Last updated: June 18, 2024
Place
Whitney Hall
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
Location:
Old Westbury, NY
Significance:
Olmsted Designed Estate
MANAGED BY:
Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot were hired by W.C. Whitney to consult on where to place his home on his 530-acre estate. Writing to Frederick Law Olmsted in 1895, Whitney indicated he wanted to work with Charles Eliot, who he had a personal relationship with. At the time Eliot was ill, so Warren Manning was chosen to visit the site and write an extensive report.
Oddly enough, the next communication was in 1923, when Whitney’s son decided to build a new residence, known as Whitney Hall, on his fathers’ grounds. Olmsted Brothers provided sitting recommendations, choosing one of the higher hills on the estate, as well as landscaping plans. In 1960, the Whitney estate was sold and is now the Old Westbury Golf & Country Club, though Whitney Hall remains.
Source: "W.C. Whitney," Olmsted Online
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Oddly enough, the next communication was in 1923, when Whitney’s son decided to build a new residence, known as Whitney Hall, on his fathers’ grounds. Olmsted Brothers provided sitting recommendations, choosing one of the higher hills on the estate, as well as landscaping plans. In 1960, the Whitney estate was sold and is now the Old Westbury Golf & Country Club, though Whitney Hall remains.
Source: "W.C. Whitney," Olmsted Online
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr