Minden, Bridgehampton, New York


Ocean Road view of Minden

Residence of John Berwind

Location: Ocean Road

Built: 1912

Architect/s: Grenville Temple Snelling

Landscape Architect/s: Unknown

Status: Private Residence

Tremedden, Bridgehampton, New York


Ocean Road view of Tremedden

Residence of Richard Esterbrook, Jr.

Location: Ocean Road

Built: 1878

Architect/s: Carlos Buck

Landscape Architect/s: Unknown

Status: Demolished

The Pruitts of Southampton

A 1960's Television show about a down and out Southampton Millionaire family starring Phyllis Diller. Note the opening scene uses Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina.

Villa Maria, Watermill, New York


South view of Villa Maria

Residence of Josiah Lombard/Marshall Ayres/Edward Morse

Location: Montauk Highway

Built: 1887/1919

Architect/s:George Skidmore/Frank Freeman

Landscape Architect/s: Unknown

Status: Private Residence

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Wooldon Manor, Southampton, New York


Oceanside view of Wooldon Manor

Residence of Dr. Peter Wyckoff/ James P. Donahue/ Edmund F. Lynch

Location: Gin Lane

Built: 1900

Architect/s: Barney & Chapman

Landscape Architect/s: Unknown

Status: Demolished 1941

Built for Dr. Peter Wyckoff, then in 1928 sold to Mr. & Mrs. James P. Donahue who renovated the house and expanded the property, turning it into one of Southampton's most opulent estates.
Wooldon Manor is a combination of the last names of Mrs. Donahue, the former Jessie Woolworth and her husband James Paul Donahue.
The final owner was Edmund F. Lynch,of Merrill Lynch. Upon his death in 1938, the estate fell into disrepair and the mansion was demolished. The property was subdivided, and the remaining buildings converted to residential use. The pool house along the ocean has been enlarged and renovated over the years to become an impressive mansion itself. Wooldon Manor is a featured house in the book," Houses of the Hamptons 1880-1930" By Gary Lawrance & Anne Surchin.


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Old Trees, Southampton, New York



Residence of Goodhue & Louisa Livingston

Location: First Neck Lane

Built: 1912

Architect/s: Goodhue Livingston

Landscape Architect/s: Unknown

Status: Private Residence

The Lake Agawam home of Goodhue & Louisa Livingston, whom from the 1890's ruled Southampton society. An approval from Mrs. Livingston meant certain entrance to the inner most circle of Southampton's elite. Old Trees has been recently updated and restored to it's former grandeur and is one of the few intact estates still on it's original acreage. Estate is currently owned by Hedge Fund Financier, John Paulson.

The Orchard, Southampton, New York




Residence of James Lawrence Breese

Location: Hill St.

Built: 1896

Architect/s: McKim, Mead & White

Landscape Architect/s: Olmsted Brothers

Status: Extant; converted to condominiums, 1980's

Black Point, Southampton, New York



Residence of Henry Huddleston Rogers Jr.

Location: Old Town Road & Gin Lane

Built: 1916

Architect/s: Walker & Gillette

Landscape Architect/s: Olmsted Brothers

Status: Demolished mid 1930s