Harbourwood, the Oyster Bay Cove estate of Commodore J. Stuart Blackton, co-founder of the Vitagraph Motion Picture company commissioned the architectural firm of Hoppin & Koen, in 1911, to construct what would have been one of Long Island’s most elaborate estates.
Read MoreA few of the many hundreds if not thousands of now demolished mansions that were once the epitome of elegance and splendor.
Read MoreLawrance Architectural Presentations offers a wide variety of computer modeling and renderings. Below is a classic traditional home that could very well be from the past as from today.
Read MoreMansions of the Gilded Age & The American Country House Foundation in partnership with The Planting Fields Foundation are proud to present the 2018 Country House Conference, "Bold and British", an exploration of historic British country houses.
Read MoreNewport, Rhode Island, is a summer resort to which thousands of the wealthy throng each year to strive for social recognition. Southampton, Long Island, is a quiet seaside village whither a few hundred of the old New York aristocracy go each summer to get away from Newport and all it signifies.
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