" Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930"


Click HERE to preview some chapters and photographs.

Click HERE to read reviews about, " Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930", published by Acanthus Press 2007 and written by myself and Anne Surchin.


"Phenomenal Places" Exhibition of Architectural Models by Gary Lawrance, AIA

Architectural Model of a residence designed by Peter Cook, AIA.

Architectural Model  of a  Residence renovated by Fleetwood & McMullan Architects.


Architectural Model of a residence designed by Preston Phillips Architect.
Architectural Model of a residence designed by Peter Cook, AIA. 

Architectural Model  of a  Residence designed by Fleetwood & McMullan Architects.

Phenomenal Places, Architectural Models by Gary Lawrance, AIA. Recent Exhibition at the Southampton Historical Museum.
Gary Lawrance is an architect whose firm, Lawrance Architectural Presentations, provides architectural models and development services to architects, landscape architects and interior designers. the exhibit presented a dozen scale models of homes, including many designed by prominent local architects, including Francis Fleetwood, Peter Cook, Preston Philips, Kitty McCoy and Frank Greenwald, some of which can be found full-size in the Hampton's and other parts of Long Island. Mr. Lawrance is also the Co-Author with Anne Surchin of the recent bestselling book, Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930, Acanthus Press 2007. He also writes two popular blogs,Houses of the Hamptons and Mansions of the Gilded Age

The exhibit ran from May 14-September 3, but for those that missed it please take a look at the attached  links to see some of the wonderful press it has received!



More models can be seen at,


Architectural models are not only for new construction but can also be made of existing homes and properties, including gardens or entire properties for display in homes and offices. They make unique holiday or special gifts!

Mayor Bloomberg's New Southampton House Ballyshear

Ballyshear
 Click HERE to read today's article in the New York Times about Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Lavish homes.

Click HERE to read about Ballyshear, his new home in Southampton.

Windbreak

The Josiah Copley Thaw Estate

The Josiah Copley Thaw estate was one of the largest and most prominent homes located along Gin Lane. It's family also had a prominence it may not have wanted. The brother of Josiah was Harry Kendall Thaw, who lives on in history as the man who killed famous architect, Stanford White in 1906. Many houses are attributed or said to have been designed by Stanford White in Southampton, but if they were built after 1906 ?


The Thaw Family
Views from, "Hurricane in the Hamptons, 1938"
See the site after its demolition



Royal Pains Mansion


Click HERE to see a video of Oheka, the Cold Spring Harbor estate of Otto Kahn when it was used as a retreat house for the New York Sanitation Department.

"Phenomenal Places" Closing September 3

 

Phenomenal Places: The Architectural Models of Gary Lawrance, AIA at the Southampton Historical Museum

"Phenomenal Places: Architectural Models by Gary Lawrance, AIA" will take place atThe Southampton Historical Museum, 17 Meeting House Lane, Southampton from Tuesday, May 17 through Saturday, September 3, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. Prices are $4 adults, free for members and children 17 and under. For more information, call 631-283-2494.

Gary Lawrance is an architect whose firm, Lawrance Architectural Presentations, provides architectural models and development services to architects, landscape architects and interior designers. He will exhibit a dozen scale models of homes, including many designed by prominent local architects, including Francis Fleetwood, Peter Cook, Preston Philips, Kitty McCoy and Frank Greenwald, some of which can be found full-size in the Hampton's and other parts of Long Island. Mr. Lawrance is also the Co-Author with Anne Surchin of the recent bestselling book, Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930, Acanthus Press 2007. He also writes two popular blogs,Houses of the Hamptons and Mansions of the Gilded Age

My Exhibit of Architectural Models is closing this weekend at the Southampton Historical Museum. Please take a look at the attached  links to see some of the wonderful press it has received!


More models can be seen at,


Architectural models are not only for new construction but can also be made of existing homes and properties, including gardens or entire properties for display in homes and offices. They make unique holiday or special gifts!

Gary Lawrence Plum Tv

Please click HERE to watch Plum TV Daily for a video of Gary Lawrance talking about his architectural models that he has built of many houses in the Hamptons.
Click HERE to see more architectural models of Hamptons houses.


The Real Deal
 Wall Street Journal

"Phenomenal Places" Architect Creates Teeny, Tiny Models of Houses in the Hamptons

Architectural model of a Hampton's residence designed by Peter Cook, Architect. Photograph by Mark Samu
Please click HERE for Curbed National's review of the exhibit at the Southampton Historical Museum, " Phenomenal Places" Architectural models by architect,Gary Lawrance, A.I.A.
The exhibit displays a dozen architectural models of beautiful Long Island homes, many built in the Hamptons by local prominent architects such as, Francis Fleetwood, Preston Phillips, Kitty McCoy, Peter Cook and Frank Greenwald.

