The Woolworth Mansion named Wentworth Hall was Built in 1917 for ambitious department store clerk Frank Winfield Woolworth who went on to found 1000 stores. At 15,000 sft with 56 rooms, a grand entrance with beige & pink marble staircases, Winfield Hall is one of Long Island's grand and impressive Gold Coast Mansions built during the hey day of the Indstrial Revolution. There was an original Mansion built on the same location for 2 prior owners, sold to Woolworth, burned down in 1916 and then replaced with the existing mansion. Jan. 29, 2015 an off duty fireman plowing snow, noticed a recent fire which affected one of the wings. The structure remains in tact. The mansion is privately owned.

The Glen Cove Mansion, originally The Manor is a stately Georgian Manor built in 1910 for John & Ruth Pratt. Designed by Charles Platt it was designated one of the best twelve Country Houses in America. Former Pratt family estates such as Kllenworth, Poplar Hill, The Braes & Welwyn are neighboring mansions were built on a combined 1100 acres.

Some of the Gold Coast Mansion's are still maintained as they were in when originally built. Some have original roofing,fixtures, some utilize replacements from the same providers of the original items, others still have original furniture and art. Most notibly some keep vast and beautiful gardens.


Coindre Hall of Huntington LI, the former George McKesson Brown mansion (pharmaceutical and chemical company family from CT), was built between 1910 - 1911. Coindre Hall is Currently in use for events, and is a frequently used park by area residents often bringing their pets.


Mill Neck Manor Once The Sefton Dodge Mansion, located on the prestigious North Shore of Long Island, is a majestic Tudor Revival mansion. Set on an 86-acre scenic estate overlooking the Long Island Sound. The mansion, once called Sefton Manor, was owned by Robert Leftwich Dodge and his wife, the cosmetics heiress Lillian Sefton Dodge... read more on Mill Neck Manor.

Fka The Sefton Dodge Estate, Mill Neck Manor today, has fireplaces imported from Europe from the 16th & 17th Centuries,along with the last wood from Sherwood Forest used for its panelling. Stained Glass Windows are designed to incorporate the plays of William Shakespeare. It has sweeping views which extend to Long Island Sound..

One of the grandest of the Gold Coast Mansion's was & is the Phipps Mansion.and it's gardens, Now commonly referred to as Old Westbury Gardens located in Old Westbury, Long Island, New York, this beautiful mansion has been maintained and available to the public due to the foresight and life work of the families children. The Phipps family is a testament to generosity as the family has chosen to recognize the importance of their family home and offer it, it's place in history. They have shared their beautiful home and grounds, and managed this as a private trust, preserving it for the public, while assuring it's care is maintained with their own oversight, not dependent on public funding. When you visit this impressive Gold Goast Mansion now referred to as Old Westbury Gardens, you can see it today as it was, it in its full splendor. This is a grand mansion, with exceptional gardens and exceptional upkeep. Read more about Old Westbury Gardens to find out more... The Phipps family are Long Island's greatest hosts, from whom we are enriched by their example. During a 2009 Christmas party, Mary Phipps quietly walked through the halls smiling as the crowd poured in, and many toured the home. Most did not recognize or notice their host, who was pleased to watch the guests enjoy their time. Surprisingly they never thought of them as mansions but instead country houses. Now the home and exquisite gardens are maintained by a private foundation, corporate sponsors are appreciated.

Tremendous in size and stature is the Oheka Castle. This is the second largest privately owned residence in the United States. (The largest is The Biltmore of N. Carolina) The name "Oheka" is an abbreviation for the original owner's name, Otto Herman Kahn. This was one of the most ambtious undertakings of the many Gold Coast Mansions. Oheka Castle has sweeping views extending to Long Island Sound. Over the years Oheka fell into disrepair after changing hands a few times the past century. The enormous castle was renovated throughout by Gary Melius a Long Island developer who restored it fully and many would say enhanced the home from its original state. Today the grand Castle is utilized for many corporate events, as a luxury hotel, there is now a restaurant, and is also available for tours. It is a special place with an amazing presence of amazing size, structure and character.


The Vanderbilt Mansion is an example of the oppulence and promise of the time.. A symbol of the success of the 1920's are the Vanderbilts. This Vanderbilt mansion named Eagle's Nest built in 1910 is now a museum & planetarium. It is located on the north shore of Western Suffolk County in Centerport, Long Island. It is worth the trip, Mansion tours are available. It has one of the most impressive views of the Long Island Sound. This mansion has an authentic feel for the time period it was created during the great industrial revolution of our nation's history. Throughout the mansion there is an eccentric excess of taxidermy, not likely to have survived PETA or this centuries critics. This is a must see Gold Coast Mansion. Tour Vanderbilt Mansion now..

