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During the 20th century, Long Island (and the US as a whole) saw a pattern of mass suburbanization. [1] Levitt and Sons – one of the most famous real estate firms of the 20th century – built many housing developments across Long Island (and the US, as a whole), including Levittown, New York – which is widely considered as being America's first mass-produced suburb, and also as the ...
Woolworth Estate, also referred to Winfield Hall, is a historic estate located at Glen Cove in Nassau County, New York.It was designed in 1916 by architect C. P. H. Gilbert (1861–1952) for Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852–1919).
Greentree is a 400-acre (1.6 km 2) estate in Manhasset, on Long Island, New York. [1] The estate was constructed for businessman Payne Whitney in 1904 and was owned by members of the Whitney family for much of the 20th century. It is currently owned by the Greentree Foundation, a philanthropic nonprofit organization.
Blairsden is a historic 62,000-square-foot (5,800 m 2), 38-room mansion located in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. [2] Set high on a hilltop overlooking Ravine Lake, the mansion is part of what was originally an estate of 550 acres (2,200,000 m 2). [3] In addition to its 38 rooms, the mansion has 25 fireplaces and 19 bathrooms. [4]
Beacon Towers was a Gilded Age mansion on Sands Point in the village of Sands Point on the North Shore of Long Island, New York.It was built from 1917 to 1918 for Alva Belmont, the ex-wife of William Kissam Vanderbilt and the widow, since 1908, of Oliver Belmont.
When it incorporated, Islandia became the first new village on Long Island to incorporate in over 15 years (the last village incorporated prior to Islandia was Lake Grove in 1968). [3] [4] The core of Islandia is a 500-home housing development built by Levitt & Sons circa 1963, which offered seven different model homes to choose from. [4]
Idle Hour is a former Vanderbilt estate that is located in Oakdale on Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. It was completed in 1901 for William Kissam Vanderbilt . Once part of Dowling College , the mansion is one of the largest houses in the United States .
As America emerged as an industrial power in the 19th century, New York City was its financial epicenter and the country's captains of industry looked to Long Island as their playground, and on it were built some of America's most lavish estates, or as they were likely known to their owners, their country homes.
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