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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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The Rear of \'Erchless\'
The rear of 'Erchless', the Howard Phipps estate designed by Adams and Prentice c. 1935 in Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on 'Erchless'....
\'Casa Bendita\' - Palm Beach Edition
'Casa Bendita', the John S. Phipps estate designed by Addison Mizner c. 1921 in Palm Beach. For more on 'Casa Bendita' I refer everyone to an article on the estate and what is left of it at the New York Social Diary, found HERE....
\'Knole\'
'Knole', originally the Herman Duryea estate designed by Carrere & Hastings c. 1903 in Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on 'Knole'.Photos from American Estates and Gardens....
\'Spring Hill\' in 1905
Just after 'Spring Hill' was completed it was featured in a 1905 issue of the Architectural Record. Following are the series of photos in the issue, some of which I have been after for a long, long time. Click HERE for more on 'Spring Hill'....
\'Spring Hill\' 1932 Aerial
The rear of 'Spring Hill', the Henry Carnegie Phipps estate designed by John Russell Pope (for William L. Stow) in 1903 in Old Westbury from a 1932 copy of Fortune Magazine. Click HERE for more on 'Spring Hill'. The house in the background is the D...
\'Knole\'
A postcard of the rear of 'Knole', the Bradley Martin and Helen Phipps estate designed by Carrere & Hastings c. 1903 in Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on 'Knole'....
Spring Hill Then & Now
The garden wall and terrace level at 'Spring Hill', the Henry Carnegie Phipps estate in Old Westbury, above sometime between 1903-08 and below in 2008. Click HERE for more on 'Spring Hill'....
Picture of the Day
The walled garden at Howard Phipps' 'Erchless' in Old Westbury....
Westbury House Aerial
Jay Phipps' 'Westbury House' in Old Westbury as seen in a 1924 copy of American Homes of Today. Click HERE for more on 'Westbury House'....
Picture of the Day
The front door at 'Westbury House', the Jay Phipps residence in Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on 'Westbury House'....
Westbury House's Playhouse
The playhouse at 'Westbury House', the Jay Phipps estate in Old Westbury. Click HERE for more on 'Westbury House'....
Spring Hill
The front and side of 'Spring Hill', the Henry Carnegie Phipps estate in Old Westbury. Designed by John Russell Pope c. 1903, this picture has been featured before albeit in a much smaller size. Click HERE for more on 'Spring Hill'....
When H.C. Phipps and Gladys Mills Wed
From the Dec 14, 1907 issue of Town & Country, an article on the wedding of Henry Carnegie Phipps and Gladys Mills at the Ogden Mills residence in Staatsburg. The two would go on to purchase 'Spring Hill' in Old Westbury as their Long Island res...
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The rear of Howard Phipps' 'Erchless' in Old Westbury....
An Italian Palace on Long Island
Published in Town and Country magazine on June 25th, 1904, 105 years ago to the day, is an article on what would come to be known as 'Spring Hill', originally the William L. Stow residence and later the Henry C. Phipps estate designed by John Russel...
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The walled garden and western wing of 'Erchless', the Howard Phipps estate in Old Westbury....
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Inside the walled garden at Jay Phipps' 'Westbury House' in Old Westbury....
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Looking out the front gate and down Red Ground Road at Henry Carnegie Phipps' 'Spring Hill' in Old Westbury....
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The garden wall at Henry Carnegie Phipps' 'Spring Hill' in Old Westbury on a sunny spring morning. ...
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The allee at Henry Carnegie Phipps' 'Spring Hill', in Old Westbury pictured in Spring. This completes the four seasonal pictures of the allee, click here to see Summer, Fall and Winter....
