28 Historic Estates to Visit in New York’s Hudson Valley
Close to 30 incredible estates scattered throughout New York’s Hudson River Valley, home to artists, presidents, and robber barons telling the story of the U.S.
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13 Lost Mansions of Long Island’s Gold Coast
These 13 now-demolished Long Island mansions where once lavish, expensive structures spanning hundreds of acres which were owned by royalty and celebrities.
MoreThe Mystery of Whitlock’s Folly, the Haunted Lost Mansion of Hunts Point in The Bronx
Whitlock’s Folly and the Casanova Mansion: a haunted, lost mansion of Hunts Point in the Bronx built by Benjamin Whitlock, tobacco trader and real estate mogul.
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The Beautiful Mansions of President Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
The houses on President Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn are freestanding. Some houses evoke the antebellum South, others Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Fire Damages Hôtel Lambert, 17th Century Mansion in Paris Where Voltaire Shacked Up With His Mistress
We were extremely saddened by the news that the Hôtel Lambert in Paris was severely damaged by a fire last Wednesday. It took 170 firefighters all night to put out the blaze. The historic mansion is owned by Prince Abdullah Bin Abdullah Al-Thani of Qatar, and due to renovations, firefighters were not able to get …
MoreHaunted Rionda Ruins in New Jersey’s Northern Valley
Looking north from the George Washington Bridge to New Jersey, it takes a lot of imagination to envision storybook manors perched high atop the Palisades. Shows like The Jersey Shore hide the Garden State’s history as the playground of the rich and famous. But for locals of the Northern Valley (called “the valley” by locals), …
MoreThe Closing of Inisfada, a Jesuit Retreat Housed in a Gold Coast Mansion
On June 3rd, the doors closed on Inisfada, once the fourth largest estate on Long Island during the 1920s. Here’s a look at vintage photos of the interior.
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Kykuit: The Rockefellers’ Gilded Age Gem in the Hudson River Valley
All photos by David Jo for Untapped Cities
Once a favorite haunt of America’s illustrious industrialists (and to an extent it still is), the great Hudson River Valley estates stand as a testament to the bygone Gilded Age as popularized by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. While not as well known as the …
MoreLong Island Gold Coast Mansions Repurposed: An Inside Look at Sefton Manor
According to the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, approximately 58% of mansions built on Long Island between the Civil War and World War II have now been repurposed. By sidestepping the rising cost of living and increasing taxes, the Long Island elite could still maintain the legacy of their philanthropic natures by …
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The Remnants of Lands End, the Mansion That Inspired The Great Gatsby
Remnants of the now demolished Lands End, the Gold Coast Long Island mansion that inspired Daisy Buchanan’s house in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
MoreLong Island’s Gold Coast – Transport to the Great Gatsby Era
Transport in time to the Gold Coast Great Gatsby era of the Roaring Twenties with a tour of Coe Hall Mansion at Planting Fields on Long Island.
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Authentic New Orleans Garden District and French Quarter
Photographer Tracy Zhang explores the Garden District and French Quarter of New Orleans, it’s grand mansions and beautiful buildings.
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