'Kidd's Rocks'/'Lands End'

'Kidd's Rocks' / 'Lands End', the John Scott Browning Sr. estate built c. 1911 in Sands Point, later purchased by Malcolm Douglas Sloane in 1921 followed by Herbert Bayard Swope in 1929 and Charles Shipman Payson in 1983. The house was sold again in 2004 and after spending some time on the market at $30,000,000, the current owners decided they had no intention of keeping the current house and it was slated for demolition. Unfortunately, the time is upon us and after being featured this week in both Newsday and the NYPost, the house is set to be torn down sometime this month (could be any day). Click HERE to see photos of 'Kidd's Rocks' / 'Lands End' as it currently looks by photographer Jen Ross. Click HERE to see the estate on google earth and HERE on bing. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'Kidd's Rocks' / 'Lands End' was for sale.

Click HERE to see the estate featured on NBC's The Today Show from this morning.

'Lands End' Demolition - The Most Dramatic Photo Yet

Here's a picture from the Associated Press via the Wall Street Journal, what I believe is the most shocking demolition photo we've seen yet of 'Lands End', the John Scott Browning estate built c. 1911 in Sands Point. Click HERE to read the WSJ blog article which gives a mention to both Old Long Island and photographer Jen Ross (click HERE to see her photos of 'Lands End'). Click HERE for more on 'Lands End'.

'Lands End'

A 1955 aerial of 'Lands End', the Harvey Dow Gibson estate altered by Walker & Gillette c. 1926 in Lattingtown.  The house was originally built c. 1850 and sat on part of the George Galt Bourne estate.  Bourne and his wife Helen C. Whitney divorced in 1924 and in 1926 she remarried Gibson, altering this house to fit their needs.  Click HERE to see 'Lands End' on google earth and HERE on bing.  Photo courtesy of John Martin.

'Kidd's Rocks'/'Lands End'

'Kidd's Rocks' / 'Lands End'. the John Scott Browning estate designed c. 1911 in Sands Point. Click HERE for more on 'Kidd's Rocks' / 'Lands End'.

When 'Kidd's Rocks'/'Lands End' Was For Sale

A brochure advertising 'Kidd's Rocks'/'Lands End', built for John Scott Browning Sr. c. 1911 and purchased in 1921 by Malcolm Douglas Sloane. Sloane was the brother in law of James A. Burden who resided at 'Woodside' in Muttontown. After Sloane died his wife remarried and renamed the estate 'Keewaydin'. In 1929 the estate was sold to Herbert Bayard Swope, the pulitzer prize winning journalist. After passing through a handful of additional owners the house was purchased in 1983 by Charles Shipman Payson, who gave it the name 'Lands End'. Sold again in 2004, the house had recently been on the market for some time asking $30,000,000, with subdivision approvals. It was unable to find a buyer and was set to be demolished this year (UPDATE: has since been demolished as of April 2011). Click HERE to see the estate on google earth and HERE on bing. Click HERE to see photos of the house in a dilapidated state by photographer Jen Ross.

Brochure courtesy of SPLIA.

'Kidd's Rocks'/'Lands End'

'Kidd's Rocks' / 'Lands End', the John Scott Browning estate built c. 1911 in Sands Point. This shot showing the doomed house includes the pool pavilion all the way down to the bulkhead and waterfront. Click HERE for more on 'Kidd's Rocks' / 'Lands End'.

'Lands End' - No More

'Lands End' was demolished this weekend, click HERE to read about it on CBS News. Click HERE for more on 'Lands End'. Photo from CBS News.

'Kidd's Rocks'/'Lands End'

'Kidd's Rocks' / 'Lands End', the John Scott Browning estate built c. 1911 in Sands Point, as it currently looks awaiting the wrecking ball. Click HERE to see the brochure from when 'Kidd's Rocks' / 'Lands End' was for sale. Click HERE for more on the estate.

The End of 'Lands End'

Above, one of the last shots I ever took of 'Lands End', the John Scott Browning estate built c. 1911 in Sands Point. The real point of today's post though is to send you HERE where you will see the last photos photographer Jen Ross took of the remains of the residence.

What We Lost in 2011...

As we close out 2011 I thought this would be a good time to take a look back at what we lost this past year...

In April 'Lands End', the John Scott Browning estate built c. 1911 in Sands Point was demolished and the property subdivided for a development known as 'Seagate', click HERE for more on 'Lands End'.

In the last few weeks 'Dark Hollow', the Oliver Jennings residence designed by Mott Schmidt and Mogens Tvede c. 1930 in Cold Spring Harbor was demolished for reasons unknown. Click HERE to see 'Dark Hollow' on bing.

'Les Bois', the George Moffett estate designed by Mott Schmidt c. 1927 in Old Brookville came down in the last few months for reasons unknown. Click HERE for more on 'Les Bois'.

The F. Skiddy Von Stade estate designed by Cross & Cross c. 1914 with alterations by Peabody, Wilson & Brown c. 1930 in Old Westbury is set to be demolished at any time now with the property currently being subdivided for a development known as 'Hidden Pond'. Click HERE for more on the Von Stade estate.

Feel free to share thoughts, opinions or other places we lost this past year.

The End is Nigh...

As the year comes to an end the time has come to look back on what Long Island lost this past year.  Most notably was 'Inisfada', the 1919 Nicholas F. Brady estate demolished earlier this month in North Hills (above and below).  In the six years I've been writing this blog Long Island has seen the razing of numerous estate houses including 'Lands End', the F. Skiddy Von Stade residence (which was beyond salvage), 'Groombridge', 'Les Bois', and a number of smaller, less notable places.  Let's hope 2014 will be a better year.  Happy New Year!

Photos courtesy of Kyle Peterson.