This time last year, just in time to welcome spring, an esteemed Long Island house dubbed Beechwood Manor listed for the first time ever. Now a year later, the property has hit the market again at a slightly reduced price. It’s asking $7.425 million compared to $7.988 million, but nothing about its rich history or grand stature has changed.
The home was built for John Pratt Jr., known for his family members that founded Standard Oil and the Pratt Institute. Among Beechwood Manor, the Pratt family had several other homes, but have since become institutionalized. This leaves Beechwood Manor as the last-standing Pratt Mansion still in residential use. For architecture enthusiasts, the fact that it is also a creation by famed architects Charles and William Platt, who are credited with projects like the New York Botanical Gardens, is also quite unique.
Though it wholeheartedly embraces the opulence of the Roaring 20s, the home was actually completed in 1930 at the start of the Great Depression. Outfitted in brick and spanning across exactly 10,000 square feet, its traditional grandeur is still intact almost 100 years later. An elevator, nine fireplaces, and gold details throughout are just a few of its lavish highlights while updates like smart technology in every room bring it into the 21st-century. A total of eight bedrooms and ten full bathrooms round out the private spaces. Of course, the primary wing with dual ensuite lounges and dressing rooms is the crown jewel.
Mansion Global reports that there is even a secret speakeasy and bar, paying homage to the time period from which the home sprang. The manicured grounds include a pool and the coast is just minutes away, so in many ways it has that Old World, summer “cottage” feel.
Margaret Trautmann and Allison Byrne of Compass share the listing.
