"THE HAMEAU" Henry Upham Harris Brookville, N.Y.

 Henry Upham Harris, of 45 East 85th St., has acquired a tract of land at Brookville, L. I., near Jericho, which will be developed into a country estate. Times Union (Brooklyn, New York) 07 Jun 1928

ENTRANCE AND GATE LODGEHOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

DETAILS OF BAY WINDOW
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

EXTERIOR MATERIALS: Walls, local building stone.(Stone taken from the excavation of New York City’s subway system tunnels) Trim, coarse grain rustic buff limestone. Roof, Vermont slate of dark grays and russet laid in narrow weatherings and graduated to ridge. 

Fireproof construction except wood rafters. Main house, 208,777 cubic feet; gatehouse and garage, 39,071 cubic feet. Built in 1929.

MAIN ELEVATION 
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

MAIN ENTRANCE
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

ELEVATION
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

ENTRANCE PORCH
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

GARDEN FRONT ELEVATION
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

 GARDEN ELEVATION
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND 
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

SUNDIAL
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

Sundial on south wall of house. Field and figures representing the four seasons are of coarse grain buff Indiana limestone. Gnomon of bronze. Designed by G. A. Mang

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

VIEW TOWARD GARDEN ELEVATION
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

Second story patio is off the children's Nursery and above the Breakfast Room.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

 

ENTRANCE HALL
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

INTERIOR MATERIALS: Walls of main rooms of first floor, sand finish plaster in natural color in a slightly uneven, wavy surface. Ceiling beams, hand hewn oak. Paneling and trim, oak. Main floors,

veneered oak plank, random widths. 

MAIN STAIRWAY
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
 ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
 ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

MAIN HALL
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
 ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
 ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

LIVING ROOM
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
 ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

DINING ROOM BAY AND GARDEN
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
 ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

From the dining room bay window a small walled garden with a timber framed pergola could be seen. This space was used for outdoor dining weather permitting.

DINING ROOM
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
 ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

LIBRARY
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

SECOND FLOOR PLAN
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

  

GUEST ROOM - DETAILS OF BAY WINDOW
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND 
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

THIRD FLOOR PLAYROOM
HOUSE OF HENRY UPHAM HARRIS BROOKVILLE, LONG ISLAND
ROGER H. BULLARD, ARCHITECT. LOUISE PAYSON, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

wikimapia location. Color photos from the realtor.com. Property listed for $11,900,000 in 2010, sold for $9 million in 2014.

Architect Roger Harrington Bullard.

Ellen Louise Payson was born in Portland, Maine in 1894, and trained as a landscape architect at the Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture for Women in Groton, Massachusetts. She gained widespread recognition for her designs for private estates in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.