CAUMSETT - The Marshall Field III Gold Coast Estate
The Causmett FoundationForwarded by Marshall Field VFrom Amazon - "Marshall Field III was 28 years of age and one of the richest people in the world when he came upon the idea of replicating the...
View Article"BROOKBY HOUSE" - A GORGEOUS IMITATION OF FAIRY-LAND
Friends of Brookby House on Facebook John W. Blodgett has created a gorgeous imitation of fairy-land at his new home at the corner of Robinson Road and Plymouth Avenue. No expense has been spared...
View ArticleJOHN WOOD BLODGETT and THE WIZARD OF OZ
DEATH CLAIMSDecember 31, 1863 - October 20, 1928A. G. STICKLEYAT HIS ESTATEEarly Grand Rapids Furni-ture Manufacturer Dies in Watersmeet Lodge.PUT ROMANCE IN CRAFTMan of Original and Aggres-sive...
View ArticleMR. STICKLEY BUILDS HIS DREAM COTTAGE
DREAM OF ALBERT STICKLEY REALIZED IN HIS SHOW PLACE ON BEATON LAKE.Stickley Lodge Overlooking Beaton lake, which nestles between two shore lines that are bordered by miles of virgin timber, stands...
View ArticleTHE ROUSE SIMMONS: THE "CHRISTMAS TREE SHIP"
I saw three ships come sailing in OnChristmas Day, on Christmas Day; I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Dayin the morning.OLD CAROLLike the great multitudes of Galilee They crowd the...
View ArticleTHE MANSION OF MR. TIFFANY AT MADISON AVENUE
THE TIFFANY HOUSE ENTRANCE THE TIFFANY HOUSE CORNER ORIELLOGGIA TIFFANY HOUSE Follow THIS LINK for all posts related to the Tiffany house at Madison Avenue.
View ArticleTHE FUTURE OF THE WHITE HOUSE
As the new While House would look from Pennsylvania Avenue. The centre is the present building, the columned wing on each side being the proposed additionsAbigail Smith AdamsDorothy P. MadisonTHE...
View ArticleRESIDENCE OF ROBERT S. MOORE MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA - ALBERT FARR, ARCHITECT
RESIDENCE OF ROBERT S. MOOREMENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA - ALBERT FARR, ARCHITECTCalif.. Burlingame—C. H. Bennett Building Company awarded contract for the erection of a new home to cost $100,000 at Menlo...
View Article"CAUMSETT"— MRS. MARSHALL FIELD — FIVE THOUSAND ROSES
Located on the northeast side of the slope overlooking the pond. A small depression had formed from the runoff water emitted by the mansion's ice-making machines and was referred to as a "river" by...
View Article"CAUSMETT" GARDEN TOUR JUNE 23, 1927
The house seen from the air over the Sound looking across Lloyds Neck to Cold Spring Harbor. To the right of the house lies the formal garden with the rock garden below it. The roof of the tennis house...
View Article"TREETOPS" A Small Country House Done in the Italian Manner at Oyster Bay, L....
A good idea of the color treatment of "Treetops" is given by the artist John Floyd Yewell. Like Peter Pan's house, Treetops, being situated on the top of a thickly wooded knoll, gives one a real...
View Article"I LOVE THE FLAVOR OF CAMELS" says Miss Evelyn Cameron Watts
MISS WATTS' FEATHER CAPE IS MADE OF THE PLUMAGE OF THE TROPICAL "LOPHOPHORE" BIRD"I never get tired of the smooth Camel flavor—the last one I smoke at night tastes just as good as the first in the...
View ArticleThe Keeper of the Gate - "INISFADA"
Among the most picturesque features of the English countryside are the sturdy lodges that guard the entrance gates to the great estates.Built to last down the ages, they are as permanent a part of...
View ArticleFESTIVITIES AT NEWPORT MR. VANDERBILT'S MARBLE PALACE THROWN OPEN
FESTIVITIES AT NEWPORT.Mr. VANDERBILT'S MARBLE PALACE THROWN OPEN.Newport, R. I. Aug. 19.— The marble palace was thrown open tonight for the first time since its erection, when Mr. and Mrs. W. K....
View ArticleHOUSE OF WILLIAM ZIEGLER, JR., ESQ., EAST 63RD STREET, NEW YORK
FRONT FACADEHOUSE OF WILLIAM ZIEGLER, JR., ESQ., EAST 63RD STREETFREDERICK J. STERNER, ARCHITECTVIEW FROM FOYER INTO LIVING ROOMHOUSE OF WILLIAM ZIEGLER, JR., ESQ., EAST 63RD STREETFREDERICK J....
View ArticleINTERIOR TAPESTRY ROOM, RESIDENCE OF EDSON BRADLEY, ESQ., NEWPORT, R. I....
INTERIOR TAPESTRY ROOM(DRAWING ROOM), RESIDENCE OF EDSON BRADLEY, ESQ., NEWPORT, R. I.Howard Greenley, Architect, New YorkFollow THIS LINK for more on "Seaview Terrace, the Edson Bradley, Esq. estate....
View ArticleThe Amawalk Arboretum/Lasdon Park and Arboretum
THE AMAWALK ARBORETUMTHE AMAWALK ARBORETUM dedicated to the memory of Major Orlando Jay Smith, founder of the Nursery. The plans for the Arboretum have been designed by Vitale, Brinckerhoff &...
View ArticleCHRISTMAS EVE IN COLONIAL TIMES
"CHRISTMAS EVE IN COLONIAL TIMES" from a painting by Everett Shinn
View ArticleSome Views of "Meudon"
"MEUDON" W. D. GUTHRIE LOCUST VALLEY, NEW YORK C. P. H. GILBERT, ARCHITECT"MEUDON"W. D. GUTHRIE LOCUST VALLEY, NEW YORK C. P. H. GILBERT, ARCHITECT"MEUDON" W. D. GUTHRIE LOCUST VALLEY, NEW...
View Article"Margrove" An Aviators Home at Mill Neck, Long Island
Grover Cleveland Loening "Margrove", the residence at Mill Neck, L. I., of the famous airplane designer, Grover Loening, is situated on a hillside. 1947 aerial showing "Margrove: in the center. To...
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