Grey Gardens at East Hampton

Grey Gardens in better days

Grey Gardens showing the once beautiful gardens it was famous for. Photo: Library of Congress

The walled garden at Grey Gardens. Photo: Library of Congress

Grey Gardens, the famed ruined home of the Beale family in East Hampton, has been portrayed on film, stage, television and in numerous books, newspaper and magazine articles. Interest in the home and the Beale's never seems to wane. I think people will always be curious about the fall and decline of those that once lived Gilded Lives and how the passing of time can erode that gilt, exposing the bare surface beneath. Fortunately Grey Gardens was reborn when Little Edie sold the decrepit house and overgrown garden to Ben Bradley and Sally Quinn in 1979. They have spent painstaking years restoring and updating it, returning it back into one of the showplaces of East Hampton. Please follow the link to see Grey Gardens being enjoyed at a recent cocktail party featured in architecturaldigest.com Also read about and view the restored interiors in this 1984 story in Architectural Digest .

Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930

"Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930" by Gary Lawrance & Anne Surchin

Please visit my Amazon store for a few books from my collection I have listed for sale. Today I have listed a copy of, " Houses of the Hamptons,1880-1930" autographed by both authors, Gary Lawrance and Anne Surchin. Copies of this book are now rare and becoming a collectible.

Please click HERE to bid on eBay.

Architectural House Models of Hamptons Houses Created by Model Maker/Architect Gary Lawrance, AIA of residences designed by Peter Cook Architect, Southampton, New York.

Below are architectural models that have been created by architect/model maker Gary Lawrance, AIA for Southampton, New York Architect, Peter Cook.  My firm, Lawrance Architectural Presentations has been building  architectural models for many notable  Hamptons architects for over 20 years. These models have been used during design development, for Architectural Review Boards, ARBs or for presentation pieces to be appreciated as art works in the completed home. I also do many models for architects on Long Island's North Shore where villages such as Old Westbury and Brookville require architectural models for new construction or major renovations.  For more information please contact me at, lawrance@optonline.net

Please click HERE to read online, "Scaling Down Expectations" in the Wall Street Journal's real estate section, "Mansion", about architect Gary Lawrance, AIA and his firm, Lawrance Architectural Presentations.

Please click HERE and HERE to see a listing of other media sources and exhibitions where more examples of my work can be seen.
 

Architectural model by model maker Gary Lawrance, AIA Lawrance Architectural Presentations of a Hamptons home designed by Peter Cook Architect, New York.

Architectural model by model maker Gary Lawrance, AIA Lawrance Architectural Presentations of a Hamptons home designed by Peter Cook Architect, New York.

Architectural model by model maker Gary Lawrance, AIA Lawrance Architectural Presentations of a Hamptons home designed by Peter Cook Architect, New York.

Architectural model by model maker Gary Lawrance, AIA Lawrance Architectural Presentations of a Hamptons home designed by Peter Cook Architect, New York.

Architectural model by model maker Gary Lawrance, AIA Lawrance Architectural Presentations of a Hamptons home designed by Peter Cook Architect, New York.

Architectural model by model maker Gary Lawrance, AIA Lawrance Architectural Presentations of a Hamptons home designed by Peter Cook Architect, New York.

Peter Cook Architect, AIA

Gary Lawrance Architect and Model Maker featured in "Mansion" section of the Wall Street Journal.

Architectural Model created by architect Gary Lawrance, AIA Lawrance Architectural Presentations for a Southampton residence designed by Fleetwood and McMullan Architects, East Hampton, New York.

Please click HERE to read online today's article, "Scaling Down Expectations" in the Wall Street Journal's real estate section, "Mansion", about architect Gary Lawrance, AIA and his firm, Lawrance Architectural Presentations.

Please click HERE to see some more models from my 2010 exhibition, "Phenomenal Places" that was held at the Southampton Historical Museum.

Nid De Papillon featured in New York Magazine

Nid De Papillon at East Hampton.

Click HERE to read the story about this unique mansion in East Hampton, recently featured in New York Magazine. Click HERE for more about Nid De Papillon.