Showing posts with label Estate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Estate. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

'Minnebama'

'Minnebama', the Ralph Ladd Cutter residence built c. 1900 in Westhampton.  Cutter was a partner in the dry goods firm of Smith, Hogg & Co.  'Minnebama' is no longer extant.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

The John Hay Whitney Residence

The John Hay Whitney residence designed by Matthiessen, Johnson & Green c. 1949 on Fishers Island.  Click HERE for a 1950 article on the construction of the house.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

'Edgecombe'

'Edgecombe', the Henry Burr Barnes residence built c. 1895 in Southampton.  Barnes was president of A.S. Barnes & Co., publishers, and vice-president of Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital.  'Edgecombe' is pictured here under subsequent owner Dr. George A. Dixon who called the residence 'By-the-Way'.  It is unconfirmed if the house is extant but it sat on Gin Lane.

Monday, April 25, 2016

'The Villa Blue'

'The Villa Blue', the Russell Steenback Carter estate designed by Albro & Lindeberg c. 1910 in Hewlett Bay Park.  Carter was assistant manager of the New York Office of Ingersoll-Rand Company.  Click HERE to see the residence on bing as it appears today following alterations.

Monday, February 15, 2016

'The Downs'

'The Downs', the Hallett Alsop Borrowe residence built c. 1900 in the Shinnecock Hills.  Borrowe was the vice-president of the Equitable Life Assurance Company and fought with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders.  'The Downs' is no longer extant.

Monday, February 1, 2016

The Grantland Rice Residence

The Grantland Rice residence designed by J. Custis Lawrence c. 1927 in East Hampton.  Click HERE to see the Rice residence on bing.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The Arthur Van Brunt Residence

The Arthur Van Brunt residence designed by J. Curtis Lawrence c. 1915 in East Hampton.  Click HERE to see the Van Brunt residence on bing.

Monday, December 21, 2015

The Charles H. Adams Residence

The Charles H. Adams residence designed by William B. Tuthill c. 1889 in East Hampton and pictured here under subsequent owner Dr. J.M. Hodson.  Click HERE to see the residence on bing.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The B.F. Evans Residence

The Benjamin Franklin Evans residence designed by J. Curtis Lawrence c. 1913 in East Hampton.  Evans was president of Evans, Conger and Breyer, Inc.  The residence has since been altered but click HERE to see it on bing.

Monday, December 14, 2015

The Mrs. Charles L. Hackstaff Residence

The Mrs. Charles L. Hackstaff residence designed by J. Greenleaf Thorp c. 1899 in East Hampton.  Click HERE to see the Hackstaff residence on bing.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

The Mrs. Schuyler Quackenbush Residence

The Mrs. Schuyler Quackenbush residence designed by her brother Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz c. 1899 in East Hampton.  Click HERE to see the Quackenbush residence on bing.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

'Rosecrest'

'Rosecrest', the Morgan J. O'Brien residence in Hampton Bays.  O'Brien would eventually leave 'Rosecrest' for 'Villa Mille Fiori' in Southampton.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Villa Mille Fiori'.  'Rosecrest' is no longer extant.

Monday, August 3, 2015

The Dr. Frederick Hollister Residence

 The Dr. Frederick K. Hollister residence designed by Albro & Lindeberg c. 1916 in East Hampton.  Click HERE to see the residence on bing.

Photos from The American Architect, 1916.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

The Dr. Frederick K. Hollister Residence

The Dr. Frederick K. Hollister residence in East Hampton.  Hollister was a both a doctor and teacher at New York Medical College.  He had another house designed by Albro & Lindeberg built c. 1910 also in East Hampton seen HERE.  Click HERE to see this Hollister residence on bing.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

'The Farm House'

'The Farm House', the John Teele Pratt Jr. residence designed by Charles A. Platt c. 1913 in Glen Cove.  Pratt would go on to build 'Beechwood' next door and 'The Farm House' would pass to his sister Phyllis and her husband Paul Nitze.  Click HERE to see 'The Farm House' on bing.

Monday, March 23, 2015

'Wahnfried'

'Wahnfried', originally built for Francis Lewis c. 1895 in Southampton and pictured here under the ownership of William Manice.  Click HERE for more on 'Wahnfried' and HERE to see the residence on bing.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

The J. Nevett Steele Residence

The Reverend J. Nevett Steele residence designed by J. Greenleaf Thorp c. 1891 in East Hampton.  Steele was a notable society member and vicar of Trinity Church for seventeen years.  It is unknown if the residence is still extant.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

'Suffolk House'

'Suffolk House', originally built for William J. Matheson c. 1860 in St. James and pictured above under the ownership of James W. Lane who hired Arthur Little of Little & O'Connor to move the house from its original location and design alterations c. 1912.  Lane was involved with the family cotton firm of J.H. Lane & Co.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

'The Cove'

'The Cove', the Cord Meyer estate built c. 1900 in Kings Point.  Meyer was a director on a number of boards and a real estate developer.  Click HERE to see Meyer's son J. Edward Meyer's estate 'Rhada', also in Kings Point.  'The Cove' was demolished c. 1950.

Monday, February 2, 2015

'Hill House'

'Hill House', the Anton Gysberti Hodenpyl estate built c. 1900 in Mill Neck with landscaping by Ossian C. Simmonds.  Hodenpyl was a partner in the brokerage firm of King, Hodenpyl & Co. and Hodenpyl, Hardy & Co.  He was also president of the Commonwealth Power, Railway & Light Co., Michigan Light Co., Union Railway, Gas & Electric Co., and numerous other power and rail companies in the midwest.  Hodenpyl died in 1933 and his wife in 1935.  In 1938 the estate was sold to a William Simpson and 'Hill House' was demolished c. 1940.