Long Island Gold Coast estates
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Long Island Gold Coast estates are the grand early-20th-century mansions and landscaped grounds along Long Island’s North Shore, historically associated with Gilded Age wealth and opulence.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural heritage site category
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historic estate district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American industrial wealth
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Gilded Age elite ⓘ Jazz Age high society ⓘ |
| causesOfDecline |
changing tax structures
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rising maintenance costs ⓘ suburban development pressure ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
formal landscaped grounds
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grand mansions ⓘ lavish interiors ⓘ opulent architecture ⓘ waterfront properties ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance |
symbol of early 20th-century American luxury
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symbol of social stratification in the Gilded Age ⓘ |
| declineBegan | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
Gilded Age
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
country homes for wealthy New York City families
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seasonal residences ⓘ venues for social gatherings and parties ⓘ |
| inspired | setting of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel "The Great Gatsby" ⓘ |
| landscapeFeatures |
allees and tree-lined drives
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formal gardens ⓘ fountains ⓘ overlooks of Long Island Sound ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nassau County, New York
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Suffolk County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Shore of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manyNowUsedAs |
educational institutions
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event venues ⓘ museums ⓘ public parks ⓘ |
| notableEstateExamples |
Coe Hall
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Hempstead House at Sands Point Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Oheka Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Westbury Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ Planting Fields Arboretum NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium (Eagle’s Nest) NERFINISHED ⓘ Welwyn Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyProtectedBy |
National Register of Historic Places listings
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local landmark designations ⓘ |
| peakConstructionPeriod | circa 1890s–1930s ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| typicalArchitecturalStyles |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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French chateau-style architecture ⓘ Georgian Revival architecture ⓘ Italianate architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tudor Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.