Old Westbury Gardens facts for kids
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Old Westbury Gardens
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 Location in Long Island
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| Location | 71 Old Westbury Road Westbury, New York |
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| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | George A. Crawley |
| Architectural style | Carolean Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001234 |
| Added to NRHP | November 08, 1976 |
Old Westbury Gardens is the former estate of businessman John Shaffer Phipps (1874–1958), an heir to the Phipps family fortune, in Nassau County, New York. Located at 71 Old Westbury Road in Old Westbury, the property was converted into a museum home in 1959. It is open for tours from April through October.
History
Work on the estate began in 1903, when John Shaffer Phipps promised his fiancée, Margarita Grace (a daughter of businessman Michael P. Grace), that he would build her a home in the United States that resembled her family's British residence at Battle Abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England. The house was ready in 1906 for Phipps, his wife and their young children.
Westbury House, the Carolean Revival (Charles II style) mansion designed by British designer George A. Crawley with assistance from American architect Grosvenor Atterbury, contains 23 rooms. The grounds cover 160 acres (0.65 km2).
The painting of Mrs. Henry Phipps and Her Grandson Winston (1906–07) by John Singer Sargent hangs in the dining room. Winston Guest was the child, and his godfather was Winston Churchill.
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Front of the mansion
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View from the back
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The pool area
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Part of the gardens
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Entrance gates
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Mrs. Henry Phipps and Her Grandson Winston, by John Singer Sargent
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side view from the back
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front view entrance
See also
In Spanish: Casa Westbury para niños
