Grosvenor Atterbury designed over 15 country homes on Long Island's North Shore between 1896 and 1917 besides the Queen Anne style house he designed at Planting Fields for the Byrnes family. Some of the existing residences Atterbury designed are: )

  • Arthur B. Clafin's residence in Southampton (1896)
  • Robert de Forest's residence "Wawapek Farm" in Cold Spring Harbor (c1896)
  • Robert Waller's residence "Vyne Croft" in Southampton (c1900)
  • William H. Woodin residence "Dune House" in East Hampton (1916)
  • Harold H. Weeks' residence "Wereholme" in Islip (1917)


An interior view of the
Coe home before the fire of 1918

Atterbury is perhaps best known for his work on Forest Hills Gardens, Queens. The philanthropic Russell Sage Foundation funded Atterbury's experiment at Forest Hills. The project was founded on the Parks Movement's ideas that social ills in the burgeoning cities could be mollified with the "wholesome" influence of greenery and open spaces. Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., handled the street layout and landscaping, and Robert de Forest, the President of the Foundation, gave Atterbury much leeway to demonstrate his theories about low-cost standardized housing built cheaply from prefabricated concrete.

Atterbury's other major accomplishments include The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Russell Sage Foundation Building, the Arcade and Memorial Hall of the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, and the Southampton Club.

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park and Coe Hall Is Located 1395 Planting Fields Road Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (516) 922-9200

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