winthrop died in 1912 and the estate was inherited by his brother Beekman Winthrop.  In 1932 Winthrop's nephew Robert Winthrop II built his own residence on the estate named 'Groton Place' designed by Henry Renwick Sedgwick.  'Groton Farms' was demolished c. 1948 but 'Groton Place' still stands as one of the last true estates left in Old Westbury.  Click HERE to see 'Groton Place' on google earth and HERE on bing.  For those interested in litigation, click HERE to read a New York Supreme Court decision in a fight between the contractor and owner.

'Applegreen'

A very small shot of 'Applegreen', originally a wedding present for Harry Payne and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney designed by McKim, Mead & White and later the Willard and Dorothy Whitney Straight residence with alterations by Delano & Aldrich.  Click HERE for more on 'Applegreen' and HERE to see the estate's stables.  While a portion of the house was lopped off, click HERE to see what remains on bing.

'The Manse'

'The Manse', the William Collins Whitney estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1898-1902 in Old Westbury.  Following Whitney's death in 1904 the estate was inherited by his son Harry Payne Whitney.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'The Manse' which was demolished by Harry's son Cornelius and replaced with a Delano & Aldrich design that is now the clubhouse for the Old Westbury Country Club.

'The Orchard'

'The Orchard', the James L. Breese estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1898-1907 in Southampton.  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for more on 'The Orchard'.  Photo from the Ryerson & Burnham Archive at the Art Institute of Chicago.

'Harbor Hill' Aerial

An aerial of 'Harbor Hill', the Clarence Mackay estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1899-1905 in Roslyn.  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for more on 'Harbor Hill'.  Photo from the Aiglon Archives.

'Sherryland'

'Sherryland', originally the Louis Sherry estate with alterations by McKim, Mead & White c. 1915 in Manhasset and later owned by Virginia Graham Fair Vanderbilt.  She renamed the estate 'Fairmont' and resided there until her death in 1935 (click HERE to see her previous residence).  In 1938 the estate was sold to William Levitt who developed the property and main house into the Strathmore Vanderbilt Country Club.  Click HERE to see 'Sherryland' on google earth and HERE on bing.

'Box Hill'

 'Box Hill', the Stanford White estate designed by McKim, Mead & White from 1886-1906 in St. James.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Box Hill'.  Click HERE to see the estate on google earth and HERE on bing.

Photos from Scientific American, 1904.

'Wheatly'

The courtyard at 'Wheatly', the E.D. Morgan III estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1890-1900 in Old Westbury.  Click HERE for more on 'Wheatly' (be sure to scroll past today's post).  Photo from A Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead & White.

'The Orchard'

'The Orchard', the James L. Breese estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1898 and 1907 in Southampton.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'The Orchard'.

'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'.