Fabled Four Fountains Southampton

Fabled Four Fountains Southampton

Tim Davis

The Hamptons Luxury Market Leader

Tim Davis

Lic. Assoc. RE Broker Regional Brokerage Advisor East End 631.702.9211 | tgdavis@corcoran.com

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rguably, one of the best American homes for royal living is Four Fountains, an estate in Southampton that had its beginnings as a private art pavilion built in 1928 across the street from a summer cottage lived in by a larger than life couple named Lucian Hamilton Tyng and his wife Ethel. Mrs. Tyng was very much a theater aficio-nado and held many evenings of plays performed by the Hamptons Players of which she was a part. The Tyngs also supported musicals and art shows to aid the war effort as well as provided workspace for the many artists who flocked to the area and still continue to do so.

The theater and the Tyng home were designed by the famed architect Archibald Brown, whose wife Eleanor was a decorator in her own right, presiding over McMilan Inc, one of New York City’s pre-mier interior design companies of the time. The Browns eventually ended up owning the theater in 1942, morphing the Art Deco play-house into their summer home with a 40-by 40’ great room and 21’ high arched ceiling - formerly the orchestra floor - that is today still the envy of Southampton residents.

Stepping into the home from the massive doors scrolled with Art Deco bronze peacocks is like stepping into another place and time. “The architectural details are extraordinary with artistic iron work no lon-ger being done; roofs of stone, gutters and downspouts of molded lead, walls twelve inches thick, windows and doors fourteen feet high, and an Art Deco cork parquet floor,” explained the current owner. Where the stage was there are now two ensuite bedrooms. The great room and two upstairs bedrooms, the kitchen, front hall and a small library complete the main house. The second building is a guesthouse that is completely self sufficient with living, dining rooms, kitchen, and 4 bedrooms with 3 baths.

The third building is the garage and a three-bedroom apartment. On one side of the house is the 60’ swim-ming pool and on the other, a 60’ long reflecting pool.

The story of this fabled home continued to 1978 when CBS Chairman William Paley purchased the home and used the large dimensions of the great room to display his equally notable art collection of Degas, Cezanne, Picasso, Edward Hopper and Francis Bacons, not leaving out the wooden cigar store Indian that had belonged to his father who ran a cigar store.

Paley’s home became the center stage for the Southampton social scene, with endless “Great Gatsby” style soirées lasting well into the night.

Legendary designer Sister Parish decorated the house with the assistance of Paley’s well-known socialite wife, Babe The gardens too, were renovated with the hand of renowned English designer Russell Page who created five separate and distinct areas: a half acre pond with surrounding natural plants, a cutting garden, a formal Italianate garden with terrace, a reflecting pool lined with an allée of pear trees, and a huge open grass area that connects the other areas.

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In 1992, the current owners purchased Four Fountains from the Paley estate after the death of the charismatic Paley. While maintaining all the classic Art Deco style and wonderful architectur-al details such as the entry courtyard where visitors are greeted by two stone piers, each topped by a large bronze Art Deco falcon, (Mrs. Tyng’s nod to the Egyptian god Horus) or the Russell Page elements of the garden, the owners have imprinted their own style – first and foremost - restoring the estate into a livable and elegant year round home that still retains the grandeur of its history. For the first 18 years it wore the atmosphere of an English country house of the 18th century, then during the last five years, it was transformed into a more contemporary home with art from around the world and Japanese, Chinese, French, and Italian early 20th century furnish-ings with a few important French and English antiques placed serenely into the mix.

The current owners have enjoyed the property for 23 years and recounted that: “Four Fountains has a unique place in Southampton Village. It is readily viewed by the public and is a place where visitors stop to do ‘selfies.’ It is an icon, modern yet a symbol of the old and glorious Southampton Village. We were drawn to South-ampton 33 years ago.

Where else in the world can you get fabulous beaches, beautiful homes, interesting and diverse people, and wonderful sports within 95 miles of the most dynamic city in the world?”

The compound spans nearly seven acres that holds the main house cradled by two guest wings; a large, paved, circular courtyard brings one to a caretaker cottage, separate green house, garages, swimming pool, pool house, and of course, the glorious special amenity of a private pond.

The four fountains, for which the property is named, originally existed on each corner of the courtyard spewing water into the air.

Broker Tim Davis, of Corcoran Group Real Estate, expanded on the noteworthy amenities of the property: “One of the most appealing features of the compound is that it is located within a five minute walk to the beach.

Between the house and the beach is a fourteen-acre Nature Conservancy wetland. The wetlands and the pond attract the most extraordinary bird life, primarily ducks and herons that gather in the trees and preen at dusk.

The privacy is superb.”

The property has had only four owners. Each has made substantial contributions to the house and the gar-dens. The current owner’s modernization of the interior and expansion and simplification of the garden have all contributed to its current beauty. “It has been alternately a theater, a retreat for artists, a summer beach home, a place where high society gathered, and a home,” summed up the owner.

