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Old Long Island is dedicated to the preservation of Long Island's historic 'Gold Coast' estates and the history that goes along with it, as well as other historical sites in the area.
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\'Lulworth\'
'Lulworth', the Francis M. Weld Jr. estate designed by Charles Platt between 1912-14 in Lloyd Harbor. The estate also had Olmsted landscaping and Ellen Shipman (along with Charles Platt) designed the walled flower garden and brick terrace. Weld was...
\'Burrwood\'
'Burrwood', the Walter Jennings estate built c. 1899 by Carrere & Hastings in Lloyd Harbor. Click HERE for more on 'Burrwood'....
Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens - Burrwood
'Burrwood', the Walter Jennings estate in Lloyd Harbor, designed by Carrere and Hastings c. 1898 with landscaping by the Olmsted Brothers (1916-1938). All images are from the Garden Club of America Collection. Click the photo info for additional ...
More on the National Red Cross Pageant
More on the rehearsals of the National Red Cross Pageant at Roland Conklin's 'Rosemary Farm' in 1917. See below for more on the pageant. Actresses Frances Starr and Bijou Fernandez counting money that had been collected.William Faversham, Julie Op...
Rosemary Farm & The National Red Cross Pageant
Rehearsals for the National Red Cross Pageant in 1917 at the Olmsted designed open air theatre at 'Rosemary Farm', the Roland Conklin estate in Lloyd Harbor. While the silent film is presumed to be lost, the cast included John Barrymore, Lionel Bar...
Picture of the Day
The garden wall that sat opposite the main house at Walter Jennings' 'Burrwood' in Lloyd Harbor....
Caumsett's Walled Garden & Greenhouse
The interior of the walled garden at 'Caumsett', the Marshall Field III estate in Lloyd Harbor.The derelict greenhouse and accompanying outbuilding.One of the creepy headless statues inside the walled garden. ...
Caumsett's Polo Stables
An interior shot of the polo stables (October 12, 1933) at Marshall Field III's 'Caumsett' in Lloyd Harbor. Photo brought to you via Shorpy.com....