Follow these links for more about the exhibit.

Curbed Hamptons, Tiny Houses Almost as Expensive as the Real Thing.
Newsday, Where all the best homes start- as scale models. 
Southampton Press, A View from Above: " Phenomenal Places", The Models of Gary Lawrance


Fox Hunting in the Hamptons

The Suffolk Hunt Club

Click HERE to read an 1891 article about fox hunting in the Shinnecock Hills.

Ballyshear, Southampton New York

Ballyshear from the west in an early view
Ballyshear is one of the last great estates ever built in the Hamptons "Gilded Age". Originally set upon vast acreage with commanding views  of the bay it is still today one of the finest properties in the Hamptons.
It has been reported that New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg has recently purchased the estate.
The estate has also been featured in the recent book, "Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930", by Gary Lawrance & Anne Surchin Acanthus Press 2007.

Please follow the links below to read more about Ballyshear,
Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930
as reviewed on New York Social Diary
Today's review of Ballyshear  on
New York Social Diary

Beautiful Gardens in America, By Louise Shelton

The Garden at Wooldon Manor, Southampton, New York
Click HERE to view this important book about many of the great gardens of the,"Gilded Age", including Southampton's, " Wooldon Manor", when owned by Dr. Peter Wyckoff, James Breese's, " The Orchard", Newport and many of the great gardens all around the country circa 1915.

Where all the Best Homes Start!


Click HERE to read the June 25, 2011 Newsday story about my architectural models of many Houses in the Hamptons, before they were built.

Click HERE to see more photos of models of houses in the Hamptons on Curbed Hamptons.
Click HERE to read, "A VIEW FROM ABOVE" about the exhibit on 27east as featured in the Southampton Press.







Phenomenal Places, an exhibiton of architectural models created by Gary Lawrance, A.I.A.


Architectural Model of Claverack/Keewaydin in Southampton, New York.
Architectural Model of a residence designed by Peter Cook, AIA.
Architectural Model of a residence designed by Francis Fleetwood.
Architectural Model of a residence designed by Peter Cook, AIA.

 PHENOMENAL PLACES: Architectural Models by Gary Lawrance, AIA
LOCATION:            Rogers Mansion, 17 Meeting House Lane, Southampton
EXHIBIT DATES:     Through September Saturday, September 3, 2011
TIME:                      11:00 am to 4:00 pm, Tuesdays through Saturdays
FEE:                         $4 adults, free for members and children 17 and under
                               
Gary Lawrance is an architect whose firm, Lawrance Architectural Presentations, provides architectural models and development services to architects, landscape architects and interior designers. He will exhibit a dozen scale models of   homes, including many designed by prominent local architects, including Francis Fleetwood, Peter Cook, Preston Philips, Kitty McCoy and Frank Greenwald, some of which can be found  full-size in the Hampton's and other parts of Long Island.Mr. Lawrance is also the author of the recent bestselling book, " Houses of the Hampton's, 1880-1930" , with Anne Surchin, Acanthus Press 2007. He also writes two popular blogs," Houses of the Hamptons" and " Mansions of the Gilded Age.

                               
Southampton Historical Museums and Research Center
PO Box 303, Southampton, NY 11969
(631) 283-2494
For more information please visit

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Corzine Mansion at Sagaponack before Demolition.

Click HERE to see the Corzine mansion which was recently demolished while it was for sale.

Just a Little House in the Hamptons

Click HERE to read a great article from New York Magazine about summer homes in the Hamptons circa 1968.

Meadow Lane, Southampton, New York

Click the link below to read about on
hampton hostess: A LANE DIVIDED

Halsey Neck Lane Mansion in Southampton, New York

Click HERE to see this amazing house from " Homes of the Rich", located off Halsey Neck Lane in Southampton. This recently built house by architect Jeff Gibbons replaced a French style house that was once owned by Magda Gabor, was destroyed in 2004  fire while owned by Lucille and Bob Roberts, the founders of Lucille Roberts Gyms.

More about the house on the links below,
Newsday
See the Roberts town house below, listed for 90 million! 
The Real Deal

Classic Southampton Mansion

Click HERE to read about on Exotic Excess.

