"Locust Valley" (Matinecock, New York)

 residence, farmhouse, LIGC - Long Island Gold Coast

Farm house constructed circa 1769. Run as a chicken farm circa 1900. The duck pond in the center of the property is fed by two springs and is said to have been in existence since at least the middle of the 18th century. The original farm house is now the central part of the present residence. The house had become the gardener's cottage when Anton G. Hodenpyl bought the property as part of his 200 acre estate "Hill House". Hodenpyl planted this section mainly with white pine and locust, a primrose garden and an experimental rock garden.
Jean Cattier, head of European American Bank, bought the property in 1937 and gradually re-created the garden. He also renamed the property "Locust Valley." Only the large trees and some azaleas remained. The Cattiers introduced Gable and Glenn Dale azaleas, Dexter rhododendrons, ferns, and rare bushes. Later alterations by Alfred Shaknis and landscaping by the later years of Innocenti & Webel. The current owners have named the 7,000sft, 5-acre property "Joslin.".

Persons and organizations associated with this garden include: Anton G. Hodenpyl and Annie P. Hodenpyl (former owners, 1900s-1937); Jean Cattier (former owner, 1937-1990); Mrs. Jean Cattier (former owner, 1990-1995); Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Arthur (former owners, 1995-1996); H. Edwards Ficken (architect, early 1900s); Alfred Shaknis (architect, 1962); Ossian C. Simonds (garden designer, early 1900s); Edward Wood (superintendent, early 1900s); Herbert Durand and Bernard Harkness (sculptors of rock and wild garden, early 1900s); Alex Johnson (gardener and superintendent, 1937-1962); Willet Titus (gardener and superintendent, 1962-1995); Alan Rosen (horticulturist, 1996-present); Innocenti & Webel (landscape architects, 1950s-1960s); and Janet Darling Webel and M&A Landscapers.


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