Meanwhile, beyond the gardens and pear trees, the falcon pair of sentinels, whose bronze eyes seem to see every wave of the Atlantic - vast and constant – don’t disappear when the last families migrate for the summer. They stay where they belong guarding this truly stunning historic Southampton home…Four Fountains!

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Property Details Amenities & Features E X C L U S I V E W E B I D 3 3 7 5 6 | T I M D AV I S H A M P T O N S . C O M

APPROXIMATELY 6.7 ACRES WITH POND / BUILT IN 1928 / APPROXIMATELY 9,000 SQUARE FEET / 45’ SWIMMING POOL / ATTACHED TWO CAR GARAGE MAIN HOUSE - Double Door Entry With Art Deco Design - Great Room With Original Cork Floor, Vaulted Ceiling And Garden Views And Access To Reflecting Pool - Dining Room - Library With Powder Room - Master Bedroom Suite With French Doors To Gardens, Office And Two Full Baths Main House Second Floor - Ensuite Bedroom On Private Wing - Ensuite Bedroom

GUEST HOUSE 2 - Living Room - Kitchen - Breakfast Area - Ensuite Bedroom - Deck CARRIAGE HOUSE - Living Room - Kitchen - Ensutie Bedroom - Two Bedrooms - Full Bath

GUEST HOUSE - Foyer - Living Room - Dining Room With Access To A Patio - Kitchen - Ensuite Bedroom - Laundry Room Guest House Second Floor - Ensuite Bedroom - Two Bedrooms - Full Bath

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34'x23' Formal Living Room With Access To Outdoor Living Room 12

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Formal Dining Room With Fireplace And Views Of Reflecting Pool 14

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Breakfast Room With Access To Terrace 18

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Outdoor Living Room With Access To Tennis Court And Swimming Pool 20

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LIVING ROOM 14’10” x 21’10”

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CLOSET

CLOSET 5’3” x 3’3”

OYER x 4’10”

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CLOSET

CABANA

BATH

MASTER FP BATH 15’1” x 24’1”

6’5” x 10’10”

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TUB

CLOSET 6’5” x 3’8”

KITCHEN

CLOSET 6’5” x 3’8”

GREAT ROOM OFFICE 38’3” x15’1” 38’5”x 14’11”

OFFICE 15’1” x 14’11”

MAIN HOUSE REAR SECOND FLOOR

PANTRY

CLOSET 7’2” x 4’4”

DINING ROOM 19’8” x 19’8”

DINING ROOM 19’8” x 19’8”

BATH 6’ x 8’

CLOSET

CLOSET

HALL

TUB

FOY 10’11”

LINEN

CLOSET

BATH 6’ x 8’

CLOSET

CLOSET 2’2” x 3’4”

KITCHEN 10’9” x 8’10”

GREAT ROOM 38’3” x 38’5”

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LINEN

CLOSET

CLOSET

TUB

10’1” x 13’6”

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TUB

MASTER FOYER

BATH 5’ x 9’8”

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PATIO 15’1” x 24’

CLOSET

CLOSET

MASTER BATH 15’1” x 24’1”

KITCHE

PANTRY

MASTER FOYER

UEST HOUSE #1 OND FLOOR PLAN

FP

19’8” x 26’7”

6’5” x 10’10”

CLOSET

CLOSET CLOSET

TUB

MASTER BATH

BREAKFAST

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MASTER BATH

HALL

BEDROOM 13’3” x 10’10”

DW

CLOSET

CLOSET

CLOSET

BEDROOM 13’3” x 10’10”

19’8” x 26

PANTRY

CLOSET

CLOSET

CLOSET

BREAKFA

POWDER CLOSET CLOSET CLOSET

HALL

TUB

FOYER 10’11” x 11’6” PATIO POWDER

STORAGE 10’x 10’

CLOSET 4’ x 3’

CLOSET 4’ x 3’

MAIN HOUSE FIRST FLOOR PLAN

PATIO

CLOSET 5’11” x 9’11”

MAIN HOUSE FIRST FLOOR PLAN

BATH

STORAGE

REF SEWING ROOM 11’9” x 10’2” FOYER 6’6” x 4’11” REF

INT: 9528 ft² EXT: 1531 ft² DECK 9’1” x 9’8”

PANTRY

BOILER ROOM 4’4” x 5’9”

KITCHEN

MAIN HOUSE FRONT SECOND FLOOR

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CLOSET

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FOYER

CLOSET 6’ x 3’10”

HALL

CLOSET

LIVING ROOM 14’8” x 15’8”

PANTRY

KITCHEN DECK 9’1” x 9’8” FOYER 6’6” x 4’11”

12’ x 16’10” BREAKFAST

CLOSET

BOILER ROOM 4’4” x 5’9”

LIVING ROOM BATH x 5’9” 15’8” HW 14’8” x8’10”

CLOSET

BABY’S ROOM

BEDROOM 11’11” x 10’10”

TUB

12’ x 16’10” BREAKFAST

GUEST HOUSE #2

HW

CLOSET

KITCHEN

18’5” x 20’8” HW LIVING ROOM

BATH 8’10” x 5’9”

