Fort Hill, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jan 13th 2006 at 11:04AM

Another grand estate in New York has been put on the market. This home, Fort Hill, is located in Lloyd Neck and sits high on a bluff with panoramic views of the water. The 42-room Tudor Revival mansion was originally built in 1879 and was rebuilt in 1990 and sits on 13.5-acres. The home as a deep-water dock, formal gardens, preserved woodlands, staff quarters and a 12-car garage. The home itself is 28000 sq. ft. with 14 bedrooms and details like castle-sized fireplaces and wood paneling. It is listed at $24 million.

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D.N., Manhattan Mar 25th 2006 6:21PM

I don't know who C.K. of Dexter-Haven is, but he/she isn't very good at research. The Fort Hill Estate was originally owned by William Matheson, founder of Allied Chemical. He owned most of Lloyd Neck, NY as well as all of Key Biscayne, Florida. His offspring gave away most of Lloyd neck decades ago. His former residence, the Fort Hill, remains as one of the few true Gold Coast Estates.

Originally, Fort Hill was called Fort Franklin, after Benjamin Franklin's son, William Franklin, Govenor of New Jersey. It was the original site of a Tory Fort in the Revolutionary War. That alone should tell you something of the view....situated high on a bluff, Fort Hill has a 270 degree commanding view of the Long Island sound, Center Island, Oyster Bay, and Cold Spring Harbor.

The 28,000 square foot Fort Hill Gold Cost residence is on the National Historic Register. The 2 acre formal gardens has been open to the public once in the past 4 years...a charity fund raiser for SPLIA (Soceity for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities). Thus, the gardens are not communal gardens as C.K. states.

Finally, given that Sassafras, another Gold Coast Estate just down the street from Fort Hill, was just listed for $60 million and Northwood, a Gold Coast Estate across the bay in Oyster Harbor is listed for $43 million, the 13.5 acres, formal gardens, commanding water views, historic registry, 1500 feet of beachfront, and 42 room, 28,000 square feet Fort Hill residence seems quite reasonable at $24 million compared to other Estates in the area.

C.K. Dexter-Haven Jan 15th 2006 12:24AM

I did a little investigation into this place, and another one listed to day...(I am currently visiting in the immediate area)

It appears that some parts of this estate have been sold off in the past, so privacy is a likely issue...in addition, the gardens are communal for all that live there...that isn't something I would want to spend all that $$ for, just to share the gardens other than for spring garden tours on behalf of local charities...

Too bad too, it looks like a pretty cool place.

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