'Wrexleigh' Interiors

The accompanying interiors to 'Wrexleigh', the John A. Garver estate designed by Stephenson & Wheeler c. 1913 in Oyster Bay Cove. Click HERE for more on 'Wrexleigh'.

Photos from Architectural Record, 1914.

'Wrexleigh'

'Wrexleigh', the John Anson Garver estate designed by Stephenson & Wheeler c. 1913 in Oyster Bay Cove, with landscaping by the Olmsted Brothers. Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Wrexleigh' and HERE to see the residence as it looks today as the Harmony Heights School for Girls. Click HERE to see 'Wrexleigh' on google earth and HERE on bing. Interiors tomorrow.

Photos from Architectural Record, 1914.

'Wrexleigh'

'Wrexleigh', the John A. Garver estate designed by Stephenson & Wheeler c. 1913 in Oyster Bay Cove. Click HERE for more on 'Wrexleigh' and HERE to see the estate as it looks today. Spread from House Beautiful, 1914.

'Wrexleigh'

'Wrexleigh', the John Anson Garver estate designed by Stephenson & Wheeler c. 1913 in Oyster Bay Cove with landscaping by the Olmsted Brothers. Garver was the senior partner in the law firm of Shearman & Sterling and had acted as general counsel for the Consolidated Gas Company. He was also a trustee and director of numerous other companies including the National City Bank of New York and the New York Trust Company. Today the home is the Harmony Heights School for Girls. Click HERE to see what 'Wrexleigh' looks like today and HERE to see 'Wrexleigh' on google earth.

Pictures from American Country Homes of To-Day, 1915.

'Wrexleigh' Stable

The front of the stables at 'Wrexleigh', the John Garver estate in Oyster Bay Cove.

Picture of the Day

One of the very large trees planted by the Olmsted Brothers at John A. Garver's estate 'Wrexleigh' in Oyster Bay Cove.

'Wrexleigh' Front Door

A peek inside the front door to the John A. Garver estate 'Wrexleigh', in Oyster Bay Cove.

Wrexleigh

'Wrexleigh' was built for John A. Garver c. 1913 by Stephenson & Wheeler in Oyster Bay Cove. The Olmsted Brothers did the landscaping. The home now functions as the Harmony Heights School for Girls. Click HERE to see 'Wrexleigh' on google earth.

The approach.

The front.

The front lawn, with extremely large and old trees.

The rear.

The stables (still functioning) and greenhouse.

Click below to see 'Wrexleigh' in a 1966 aerial shot.