Gilded Age Living in East Islip, NY - Wereholme
This was originally part of a 300-acre gentleman’s farm called Windholme Farm, established in the late 1880’s. The farm was owned by coal broker and banker Samuel Peters and his wife. Mr. Peters spent much of his summer here fishing and boating on the Great South Bay. The Peters left their property (now divided by South Bay Avenue) to their two children, Harry, who got the 200 acres east of South Bay Avenue and Lousine got the 70 acres to the west. Lousine and her husband, famed college football player-turned stockbroker, Harold Weeks commissioned Grovsner Atterbury to design a French Chateau which was completed in 1918. The marriage ended in 1926 when Lousine obtained a divorce on the French Rivera which shocked New York Society and many of her friends, and she quickly married a Russian composer. The property eventually passed to couple’s only child, Hathaway. She was married several times finally being known as Hathaway “Happy” Scully. Happy had no heirs and when she died she left it to the National Audubon Society which took the property over in 1984. In 2004, it was purchased by Suffolk County, and the 27-room mansion is now used as headquarters for the Seatuck Environmental Association who runs the Suffolk County Environmental Center.
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What you should know:
There is no admission fee to enter the Preserve.
There are no formal tours of the house. Check website for special events.
There are walking trails on the preserve.
The preserve grounds are open year-round.
You could spend a couple of hours exploring here.
Location: 550 S Bay Avenue, Islip, NY. 11751
For more information: Seatuck