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House• March 2, 2021

Big Old Houses: In a Very Different World

In a Very Different World, John Foreman visits the palatial estate of George Jay Gould in Lakewood, New Jersey, built at the height of the Victorian age in the land of New York millionaire tycoons...

Adam Kushner

House• February 25, 2021.

Revisiting a 2007 interview with architect Adam Kushner. A fascinating home in the Village created by an impassioned man... READ MORE

Jack Lenor Larsen

House• February 19, 2021.

Revisiting a 2008 House interview with internationally known textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen, who left us just a few months ago... READ MORE

BIG OLD HOUSES: A Noble Antique in the Urban Sprawl

House• February 17, 2021.

We return to John Foreman’s history of “Liberty Hall,” an 18th century estate in New Jersey embraced by history of the American republic and now a museum of the family that occupied it for the following century... READ MORE

Brooke Duchin

House• February 5, 2021.

A lookback on the life of Brooke Hayward along with a HOUSE interview in her home in New York... READ MORE

Big Old Houses: Lucky it was Over Here

House• January 22, 2021.

With John Foreman, we revisit a 19th century country estate in Waltham, Mass, and the changes that occurred over the next two centuries of family ownership. ... READ MORE

Big Old Houses: A Finale, of Sorts

House• January 15, 2021.

We revisit John Foreman’s history of Eagles’ Nest, the Long Island estate of Willie K. Vanderbilt Jr. Plus a 1932 travelogue, “Over the Seven Seas with Mr. & Mrs. Vanderbilt," documenting their 29,000 mile voyage around the world... READ MORE

Adam Lewis

House• December 11, 2020.

NYSD House re-visits its interview with interior designer and author, Adam Lewis, who died unexpectedly on November 25th at the age of 83. Adam was an intriguing man who loved to tell stories and converse on just about any subject from his dear friendship with Albert Hadley to divulging his favorite meat loaf recipe. He will be missed... READ MORE

David Easton

House• November 6, 2020.

Remembering esteemed designer and architect David Easton from an interview with him and a tour of his digs in 2007... READ MORE

Mark Epstein

House• October 30, 2020.

This week we’ve chosen to re-run our interview with designer Mark Epstein, who suddenly passed away this Tuesday, shocking and saddening his family and many friends... READ MORE

From Heartbreak to Healing — Rebuilding the Ranch House

House• October 9, 2020.

Paige Peterson visits the new (rebuilt) ranch of Peter and Nancy Lang's on the occasion of the third anniversary of the Tubbs Fire in 2017, which destroyed everything... READ MORE

Carolyne Roehm

House• September 18, 2020.

Sian, Lesley and JH, with camera, return to a visit in 2007 with the elegant, sophisticated, hard-working, sleek, chic, and kind Carolyne Roehm — "born a thoroughbred filled with the nervous energy for a demanding race."... READ MORE

Big Old Houses: Yonkers, of all places

House• September 15, 2020.

Returning to John Foreman’s history of a mansion overlooking the Hudson in Yonkers built in 1912 by a tycoon born in a Montana mining camp who made a fortune in copper and gold... READ MORE

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Big Old Houses: In a Very Different World

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Adam Kushner

Jack Lenor Larsen

BIG OLD HOUSES: A Noble Antique in the Urban Sprawl

Brooke Duchin

Big Old Houses: Lucky it was Over Here

Big Old Houses: A Finale, of Sorts

Adam Lewis

David Easton

Mark Epstein

From Heartbreak to Healing — Rebuilding the Ranch House

Carolyne Roehm

Big Old Houses: Yonkers, of all places

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