8 Lands End Road Locust Valley

Introducing Lands' End Manor, a Georgian Masterpiece waterfront estate situated on Long Island's Gold Coast. Once belonging to renowned Wall Street Titan Harvey Dow Gibson and renovated by Walker & Gilette, Lands' End Manor is an irreplaceable assemblage of over 32 acres of premier waterfront property, open meadows, horse fields, and majestic gardens. One of the few remaining Gold Coast mansions of the gilded-age Gatsby era, the estate is endowed and seeped in rich history and social register prestige, both for its provenance as well as its spectacular houses and cottages, in addition to it's landmarked-registered gardens and grounds. Crowning the estate is the 15-room main house, perfectly sited to capture the remarkable views of the Long Island Sound and the surrounding property. Originally built in 1850 and altered in 1926 by Walker & Gilette, the approx. 13,000sf main house features expansive entertaining areas & extensive private quarters all beautified by impeccably restored original details and enhanced with modern conveniences. Lands' End Manor also consists of a 6 bedroom "guest" cottage, and a 5-stall stable with 2 caretaker cottages. Additionally, there is a greenhouse, a pool with a Georgian-style pool house and an award-winning gazebo. The gardens were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed NYC's Central Park. There are seven different gardens including a formal English garden, a walled Rose garden, a Japanese "Reflection" garden, a Cutting garden, a Spice garden, and a Vegetable garden, as well as fruit orchards and a variety of unique specimen trees, one of which won an award at the 1936 World's Fair. The English and Rose gardens are registered in the Smithsonian Institution's Historic Gardens Registry. Located in the idyllic town of Locust Valley and only an hour from New York City, Lands' End Manor offers the ultimate in privacy and convenience for those looking to get away from it all. Read More...