"Land's End" (Lattingtown, New York)

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Estate home built c. 1850 as part of the 140 acre estate of George Galt Bourne which was remodeled in 1926 by Walker & Gillette in the Georgian Revival style for Harvey Dow Gibson {financier, industrialist}. Gibson served as president and board chairman of New York Trust Co. and president of Manufacturers Trust Company. He served as director of Shuron Optical Co., American Home Products Corp., Hershey Creamery Co., Seagram, United States Lines Co. International, and Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corp. He also served as a charter member of the Creek Club next door.

Olmsted did landscaping for the estate which was subsequently owned by Dr. Sherrill Austin. Upon Gibson's death, the 140 acres was subdivided in 1982 for between $250,000 and $300,000, according to the New York Times. It was put on the market in 2021 for $28.5M.

archive.org/details/housegarden371920newy/page/n128/mod...
www.mansionglobal.com/articles/a-grand-32-acre-estate-o...$section_id$&obOrigUrl=true
drl.smugmug.com/Long-Island/LAT44/
www.historicaerials.com/aerials.php?scale=4E-06&lat=40....
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Dow_Gibson
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Coordinates:   40°54'2"N   73°35'38"W

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  • This estate was not built for Mr. Gibson, it was owned prior to his marriage by his wife's family, the Bournes. After Harvey Dow Gibson died, his wife maintained the estate for decades until she died in 1979. It was sold by her daughter to Daniele Bodini, a real estate developer from New York who subdivided it. The original main house was sold to Dr. SJ Aston of Park Ave., New York City. He reunited the main house and the outbuildings in the 90s and the property is currently almost 40 acres, with the spectacular formal, flower and cutting gardens still intact and in use.
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