"Warburton Hall"/"Hillwood" - Brookville, New York (Pt. 1)

The "Hillwood" estate in Brookville, New York first had its start as a country house named "Warburton Hall" which was designed c. 1911 in the Spanish Revival style by Addison Mizner on 177 acres of land for William Albert Prime, Sr. in what was known as Wheatley Hills. Prime was an industrialist who served as founder of the National Dredging Co. and director of Great Lakes Transit Co., Illinois Ship & Dredge Co., Charles E. & W. F. Peck Insurance, Cuban Oil Co., and Paso Robles Oil. He was also affiliated with the Marsh & McLennan insurance brokerage. Having appeared in the Social Register guide, it is obvious that they were in the high echelons of Long Island society. Prime was an avid horse-racer and yachter, with a 150' long vessel. Prime was also an early member and commodore of the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. The estate was to be used as a summer home to complement their winter home in Palm Beach, Florida.

"Wild Bank" - Sands Point, New York

"Wild Bank" in Sands Point was designed c. 1907 by the firm of Trowbridge & Ackerman in the Mediterranean Revival/Arts and Crafts style on 2.5 acres of land for Alexander Buel Trowbridge {architect}. Trowbridge graduated from the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in 1890 and served as a named partner of the architecture firm of Trowbridge & Ackerman which had their offices at 114 East 28th Street in New York City. He also served as Dean of the College of Architecture at Cornell University from 1897-1902. Considered among the ‘who's who’ of New York, he was a member of the Century Association, Boston Architectural Club, and the Architectural League of New York.