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Sagaponack Art Barn, Estate of the Day

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This Sagaponack barn is the home, studio and gallery of artist Sydney Butchkes. Newsday's Real LI reported that Butchkes bought this property back in the 1960s for just $15,000. Butchkes creates abstract art and sculptures which have appeared in shows and on album covers and book jackets.

The two-bedroom, two-bathroom property was built in the 1840s and retains its rustic charm with wide-plank floors but also now has radiant heat for comfort. The second-story loft has peaked ceilings with exposed beams and double doors. It's currently decorated in an artsy, bohemian style. Much of Butchkes' art can be seen in the home. The home is on 3.4 acres and is listed for $5.5 million with Beate Moore of Sotheby's Realty.

Gallery: Sagaponack Art Barn

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Truman Capote's Sagaponack Home, Estate of the Day

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When a listing says "hear the ocean" that means only one thing, you can't see it from every angle. This property in Sagaponack, New York was once the home of author Truman Capote. The nearly four-acre property went on sale last year. Capote lived here for 23 years prior to his death in 1984. Capote wrote "In Cold Blood" while living in this house. The NY Observer reported last year that Capote bequeathed the property to his partner, Jack Dunphy. When Dunphy died in 1992, the house was passed on to the Nature Conservancy, which then sold it to artist Ross Bleckner in 1993 for $800,000.Bleckner restored the home, enlarged the main house and added a 1,900 square-foot studio, a two-bedroom guesthouse, an outdoor pool and garage. The charming retreat is pretty modest compared to some of the homes surrounding it. The main house is open and mid-century modern with simple details. An upstairs bedroom offers a view of the ocean in the distance. The look of the property recalls the days when this area was more of an earthy retreat for artists and writers than for the wealthy and famous. It has been listed for one year at $14.6 million.

Gallery: Truman Capote's Hamptons Home

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Billy Joel Selling In Sagaponack

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Celebrity divorce often leads to celebrity real estate up for sale. Billy and Katie Lee Joel are headed to divorce court and seeking to divest themselves of a pair of charming oceanfront properties in Sagaponack, New York. They bought the properties in 2007 for $28,385,000, in cash, says the Real Estalker.

The two properties were listed last month but listing pics just recently hit the internet. Both properties on Gibson Lane have gorgeous ocean views. The first home belonged to the late Roy Scheider and has been given a thorough going over by decorator Nate Berkus. The four-bedroom home is lad out for top ocean views, meaning that the public rooms are on the second floor. There are three bedrooms plus the master suite on the first floor. The second floor has a living room that runs the width of the house and has two wood-burning fireplaces and French doors that open to an oceanside terrace. The home has a large dining room, gourmet kitchen and a home office with built-in bookshelves. The home does not have a pool but the property has a usable variance for a swimming pool on the east side of the property. This home is listed at $22.5 million.

The other property is a more modest three-bedroom cottage on 1.2 acres. It is listed at $12.5 million. The simple home is decorated simply with white walls. It's an adorable abode but as the Real Estalker speculates, this one might be a teardown.

Gallery: The Joels In Sagaponack #1

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6th Annual Hamptons Happening Raises $265,000

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Jon & Kate Plus 8 star Jon Gosselin (above left) made the scene at the 6th Annual Hamptons Happening to benefit the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) on July 25th with Lindsay Lohan's father Michael Lohan and his hot young fiancée Erin Muller (above right and center). The threesome attended to show their support for a cause which both Gosselin and Lohan regard as personally important to them. Honorary Chair Costas Kondylis, with Event Co-Chairs Laurie L. Schaffran and Marion Waxman led the evening, helping to raise $265,000 to benefit the SWCRF. Hosted by Susan and Louis Meisel, the festivities were held at The Sagaponack Sculpture Field with Dr. Samuel Waxman as the keynote speaker.

The SWCRF is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization that focuses on the most promising strategies for developing cures and treatments for many types of cancers, as well as preventative measures. SWCRF is at the cutting edge of research into alternatives to the traditional treatments of chemotherapy and radiation. Foundation-supported research includes reprogramming chaotically growing cancer cells to behave normally, understanding cancer stem cells, and mobilizing the immune system. These will hopefully lead to precisely targeted treatments or preventatives which will have minimal side effects on the recipients.

Participating restaurants showing their support at the benefit included Annie's Organic Café, Bobby Van's, Brandt Beef, Cavaniola's Gourmet Cheese Shop, Chef Pierrot Signature Catering, DuFour Pastry Kitchens, The Fudge Shoppe, Ichiban Sushi, il laboratoria de gelato, Kneaded Bread, La Masseria, Leo's Latticini, Magnolia Bakery, Manhattan Chili, Nichol's, Pure Dark, The Seafood Shop, Shun Lee, Susan Meisel, Town Line BBQ and Tutto Il Giorno. Beverages were sponsored by Palm Bay Imports, Imperia Vodka, Fire Island Beer Company, Hampton Coffee Company and Pellegrino/Acqua Panna.

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Philip Johnson Hamptons House for Sale at $35 Million

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A Hamptons beach house designed by Philip Johnson three years before the architect built his famous Glass House in New Canann, Conn. has come on the market for $35 million. Built in 1946 and based on plans drawn up by Mies van der Rohe, the modernist Farney House (above) is nestled in the dunes of Sagaponack supported on raised log piers. The house, which was expanded and updated by local architect Mark Matthews in 1989 - perhaps spoiling the purity of Johnson's work in the eyes of some - features a stunning glass-enclosed living room with spectacular ocean views. The 5,000-sq-.ft., 8-bed, 7-bath wooden residence sits on 3.6 oceanfront acres with 363 ft. of pristine Hamptons shoreline, and is accessed by a private road situated a substantial distance from any public beach access. The property includes a free-form swimming pool, tennis court, play area, putting green and basketball court incorporated into a beautiful landscape design, as well as a long boardwalk running from the house to the beach.

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Sunset Hill, Estate of the Day

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Today's home in Sagaponack, New York is interesting for a couple of reasons. It was once the home of James Jones, author of "From Here to Eternity" and other novels. But this 1860s, the shingled Sagaponack farmhouse is no longer the way Jones would remember it. The classic shingled home has been renovated and expanded by Modern Green Home. It is now a five-bedroom home with three levels and includes smart technology, active and passive solar and a geothermal system that provides radiant heat. The property includes a pool, pool house and yoga studio. This home was the Idea House for summer of 2008. It is listed at $8.95 million but the Modern Green Home website shows it with a "guide price" of $14 million. Last summer's optimistic price perhaps?

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Sagaponack Estate, Estate of the Day

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This classic summer house in sits on 2.6 acres in the Sagaponack area on a dune overlooking the ocean. The shingled beach house has seven bedrooms spread out over 10,000 square feet of space. There are ocean views from many of the rooms. The home has a gourmet kitchen, living room, dining room and a media room. Outside there is a small pool. The house is listed at $25 million. Views and interior shots after the jump.

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