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  2. Winfield Hall, the Historic Woolworth Mansion in Glen Cove (Photos)

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  4. Winfield Hall, the Historic Woolworth Mansion in Glen Cove (Photos)

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  1. The Secrets of Winfield Hall, the Woolworth Mansion in Glen Cove

    With his fortune built off of nickels and dimes, he later built Winfield Hall for $10 million in Glen Cove, Long Island. Designed by C.P.H. Gilbert, the house stood on a 16.4-acre property. The 56 ...

  2. Winfield Hall, the Historic Woolworth Mansion in Glen Cove

    The marble staircase inside Winfield Hall, the Woolworth mansion in Glen Cove. Photo courtesy of Margaret Trautmann, COMPASS. According to Untapped Cities, the $2 million cost to build the staircase preceding the 1920s means Woolworth would have paid the equivalent of $48.5 million in present day's money.

  3. Woolworth Estate

    Woolworth Estate in Glen Cove New York was built in 1916-1920. FW Woolworth died in 1919 and his wife stayed in the home until her death in 1924. ... In 1899 Woolworth had his Fifth Avenue mansion built, and in 1913 he commissioned Cass Gilbert to design the famous Woolworth Building on lower Broadway. Mr. Woolworth purchased a house at Glen ...

  4. Woolworth Estate

    Woolworth Estate, also referred to Winfield Hall, is a historic estate located at Glen Cove in Nassau County, New York.It was designed in 1916 by architect C. P. H. Gilbert (1861-1952) for Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852-1919). The estate consists of the main residence, known as Winfield Hall; a large garage with remodeled living quarters; a main entrance arch; two greenhouses; and various ...

  5. Winfield Hall

    Originally a Gold Coast Mansion on the same spot was built for Dr. Alexander Crombie Humphreys by C.P.H. Gilbert in 1899.. The original Mediterranean villa style house was then purchased by Emmet Queen in 1907. Then purchased by Robert Winfield Woolworth. It was speculated Woolworth wanted a home nearer the sound like the JOSEPH DELAMAR MANSION.

  6. The Secrets of Winfield Hall, the Woolworth Mansion in Glen Cove

    6. Woolworth only lived in the mansion for two years The grand mansion served the five-and-dime millionaire for two years. Photo courtesy of Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Company.

  7. The Secrets of Winfield Hall, the Woolworth Mansion in Glen Cove

    The staircase cost $2 million dollars to make preceding the 1920s — this means Woolworth would have paid $48.5 million in the present day. Winfield Hall was not the only property Woolworth ...

  8. Woolworth Estate (Winfield Hall)

    Long Island's Gold Coast is known for its opulent homes, but even among its lavish estates, F. W. Woolworth's Winfield Hall is striking. Built in 1916, when Woolworth's five-and-dime stores dotted towns and cities across the country, the 56-room mansion was built on a remarkable scale. The mansion cost $10 million to construct, with one-fifth of the cost going to the home's stunning marble ...

  9. Gold Coast Mansions

    The Woolworth Mansion named Wentworth Hall was Built in 1917 for ambitious department store clerk Frank Winfield Woolworth who went on to found 1000 stores. At 15,000 sft with 56 rooms, a grand entrance with beige & pink marble staircases, Winfield Hall is one of Long Island's grand and impressive Gold Coast Mansions built during the hey day of the Indstrial Revolution.

  10. Winfield Hall

    Winfield Hall. 70 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York. Completed in 1917, for Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852-1919) and his wife Jennie Creighton (1853-1924). The 57-room Beaux-Arts mansion is one of the most spectacular of the Gilded Age Estates on Long Island's Gold Coast. However, the Woolworth's grand-daughter referred ...

  11. Historic Woolworth Estate on Long Island Sells for $8.25 Million

    A more than 16-acre New York estate that once belonged to F.W. Woolworth of the famed five-and-dime store chain has sold for $8.25 million—more than 50% less than its original asking price ...

  12. Winfield Hall Photo Gallery by James Robertson at pbase.com

    Winfield Hall, as the house also is known, was built for businessman F. W. Woolworth. It is owned by Martin Carey, brother of former Gov. Hugh Carey. He has put the home on and off the market throughout the years. It was most recently listed with Glen Key Realty for $19.5 million.

  13. The Secrets of Winfield Hall, the Woolworth Mansion in Glen Cove

    9. The Most Recent Owner Was the Brother of a New York Governor Many secrets await those who explore Winfield Hall. Photo courtesy of Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Company.

  14. See Inside the Mansion from Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" Video

    The 32,000-square-foot mansion overlooking the Long Island Sound was built in 1917 by famed ... Frank Winfield Woolworth. ... She will never stop hoping for a One Direction reunion tour.

  15. Restored by an Acclaimed Artist, Woolworth Mansion in Scranton Is a

    The home was originally built in 1910 for Charles Sumner Woolworth, the co-founder of the Woolworth retail empire. Measuring 8,333 square feet, with five bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, the mansion ...

  16. The Lost Woolworth Mansion -- 990 Fifth Avenue

    Woolworth commissioned architect Charles Pierrepont Henry Gilbert (known professionally as C. P. H. Gilbert) to design his opulent new home. The millionaire may have been inspired by the mansion of Isaac D. Fletcher one block to the south, designed by Gilbert and completed that same year. The two French Gothic chateaux would bear striking ...

  17. New owner reveals plans for Woolworth mansion and neighboring property

    The new owner has plans for a center to serve the Jewish community in Scranton. SCRANTON, Pa. — A new family moved into the home Charles Sumner Woolworth built on Jefferson Avenue in Scranton in ...

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  19. The Secrets of Winfield Hall, the Woolworth Mansion in Glen Cove

    Despite Woolworth's efforts to immortalize his mansion by using marble, a fire still destroyed portions of the home in 2015. After flames erupted at 10:30 a.m. on January 28, more than 100 ...

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  21. THE 10 BEST Things to Do in Omsk (2024)

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  23. The Secrets of Winfield Hall, the Woolworth Mansion in Glen Cove

    5. There was a Secret Passageway. Woolworth's own bedroom honored the Napoleonic Era. Photo courtesy of Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Company. Considering Woolworth's obsession with Napoleon ...