After the original Tick Hall, built in 1882 by architecture firm McKim, Mead & White, burned to the ground in 1997, Dick Cavett and his late wife, Carrie Nye, relied on photographs and memories to construct a nearly identical replica.
An oxidized brass door knocker was cast from the original.
A Regina Company music box sits at the base of the elaborately turned staircase, which was painstakingly re-created by stair builder James Dean.
Antique chairs surround a worktable in the dining room; a chandelier from Cavett’s New York City apartment hangs above.
The armchair frames in the living room are upholstered in a Duralee herringbone fabric.
Artwork on the landing pays homage to shipping and fishing.
In the dining room, a china cabinet purchased off eBay is filled with both new and antique pieces; the painting, side table, and corner chair are antiques.
The brick-pattern flooring in the kitchen is ceramic; the pendant light is from Hudson Valley Lighting.
A Morris & Co. floral fabric amplifies the master bedroom alcove, both in the curtains and on the early-1900s sofa; the piping is from Kravet and the vase is from Ralph Lauren Home.
The “wood room” is decked out in reclaimed southern pine.
The attic includes built-in beds and a reading nook overlooking the Atlantic.
The attic includes built-in beds and a reading nook overlooking the Atlantic.
A guest room’s rocking chair and footrest are upholstered in Morris & Co.’s Artichoke.
A bath is painted to match an adjoining bedroom named for writer Jean Stafford, who was a frequent guest.
A bath is painted to match an adjoining bedroom named for writer Jean Stafford, who was a frequent guest.
The sofa on the screened-in porch, which overlooks the 20-acre property, is from Seaside Casual; the cushion fabric is from Sunbrella.
A sinuous path through shadbush and bamboo leads to the boulder-lined pool.