The Mansions of Long Island's Gold CoastThis beautifully illustrated book features the magnificent estates built in the early part of the twentieth century by the wealthy residents of Long Island's North Shore. Many of the mansions are no longer standing, making this book a critical archive and monument to their glory. In their heyday, they were inhabited by the aristocracy of America's gilded age, among them Vanderbilts, Phipps, and Pratts. The author's evocative photographs capture the splendor of these once luxurious homes, from the houses' turrets, porticos, columns, and courtyards to their vaulted entry halls, spacious ballrooms, and vast libraries. Accompanied by histories of the estates and the families that built them, this book is a classic and evocative reminder of a bygone era and lifestyle. --Publisher description. |
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Ambrose Clark arched balcony ballroom balustrade beautiful blue brick built carved ceiling century chandelier Clarence Mackay classic Club colorful courtyard decorated designed dining room doors drawing room entrance hall FAÇADE fireplace flowers formal gardens fountain French furnishings Gatsby gazebo glass windows Glen Cove Gold Coast Gothic graced guests Harbor Hill Harry Payne Whitney horses huge hung indoor tennis Inside J. P. Morgan Lattingtown lawns LOGGIA Long Island Long Island Sound MAIN ENTRANCE main house Manhasset manor house mansion mantel marble MASTER BEDROOM Morgan Nassau County North Shore oak paneled Old Westbury Gardens once original overlooking Oyster Bay painted pair palace palm parties pillars pipe organ playhouses polo reflecting pool ruin showplace Sound spacious stables stained glass staircase stands stone stood style surrounded swimming pool tennis court terrace tiled Today tower trees vandals Vanderbilt walls Whitney William wing Woolworth wrought iron yacht