The Hamptons by Charles Rigdon & Newport by Edwin Gilbert.

Here are two good old beach reads from the 1970s.

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If you get through this in an afternoon, you may also like,"Newport", By Edwin Gilbert.

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The Southampton Historical Museum's 3rd Annual, Insider's House Tour.

 

The Southampton Historical Museum on May 12, 2012 from 1pm - 4:30 pm will hold it's 3rd annual house tour. Please look at the invitation  for information about this wonderful well attended tour going into it's 3rd year. This tour of Southampton homes, both historic and contemporary, presents a  fascinating mix of architectural and interior diversity. A champagne reception follows at the Rogers Mansion.

Villa Mille Fiore, Southampton

Villa Mille Fiore at Southampton was located at the corner of Coopers Neck Lane and Great Plains Road.

Villa Mille Fiore," House of a Thousand Flowers",was built in 1910 for Albert Boardman. It was modeled after the Villa Medici in Rome. In this article from Arts & Decorations, there are some views of the living room and dining room, of this incredible, now demolished mansion that once stood at the corner of Great Plains Road and Coopers Neck Lane. Click HERE to see the site today. The house was an oddity among other Southampton houses and was used as a setting for an Austrian Villa  in an early 1920s silent film, " Just Suppose". The Hamptons was an early place where the budding film industry made movies before moving to Hollywood. Rudolf Valentino's famous scenes of his galloping through the desert, were said to have been shot on the dunes at Montauk.

Coverage of Villa Mille Fiore, it's history with floor plans and many more images can be found in the book, Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930, written by Gary Lawrance and Anne Surchin,  published by Acanthus Press 2007. The book contains stories about  32 other houses, most with floor plans, numerous photographs and family histories. Click HERE to preview some chapters.

See more about Villa Mille Fiore as reviewed by David Patrick Columbia in his New York Social Diary.
Visit Acanthus Press to buy and see many other wonderful books on Architecture, Interiors and Gardens from the Gilded Age.

The Maidstone Club at East Hampton.

Entrance to the Maidstone Club, East Hampton.

Maidstone Club, East Hampton.

 

Here are two old great views of the Maidstone Club, designed by architect Roger Bullard in the 1920's after the previous building burned down. Click HERE to see it on Bing Maps.

Architectural model of a Southampton residence.

Architectural model by model maker Gary Lawrance, AIA of a residence designed by Fleetwood & McMullan Architects. 

Click HERE to see more models by Gary Lawrance, AIA from his Exhibition, " Phenomenal Places" at the Southampton Historical Museum.