Knollwood Estate
40°49′33″N 73°32′11″W / 40.82576°N 73.53633°W
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The Knollwood estate was a
History
Designed by architects Hiss and Weekes, the 60-room main house was built on a 260-acre (1.1 km2) plot of land which encompassed the Westbrook Farms. Built between 1906 and 1920 for Wall Street mogul and steel tycoon Charles Hudson, the huge stone mansion had classical columns and balustrades.[1]
King Zog
In 1951 it was purchased by
Demolition
The local county works department of Oyster Bay pulled down the ruins of the home in 1959, for reasons of safety. A garden pavilion remained for many years, progressively vandalized, until it was razed to its foundation, also for safety reasons. The most visible present remains of the estate are the remnants of a double staircase to the old formal gardens, where traces of landscaping remain, some walkways disappearing under fallen litter and leaves, the pillars and entablatures of a pair of kiosks, and the gate structure at the old entrance to the grounds.
The ruins of the mansion's gardens and grounds are now part of the Muttontown Preserve, with the gated entrance located on Jericho-Oyster Bay Road (Route 106).
See also
- Gold Coast Mansions
References
- ^ "Ruins and Remnants". ligoldcoast.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ISBN 978-0-9770912-2-5. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "King Zog's Ruins". lioddities.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2009-01-03.