Linden Estate on Ox Pasture Road, Southampton, New York

Click HERE to read about on Exotic Excess

Grey Gardens, East Hampton


Click HERE to go to a fascinating blog about the infamous "Grey Gardens" of East Hampton

Bayberry Land, Southampton, New York

Click HERE to read a great article by Mary Cummings on Hamptons.com

More links below about Bayberry Land

Library of Congress HABS

Old Long Island Exteriors & Plans
Old Long Island Interiors
New York Social Diary
Southampton Town Hall
Staircase for sale

Southampton Village: The Premier Resort

Click HERE to read about the founding of Southampton as a fashionable resort community in Mary Cummings article on Hamptons.com

Chestertown House, Southampton, New York

Here are a few links to the the former Henry F. du Pont house that was located on Meadow Lane in Southampton, New York. It was later owned by Barry Trupin, who turned it into a quasi-French Chateau and was eventually sold to Calvin Klein who demolished it in 2009.

Daily Mail
Forbes.com 
Gawker
Hamptons.com 
Henry F. du Pont and Winterthur: A Daughter's Portrait 
Los Angeles Times
New York Observer
New York Times
Pricey Pads
Real Estalker
27east.com

Long Island Landscapes and the Women Who Designed Them


Author to Speak on Landscapes of Long Island’s Great Estates
The Southampton Historical Museum will host Cynthia Zaitzevsky, author of Long Island Landscapes and the Women Who Designed Them on May 20 at The Meadow Club, Southampton. The book is an account of eminent women landscape architects who flourished in the golden age of country estates. All proceeds will benefit the Halsey House herb garden.
The beautiful book covers in depth the work of Beatrix Farrand, Martha Hutcheson, Marian Coffin, Ellen Shipman, Ruth Dean, and Annette Hoyt Flanders and looks at a dozen other less-well-known women. It focuses on the Long Island projects that constituted a large part of their work including Marian Coffin’s designs for Henry Francis du Pont’s Chestertown in Southampton and Charles and Pauline Sabin’s Sebonac estate, Bayberry Land. Ms. Zaitzevsky brings these pioneering women to life as people and as professionals.
The Meadow Club, which celebrated its centennial in 1987, was the first of Southampton’s fabled clubs and has been at the center of the sporting and social life of Southampton’s summer residents ever since. The club boasts a handsome, historic clubhouse and its 36 magnificent grass tennis courts are unrivaled anywhere outside of Wimbledon.  
Ms. Zaitzevsky, an historian of architecture and landscape architecture, received her PhD from Harvard University’s Department of Fine Arts and taught the history of landscape architecture at Harvard’s Landscape Institute. She is the author of Frederick Law Olmstead and the Boston Park System. (1982).

The lecture will begin at 11:30 am, immediately followed by a luncheon. The price to attend the lecture is $35 or $75 including the luncheon. For tickets or information please call the Southampton Historical Museum at 283-2494 Southampton Historical Museum

Lost Houses of the Hamptons

On May 7th 2011, I will be speaking at the Southampton Historical Museum about some of the great mansions of the Hamptons that no longer exist. They will include, Wooldon Manor, the home of Jesse Woolworth Donahue, Black Point, the H. H. Rogers mansion, Bayberry Land, The Duponts Chestertown House, Villa Mille Fiore, Red Maples and a brief history of the founding of the Summer colony. This event is being sponsored by the Southampton Historical Museum, The Rogers Memorial Library and the AIA Peconic.  To read about some of the Lost Houses of the Hamptons, please click HERE for New York Social Diary's review of " Houses of the Hamptons, 1880 -1930". Please click HERE for reservations. For a few more photos please go to my other blog,

                             "Mansions of the Gilded Age"

Villa Mille Fiore

Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930

Bayberry Land, Southampton, Demolished
Click HERE to read a review of the book in New York Social Diary
Click HERE to read a review in the East Hampton Star.
Click HERE to read a review in Period Homes.

Hydrangeas in the Hamptons & Newport


 Meadowmere on Coopers Neck Lane, Southampton, New York.
Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island

Hydrangeas in the summer are almost as popular as privet hedges. During the "Gilded Age" in the great American resorts, hydrangeas often lined the driveways and verandas of all the summer cottages. After awhile they were thought to be too showy and old fashioned, but have returned even stronger to the Hamptons. They are especially easy to care for and if you do nothing they will just flower year after year. They also make for a great conversation about when and how to prune and how to achieve certain colors.

Below are some links to Hydrangea articles.

Hamptons.com
Hydrangeashydrangeas.com
Images
Pruning