DuPont-Guest Estate, Historic mansion in Brookville, New York, US.
The DuPont-Guest Estate is a brick mansion in Brookville, New York, built in the Georgian Revival style with red brick walls, white marble accents, and limestone trim across two main stories. The roof is covered in dark slate shingles, and the symmetrical layout of the windows follows the balanced proportions typical of Georgian design.
The estate was built between 1916 and 1918 for Alicia Heyward du Pont and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the 1920s, Frederick Guest acquired the property, renamed it Templeton, and gave it a new life.
The estate is known locally by the name Templeton, the name Frederick Guest gave it when he took ownership. Today, visitors walking the grounds can still see the Georgian red brick facade and white trim that reflect the tastes of wealthy American families in the early 20th century.
The estate is now part of the New York Institute of Technology's Old Westbury campus, so access is not open to casual visitors. It is worth contacting the institution in advance to find out when and how the grounds or building can be seen.
The building was designed by Carrère and Hastings, the same firm behind the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue. The interior was then handed to Charles of London, a decorator known for working on high-end private homes of that period.
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