Beacon Towers Founder: Alva Belmont 1917 Noted: Prominent women's activist, married to William Vanderbilt, remarried to Oliver Belmont. Style: 140 room medieval castle, replica of an Irish Castle. Inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's book "The Great Gatsby". VIDEO BELOW - by Simmorris - Full Screen Sold to: William Randolph Hearst who sold in 1942 Taken Down in 1945 - Read more..Today: The gatehouse exists as a private residence. Structural remnants such as iron gates, stone pieces are scattered locally.

"The Braes" or "The Pratt Mansion" 1912 Founder: Herbert L Pratt, son of Charles Pratt Noted: (Standard Oil Fame) Location: 26 acre beachfront situated in Glen Cove, NY Style: Neo Jacobean Style Architechtect: James Brite Today: Webb Institute Of Naval Architecture

Marshall Field Mansion - 1922 Founder: Marshall Field III Noted: Heir To Marshall Field Dept Store. Founder Chicago Sun, Investment banker, had race horses - Location: Lloyd Neck - Town of Huntington, Long Island NY - Architecht: John Russell Pope- Today: Caumsett State Historic Park

Chelsea Benjamin Moore Estate - Muttontown Preserve Muttontown, Long Island, NY

Chelsea Mansion - Benjamin Moore Estate A 40 room mansion built in 1924 for Benjamin Moore. He was the grandson of the poet who wrote "It was the night before Christmas". Chelsea, the Benjamin Moore estate in Muttontown's architect interpreted the farmhouses of Provence and houses of the Yangtze River to produce a with a corner tourelle on a white stucco house surrounded by a moat on two sides. The use of less ostentatious exterior materials were used as the flamboyant styles of earlier Gold Coast structures had passed. Alexandra Moore lived in Chelsea as her home until she was 89 years old in 1983. Nassau County has it preserved and the public may access the grounds as well as book an outdoor event.

The Chimney's Christian Holmes Estate alsoCharles Porter Wilson, (chairman of A & P) estate then Mrs. C. Porter Wilson estate - designed by Charles Hart in 1928 in Mill Neck on 24 acres & 900 ft of waterfront. The house is now a Synagogue.

Clayton The Childs Frick Estate - 1919 Henry Clay Frick, U.S. Steel co founder, bought the Georgian mansion as a wedding gift for his son, Childsfrom William Cullen Bryant the poet and preservationist. Editor of the New York Evening Post, Bryant settled in Roslyn in 1843. For nearly half a century, Childs and Frances Frick lived at Clayton Estate with children, Adelaide, Frances, Martha and Clay. Frick died at the age of 81 in 1965. Nassau County purchased in in 1969 to house the Nassau County Museum of Art Glen Cove, Long Island, NY

Coe Hall Now the Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay, Nassau County LI, NY

Coindre HallGeorge Brown Estate & Mansion is a 1912, 30,000 sft 40 room medieval French château on 34 acres on adjacent to the Long Island Sound. Built for George McKesson Brown a pharmaceutical magnate who lost ownership after 1929 stock market crash. A Suffolk County park today in Huntington Harbor, Long Island, NY PLAY VIDEO - Full Screen Produced by Vispol.tv

De Seversky Conference Center Templeton Estate - Full Screen Video by Chris Collora Originally the Templeton & later Dupont Estate Today: De Seversky Conference Center - Old Westbury, Nassau County, LI, NY

Conklin Estate - Mansion Burnt Down in 90's

Sands PointPark and Preserve has three mansions; Castle Gould, based on Kilkenny Castle in Ireland. Falaise which has thickly mortared walls, steep tile roofs and a medieval fortress-like tower. 16th century antiques, notable modern art and Renaissance paintings furnish the mansion built by Harry S. Guggenheim, The main residence Hempstead House, was created for railroad tycoon Jay Gould's son Harry. The main residence, called Hempstead House, a massive 225 x 135 foot, 3 story, 40 rooms with an 80 ft. tower, Tudor manor house, was completed in 1912.The exterior is granite and Indiana limestone.. It was one of the most opulent Long Gold Coast homes on Long Island. The Sands Point Park and Preserve has hiking trails reaching to the Long Island Sound and a beach. Tours of Falaise are open to the public. Hempstead House Sands Point, Nassau County, LI, NY

Chrysler Estate Gold Coast Mansion

Eagle's Nest - William K. Vanderbilt - Mansion & Museum Centerport, LI, NY PLAY VIDEO - Full Screen by the New York TImes

Falaise Mansion Harry Guggenheim estateSandspoint, Nasau County, LI, NY

Hillwood EF Hutton, Marjorie Post fame. Now CW Post College

Inisfada Mansion - Nicholas F. and Genevieve Garvan Brady's house is shown with its 29x87-ft. vaulted hall with English oak trusses. Now a church Manhasset, Nassau County, LI, NY

Pembroke - DeLamar Mansion Charles P. H. Gilbert designed the largest in the world 82-room waterfront mansion for Captain Joseph R. DeLamar. Postcard

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