THE house is built of Holland brick, a very soft pinkish gray, the color of an old wall, with cornices of brick patterns, and ornamented cast lead gutters. The stone trim and balustrades are a rich creamy travertino while the shutters are gray-green to harmonize with the willows. The roof is French shingle tile, a sepia with a reddish tone, carrying the same soft pearly warmth of the rest of the house into a darker tone. From the north terrace, shown on the preceding page, the lawn slopes down to a pond screened by the willows which form such an important part of the landscape setting. There was practically no attempt at landscape design in the grounds surrounding the house—its charm comes from the very natural informality of the setting.
In the dining room, parchment colored woodwork sets of the hand-painted paper, with views of Rome in sepia on a straw-colored background.
In the little card room the pink beige walls form an ideal background for bright notes of the red lacquer Chinese Chippendale chairs and frames.
In the library the paneling is of California redwood, bleached pink. The upholstery carries out the scheme in tones of beige and soft pinks, grays, and greens. The antique French wallpaper from Nancy McClelland has a green ground with pink, green, and brown in the design. In most of the interiors Mr. Bottomley was responsible for the paneling and backgrounds while Mrs. Cecil Baker of Thedlow did the decorating.
The drawing room is paneled in sycamore, with an antique English mantel of Mr. Luckenbach's cleverly fitted in. The two small tables flanking the fireplace are particularly worthy of note, painted satin wood in the Adam style after Angelica Kauffmann.
The upstairs breakfast room overlooking the lake.
wikimapia.org location. BING. The property has been on the market for a number of years. Zillow has it listed for $15,500,000 after a recent $500,000 price cut. Additional photos and video HERE. Lewis Luckenbach was the grandson of the founder of the Luckenbach Steamship Company.
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| RESIDENCE OF MR. LEWIS LUCKENBACH WILLIAM LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY, ARCHITECT THEDLOW, INC., DECORATORS |
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| RESIDENCE OF MR. LEWIS LUCKENBACH WILLIAM LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY, ARCHITECT THEDLOW, INC., DECORATORS |
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| RESIDENCE OF MR. LEWIS LUCKENBACH WILLIAM LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY, ARCHITECT THEDLOW, INC., DECORATORS |
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| RESIDENCE OF MR. LEWIS LUCKENBACH WILLIAM LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY, ARCHITECT THEDLOW, INC., DECORATORS |
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| RESIDENCE OF MR. LEWIS LUCKENBACH WILLIAM LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY, ARCHITECT THEDLOW, INC., DECORATORS |
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| GUEST ROOM RESIDENCE OF MR. LEWIS LUCKENBACH WILLIAM LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY, ARCHITECT THEDLOW, INC., DECORATORS |
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| A FRENCH ALCOVE IN ANOTHER GUEST ROOM RESIDENCE OF MR. LEWIS LUCKENBACH WILLIAM LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY, ARCHITECT THEDLOW, INC., DECORATORS |
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| THE OWNERS BEDROOM, DRESSING ROOMS FOR THE OWNER AND HIS WIFE OPEN OFF THIS BEDROOM RESIDENCE OF MR. LEWIS LUCKENBACH WILLIAM LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY, ARCHITECT THEDLOW, INC., DECORATORS |
Like the tie in with the OLI blog post on the Luckenbach estate. What a beautiful property, both the pudding and the sauce.
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DeleteI grew up in Glen Cove in the 1940's and used to swim at Crescent Beach, just beyond the lake in front of the house. We used to sneak into the lake area and around the grounds. It was, and remains, my favorite grand country house in the U.S. Glad to see that it has not been destroyed - at least, not yet, as taxes must be strangling the place.
ReplyDeleteAn added comment. One of the two guest cottages at the entrance to the estate, now included in the purchase, was originally called "Tree Tops", and the name was on the front doors of the 'woody' station wagon owned by the residents of the cottage. "Tree Tops" is the name of the game reserve in Kenya, East Africa, where you can sit in lookouts in the trees to observe wild game. It was at "Tree Tops' that Princess Elizabeth learned that she was Queen on being notified of her father's death in London.
ReplyDeleteMy uncle was the chief superintendent on this estate. The two cottages were for him and the chauffer. The cottages were above the garage which had 5 or 6 bays and doors. A third cottage was for the cook/maid and was located adjacent to the garage. Behind that cottage was a small greenhouse. As you walked west down a gravel path you came to a chicken coop which later served as a tool shed in the late 1970's, and then to the right just below the fence and roadway were cold frames. Behind the house was a Bavarian BBQ house with a long table made of a single piece of wood. It was beautiful. The rooms contained furnishings from the continents around the world. There was a room with furnishings from China, another from Africa. Several rooms were themed with furnishings and paneling from France, Italy and England. The cars were cleaned and washed weekly and always had to be gassed. By the 70's the gardeners were down to my uncle and several helpers. Mrs. Luckinback was referred to as Madam at all times but by the time that I worked there part time she was basically an invalid and was housebound. Still the estate was kept up nicely. I wish that i could go back again to show it to my kids. The two cottages over the garage were bigger inside than most people's homes and were just as beautiful as the main house.
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