'Kirby Hill'

'Kirby Hill', the Joseph Sampson Stevens estate designed by Warren & Wetmore c. 1900 in Muttontown.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Kirby Hill'.

'Kirby Hill' Then & Now

A Then & Now of 'Kirby Hill', the Joseph Sampson Stevens estate designed by Warren & Wetmore c. 1900 in Muttontown.  'Kirby Hill' is still on the market, click HERE for the current listing via Daniel Gale Sotheby's and click HERE for more on the estate.  The current price is three times what they were asking almost three years ago.

'Kirby Hill'

'Kirby Hill' the Joseph Sampson Stevens estate designed by Warren & Wetmore c. 1900 in Muttontown.  Click HERE for more on 'Kirby Hill' and HERE to see the residence on bing.

'Ivy Hall'

'Ivy Hall', the Ralph J. Preston estate designed by Warren & Wetmore c. 1904 in Jericho and pictured here under subsequent owner James Blackstone Taylor.  Click HERE for more on 'Ivy Hall' which has since been demolished.

The Chapel at Green-Wood Cemetery

 The chapel at Green-Wood Cemetery designed by Warren & Wetmore c. 1911 in Brooklyn.  Click HERE for more on Green-Wood Cemetery.  Click HERE to see the chapel on google earth and HERE on bing.

Yes, it's intentionally dark.

'Ivy Hall'

A 1931 advertisement for 'Ivy Hall', originally the Ralph Julius Preston estate designed by Warren & Wetmore c. 1904 in Jericho. Preston, an attorney, was deputy Red Cross Commissioner for Europe during WWI. Preston's wife Elizabeth was the daughter of William Payne Thompson of 'Longfields' in Old Westbury. In 1906 the estate was sold to James Blackstone Taylor, brother of Talbot J. Taylor of 'Talbot House' in Cedarhurst. Taylor was a partner with his brother in Talbot J. Taylor & Co., partner with Taylor, Bates & Co., and president of Cove Neck Realty Corp. He was also president of Upressit Metal Cap Corp. and founder and president of Upressit Products Corp. In 1920 the estate was sold to Elbert H. Gary, a founder and chairman of the board of U.S. Steel Corp. 'Ivy Hall' was demolished c. 1950 but click HERE to see where it stood on google earth.

'Kirby Hill'

'Kirby Hill', the Joseph Sampson Stevens estate designed by Warren & Wetmore c. 1900 in Muttontown. Stevens was a director at Chemical National Bank, his father F.W. Stevens served 56 years as a director at Chemical, the longest tenure of any bank director in the country at the time of his death in 1928. Joseph S. was also a corporal in T.R.'s 'Rough Riders' and related to Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Jefferson and Madison. He was related to the Livingston, Newbold and Rhinelander families. The estate was later owned by Byam K. Stevens Jr. (not his son). In 2000 the estate was sold for development and while the rest of the property has been broken up and built on, 'Kirby Hill' still stands and is for sale on 7 acres for $3,499,000, click HERE to see the listing via Daniel Gale Sotheby's (listed with Larsen Realty). Click HERE to see 'Kirby Hill' on google earth and HERE on bing.

Listing photos from Larsen Realty via Daniel Gale Sotheby's.

'Wolver Hollow'

'Wolver Hollow', the Charles Oliver Iselin estate designed by Hoppin & Koen c. 1914 in Upper Brookville. The house had Olmsted Brothers landscaping with various additions by Beatrix Farrand and Ellen Shipman. The house itself also had alterations by Warren & Wetmore and later Harrie Lindeberg. Iselin was a member of the investment banking firm of Iselin and Company. 'Wolver Hollow' is currently for sale along with 8 acres for $4,995,000, click HERE to see the listing on Daniel Gale Sotheby's. Click HERE for more on 'Wolver Hollow'.

Listing photos from Daniel Gale Sotheby's.

'Villa Carola'

'Villa Corola', the Isaac Guggenheim estate designed by Howard van Buren Magonigle c. 1916 in Sands Point. Warren & Wetmore were responsible for the outbuildings and Ferruccio Vitale designed the lawns, gardens, pool terrace and driveway. Guggenheim was a member of Guggenheim Brothers, a mining and smelting holding company, as well as a director of the American Smelting and Refining Co.. Following Isaac's death the estate went to his brother Solomon (founder of the Guggenheim Museum in NYC). It later become a training center for IBM and is today the Village Club of Sands Point. Click HERE to see 'Villa Carola' on google earth. Picture from American Homes of Today, 1924.

Harbor Hill's Dairyman's Cottage

The dairyman's cottage to Clarence Mackay's 'Harbor Hill' estate in Roslyn. The dairyman's cottage was designed by Warren & Wetmore, as were the stables, dog kennels and polo pony stables. Only the cottage remains. Click HERE to see the dairyman's cottage on google earth, the development behind the cottage used to be a very large open field.

Wolver Hollow

'Wolver Hollow' was built for Charles Oliver Iselin c. 1914 in Upper Brookville by the firm of Hoppin & Koen. Iselin was an investment banker and owned 4 yachts that competed in the America's Cup sailing race, of which he is also a member of their hall of fame. His wife, Hope Goddard Iselin, was the first woman to sail in an America's Cup race. Iselin owned over 200 acres and he had the Olmsted Brothers, Beatrix Farrand and Ellen Biddle Shipman design the landscaping around the property. He also had Warren & Wetmore design alterations to the house, and his wife had Harrie Lindeberg design alterations in 1941 after Iselin had passed away. Click HERE to see the house on google earth. Click HERE to see the MLS listing as the house is for sale.

Click below to see 'Wolver Hollow' intact in a 1966 aerial shot.