tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post8230937277983897788..comments2024-03-25T05:06:18.799-04:00Comments on Half Pudding Half Sauce: "FARNSWORTH" The Long Island Home of C. K. G. Billings, Esq., at Locust Valley—A Country Estate in Every Respect Perfectly AppointedHalfPuddingHalfSaucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-87024849550792457592019-08-18T23:09:28.926-04:002019-08-18T23:09:28.926-04:00Your grandparents owned Oak Knoll?!! How lucky you...Your grandparents owned Oak Knoll?!! How lucky you are. I would LOVE to see that estate. I've gone past it my whole life and have longed to visit. I have seen photos in Monica Randall's book. It was (and probably still is) so beautiful.Carol Landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653095107097940055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-61022724497083700622013-09-27T15:03:23.911-04:002013-09-27T15:03:23.911-04:00Another fantastic post to read with lots of new ph...Another fantastic post to read with lots of new photos. The view from the music room looking back into the central court is spectacular. A wonderfully interesting interior design. <br /><br />Not too long ago, before the subdivision plowed through the brick entry pillars still had the large pineapples sitting on top and what seemed to be miles of wrought iron fencing still encircled the property. How fast time, vandalism and "progress" erases almost all traces of such places. ArchiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-39790437708675714992013-09-27T06:47:54.433-04:002013-09-27T06:47:54.433-04:00enjoy the site and to fill in the memories I have ...enjoy the site and to fill in the memories I have of driving past the formal gates as a young child<br />to visit my grandparents at Oak Knoll. The scandal of Mrs. Bird death by her doctor and the prince were<br />the topic of many conversations by all!<br />great to see more photos of the house and stables<br />BTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com