Tag Archives: Sands Point NY

January 30, 2012 · 5:00 pm

Falaise, Sands Point NY

I visited this house on October 7, 2011. It was built by Harry Guggenheim on land that was part of his father’s estate. Today it is part of the Sands Point Preserve.

Courtyard View of Falaise

The pool area

Main Entrance

Wonderful detail was paid to all aspects of this house’s architecture.

One of the many carvings around the front door

Detail of columns on terrace

Terrace Turret

Charles Lindbergh was a frequent guest at this home. It is said that he wrote “We” while siting at this second floor window, seen below.

Dining Room and Guest Suite from Terrace

The house is built on a cliff overlooking Hempstead Harbor.

Hempstead Harbor from the terrace

This is one of my favorite North Shore mansions.

For more photos see my Sands Point Preserve Flickr page.

Castle Gould, Sands Point NY

I visited this structure on October 7, 2011. It is part of the Sands Point Preserve.

Castle Gould

Castle Gould was the name of this whole estate when it was built by Howard Gould. This building was used as the stables for the estate. It was originally built to replicate Ireland’s Kilkenny Castle. In 1917, Gould sold his estate to Daniel Guggenheim who kept the name Castle Gould for these stables and renamed the main house Hempstead House.

Main Turret

Castle Gould Wall

It really is a magnificent structure that at one time held a museum, but now appears to be empty.

For more photos see my Sands Point Preserve Flickr page.

Hempstead House, Sands Point NY

Hempstead House

I visited this structure on October 7, 2011. It is part of the Sands Point Preserve.

Castle Gould was the name of this whole estate when it was built by Howard Gould. In 1917, Gould sold his estate to Daniel Guggenheim who kept the name Castle Gould for the stables and renamed this main house Hempstead House.

Detail - Main entrance

Rear facade of Hempstead House

another view, facing the harbor

Balustrade detail

For more photos see my Sands Point Preserve Flickr page.

Villa Carola, Sands Point NY

I visited this estate on October 24, 2008. A professional meeting was being held there.

Side View - Villa Carola

Villa Carola is now known as the “Village Club of Sands Point.” (Private, not open to the public.) It was designed by the architect H. Van Buren Magonigle, the estate was built between 1916 – 1918 for Issac Guggenheim.

Detail - Window Brick and Trim

I was totally intrigued by the colors of the bricks and the Terra Cotta trim on this building. The architect’s use of color is truly impressive in person, I don’t believe these pictures do them justice.