Awfully hard to dislike someone who was so darn fond of Hodding Carter III. ( see " drinking pants" ) But, I just can't help it. I do wonder where the two of them will Summer this year as Harry and I come up with 125k to hob nob with the Hamptons crowd. Our goal : to reintroduce raccoons.
( go here, if only to try and figure out what the hell Sally Quinn does for a kitchen )
Although the home was built in 1897, it was made famous by a 1975 documentary starring then-owners Edith "Big Edie" Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale. They went a little crazy and the film includes a famous pop in by one of their relatives, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The former first lady was horrified to discover the Beales were hoarders and living with numerous cats, raccoons, garbage, decay, other detritus.
Eventually, the 6,000-sq-ft home set on 1.7 acres finally ended up in more capable hands and was lovingly restored and renovated. Today, it includes 10 bedrooms and 6.5 baths, a heated gunite pool, a Har-Tru tennis court, and of course, those famously lush gardens.
AH! to be there on the Fourth of July!
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