"Annandale"/"Belvedere"

USA / New York / Laurel Hollow / Woodbury Road, 469
 residence, LIGC - Long Island Gold Coast, Second Empire (architecture)
Estate home built c. 1931 in the French Second Empire style on originally 29 acres of land for Douglas Moffat {attorney, diplomat}. Moffat served as a parter of Cravath, Henderson, Leffingwell, and dee Gersdorff (later Cravath, Swaine & Moore) and was the United States Ambassador to Australia during the Eisenhower administration.

The estate features 11ft ceilings, four fireplaces, and a separate garage outbuilding. It was later renamed "Belvedere" by a subsequent owner. A whimsical matching doghouse was created for the estate.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast_Mansions
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Coordinates:   40°50'58"N   73°27'24"W
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