'Meudon' Ruins

The remnants of 'Meudon', the William D. Guthrie estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1900 in Lattingtown.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Meudon' which was demolished in the 1960s.  Photos courtesy of Eddie Crowley.

'Pembroke' Ruins

 The grounds of 'Pembroke', the Joseph R. De Lamar estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1916 in Glen Cove as it appeared in the 1980s before the property was subdivided.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Pembroke'.  Photos courtesy of Eddie Crowley.

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 F. Skiddy Von Stade estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1914 with extensive alterations by Peabody, Wilson & Brown c. 1930 in Old Westbury. These pictures were taken on two different days early last year roughly six months before the subdivision work began. Click HERE and HERE for more on the Von Stade estate. More to follow.

The 'Laurelton Hall' Smokestack

The former smokestack to the power house of 'Laurelton Hall', the Louis Comfort Tiffany estate designed by and for himself c. 1904 in Laurel Hollow. This is one of the few remaining ruins of the house. Click HERE for more on 'Laurelton Hall'.

'Meudon' Ruins

Two close-ups of the ruins of 'Meudon', the William D. Guthrie estate designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1900 in Lattingtown. Click HERE for more on 'Meudon'. Photos by James Hogarty.

The Ruins of 'Longfields'

The ruins of 'Longfields', the William Payne Thompson Jr. estate designed by Carrere & Hastings c. 1910 in Old Westbury. While the house had been demolished some time ago there is still quite a bit left in the woods. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'Longfields' was for sale which will give you a good reference point to what ruins you are looking at. Above is the garden level reflecting pool, below a statue niche.

The rear alleé looking towards the first level garden wall, and below a closeup of the first level wall.

Looking out over the rear from the top of the first level wall.

Above is the second level garden wall as it looks today and below as it looked in Thompson's time.

The front alleé.

Chelsea's Garden Ruins

Some kind of garden feature on the side of Benjamin Moore's 'Chelsea' in Muttontown. There is a half moon of trees around a derelict pergola looking structure and all along the outside are the wooden polls seen in the foreground.

Burrwood Ruins 2

Walter Jennings, vice-president, director and secretary of Standard Oil Co. had Carrere & Hastings design him an enormous home in Lloyd Harbor c. 1899. He also had the Olmsted Brothers design extensive landscaping for the property between 1915 and 1938. Click HERE to see what 'Burrwood' looked like.

A garden wall and stairs that faced the house, with a large urn visible in the distance.

The view from the top of the gardens, some ironwork is visible between the weeds.

A massive copper beach that sits at one end of the gardens.

The tea house.

One of the higher points on the property, this area has a low wall around the perimeter and an outcropping in the distance.

Beneath the balustrades sits a reflecting pool. When this was in working order you could have walked around either side and down a level.

The view from just beneath the southern terrace which is original to the house. The home had an incredible view over Cold Spring Harbor and out towards the Long Island Sound.

Click below to see 'Burrwood' intact and still standing in a 1953 aerial shot.