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Kykuit, The Rockefeller Estate, Sleepy Hollow, NY.

Gary LawranceSeptember 3, 2024

Applegreen, Old Westbury, New York

Gary LawranceJuly 14, 2024

Seaview Terrace at Newport; The House of Edson Bradley

Here is a 1924 Arts & Decorations article about the Newport mansion of Edson Bradley called Seaview Terrace.

Gary LawranceOctober 27, 2023

Two Miles of Millionaires - Munsey's Magazine, June 1898

An article from Munsey’s Magazine, June 1898

Gary LawranceJune 13, 2023

The Henry Havermeyer Residence, Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY.

One of the lesser known Fifth Avenue mansions is the Havermeyer mansion, once located on Fifth Avenue & 66th Street, New York City.

Gary LawranceJanuary 16, 2023

The Virginia Graham Fair Vanderbilt Estate, Jericho, Long Island, New York

This once grand estate and mansion is not well documented, and few photos exist.

Gary LawranceNovember 21, 2022

Luxurious Newport - Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1907

An article about Newport from Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1907

Gary LawranceSeptember 25, 2022

Mrs. Astor Has The Last Word

The leader of the New York “Four Hundred” sends her first message to the public.

Gary LawranceFebruary 10, 2022Mrs. Astor, Gilded Age, Mansion, 5th Avenue Mansions, Fifth Avenue Mansions

Gilded Age Mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast Postcards Album

A selection of vintage postcards showing many estates and mansions that once or still do exist on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. Often referred to the, “Gold Coast”.

Gary LawranceJanuary 9, 2022

Fifth Avenue Mansions of the Gilded Age Album

A selection of photos depicting mostly lost mansions that once stood on Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY.

AlbumsGary LawranceJanuary 2, 2022

Penshurst, Lower Merion Township, PA

Built for Percival Roberts in 1901, the mansion also was part of a 500 acre estate.

Gary LawranceJuly 15, 2021Comment

List of Events and Webinars by Gary Lawrance

A list of events and webinars by Gary Lawrance.

Gary LawranceJuly 14, 2021

Martin Hall, The Martin/ Satterwhite estate at Great Neck, New York

Photos of the Martin/Satterwhite estate that once stood along the cliffs in Great Neck.

Gary LawranceApril 27, 2021

The Servant Question at Harbor Hill

An article about the servants and their world at the Clarence Mackay estate, Harbor Hill, which was located at Roslyn, New York.

Gary LawranceMarch 8, 2021

The Astor Mansion Auction

Here is a great find, the auction catalog from the sale of contents of the famous Fifth Avenue mansion of Mrs. Astor.

Gary LawranceFebruary 7, 2021

John Jacob Astor's Titanic Fifth Avenue Mansion

This palatial mansion which was located on Fifth Avenue & 65th Street was the home of John Jacob Astor, who was the richest man to die on the Titanic.

Gary LawranceSeptember 10, 2020

Georgian Court, Lakewood, New Jersey

Georgian Court was built by George & Edith Gould as their palatial country estate at Lakewood, New Jersey.

Gary LawranceAugust 11, 2020

Gatsby’s Mansion and others of the Great Gatsby Era

A few of the many mansions that once stood or are still standing along the North Shore of New York's Long Island.

Gary LawranceJuly 7, 2020

Harbourwood ~ the Stuart J. Blackton Estate, Oyster Bay, New York

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.

Gary LawranceJune 3, 2020