Eastover, Historic estate in Manalapan, Florida
Eastover is an oceanfront estate in Manalapan, Florida, spanning 3.75 acres with 350 feet of coastline along South Ocean Boulevard. The property includes a detached guest house built in the mid-1990s.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt and his wife Gertrude commissioned Swiss architect Maurice Fatio to design the house, which was completed in 1930. The estate is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Eastover's name and oceanfront siting follow the Vanderbilt family's pattern of naming estates after their surroundings; Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, a yachtsman who defended the America's Cup, kept the house as a seasonal retreat. The main block's red barrel-tile roof and flanking wings, with a covered entrance arch on the left wing, show the Mediterranean style Maurice Fatio used for Florida winter homes.
The house is a private residence today and can be viewed from the street as it sits in a residential coastal neighborhood. South Ocean Boulevard runs alongside the property and provides the best vantage point for seeing it from public areas.
The estate's ocean and intracoastal frontage once measured about 500 feet; after part of the house was demolished and the land subdivided, it stands at roughly 350 feet. Tax records list more than 3.75 acres of direct oceanfront land, and a detached guest house was added in the mid-1990s.
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