A Long Island, New York, home that was part of the estate of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the artist and designer who is the son of the Tiffany & Co. founder, is for sale for $4.175 million.
The house, located on Laurel Hollow Road, is in what used to be the Daffodil Terrace section of the 580-acre Laurelton Hall estate, according to the broker for the property, Richard Hutchinson of Counsel Rock Realty. Tiffany’s son, Charles subdivided the original estate in the 1950s. The main house of the original Tiffany estate burned down in 1957. The current house was built on a waterfront parcel of the estate in 1962.
The 7,500-square-foot home is located in Cold Spring Harbor. As a result, said Mr. Hutchinson, the property has "great water views. … You can look right out the mouth of the harbor over to Stamford, Connecticut." Many of the rooms, as well as the patio area, offer water views.
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The current owners, Irwin and Judy Tantleff, are selling because "they want to make their lives simpler," according to Mr. Hutchinson. They lived in the home for 31 years.
The home, which has been updated throughout, features five bedrooms and six-and- a-half bathrooms, according to the listing. The main floor offers a grand entry way, a great room, a parlor, formal dining room, den with pass through, a bonus room, and a full gym. Upstairs, the master suite has his-and-hers bathrooms, a dressing room, and two offices.
Although the estate burned down in 1957, an important component remains on the two-acre Laurel Road property: a minaret.
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The minaret is part of the heating system for the original estate and is located next to the pool of the current house. It was built because the heating system offended Tiffany’s aesthetic sensibilities. "Tiffany didn’t want to look at a smokestack so he designed a minaret," said Mr. Hutchinson. The minaret has the Tiffany glass Mr. Tiffany was famous for incorporated into its design.
Outside, there is a two-car attached garage, and a one-car detached garage. The landscaping was done by Dodds & Eder, a prominent local company, according to Mr. Hutchinson. There is a slate patio in addition to a brick patio for grilling separated by a gate as well as an in-ground pool and hot tub, a 126-foot-long deep water dock and a 205- foot sandy beachfront. Permits are in place for another 130 feet of floating dock, so the new owner could create an extensive waterfront paradise.