TUB

STORE

CLOSET

BABY’S ROOM

BEDROOM 11’11” x 10’10”

GARAGE FIRS

TUB

BATH 12’2” x 5’4” HALL

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CLO 5’2” x

BATH 4’8” x 9’

BEDROOM 12’9” x 12’3”

FOYER 9’6” x 7’4”

PANTRY

KITCHEN 10’9” x 8’10”

DW

CLOSET 3’10” x 4’4”

19’8” x 26’7”

REF

CLOSETPATIO 7’2” x 4’4” 15’1” x 24’

PANTRY

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KITCHEN 10’9” x 8’10”

CLOSET

REF

9’6” x 10’8”

BEDROOM FOYER 12’10” 9’8” xx 18’2” 4’10”

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PANTRY

KITCHEN

CLOSET 5’3” x 3’3” STORAGE

DINETTE BATH 8’9” x 14’10” 5’5” x 6’8”

LAUNDRY 8’9” x 6’6”

CLOSET 7’2” x 4’4”

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FOYER 9’8” x 4’10”

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CLOSET

CLOSET CLOSET CLOSET

CLOSET

TUB

BATH 12’11” x 6’3” TUB

HALL

BEDROOM HALL 13’3” x 10’10” BEDROOM 13’3” x 10’10”

BATH

TUB

GUEST HOUSE #1 SECOND FLOOR PLAN

CLOSET

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CLOSET

DW CLOSET

FOYER

STORAGE

REF

CLOSET

DW

KITCHEN FOYER

18’5” x 20’8” STORAGE

HW

2 CAR GARAGE 19’1” x 22’1”

KITCHEN

TUB

2 CAR GARAGE 19’1” x 22’1”

HW

GARAGE FIRST FLOOR PLAN

GARAGE FIRST FLOOR PLAN TUB

TUB

BATH 12’2” x 5’4”

BATH 12’2” x 5’4”

CLOSET 5’2” x 5’4” HALL

STORAGE 10’x 10’

CLOSET 5’2” x 5’4”

BEDROOM 14’ x 10’9”

CLOSET 4’ x 3’

BEDROOM 12’9” x 12’3” CLOSET

CLOSET

BEDROOM 12’9” x 12’3”

BEDROOM 14’ x 10’9” GARAGE SECOND FLOOR PLAN

GARAGE SECOND FLOOR PLAN

CLOSET 5’11” x 9’11”

CLOSET 5’11” x 9’11”

BATH

CLOSET 6’ x 3’10” BATH

BEDROOM 14’ x 10’9”

HALL

CLOSET 4’ x 3’

CLOSET 4’ x 3’

CLOSET 6’ x 3’10”

BEDROOM 14’ x 10’9”

CLOSET

BATH 4’8” x 9’

STORAGE 10’x 10’

CLOSET 4’ x 3’

HALL

HALL

BATH 4’8” x 9’

CLOSET 2’2” x 3’4”

HALL

CLOSET

TUB

BATH

5’ x 9’8” 10’1” x 13’6”10’1” x 13’6”

MAIN HOUSE MAINREAR HOUSE SECOND FLOOR REAR SECOND FLOOR

LIVING ROOM

STORE

STORE

TUB

BATH 5’ x 9’8”

CLOSET 2’2” x 3’4”

18’5” x 20’8”

LIVING ROOM

BEDROOM 1’11” x 10’10”

BATH

BATH 12’11” x 6’3”

POWDER

BATH 8’10” x 5’9”

BEDROOM 13’3” x 10’10”

CLOSET

GUEST HOUSE #1 SECOND FLOOR PLAN

FOYER 10’11” x 11’6”

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TUB

CLOSET

HALL

CLOSET

BEDROOM 12’11” x 15’4”

CLOSET

CLOSET

BEDROOM 12’11” x 15’4”

BEDROOM 13’3” x 10’10”

CLOSET

CLOSET CLOSET CLOSET

FOYER 10’11” x 11’6”

CLOSET 5’3” x 3’3”

CLOSET#1 CLOSET GUEST HOUSE FIRST FLOOR PLAN

DINING ROOM 19’8” x 19’8”

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LIVING ROOM 14’10” x 21’10”

FP

GUEST HOUSE #1 LAUNDRY BATH 8’9” x 6’6” FIRST FLOOR PLAN 5’5” x 6’8”

DINING ROOM 19’8” x 19’8”

CLOSET

FP FOYER LIVING ROOM 9’6” x 7’4” 14’10” x 21’10”

12’10” x 3’3”

CLOSET

REF

BEDROOM 12’10” x 18’2”

CLOSET 3’10” x 4’4”

REF

BREAKFAST

PANTRY

CLOSET

KITCHEN

CLOSET

PANTRY

REF

PATIO 15’1” x 24’

STORAGE 9’6” x 10’8”

DINETTE 8’9” x 14’10”

CABANA

19’8” x 26’7”

CLOSET 1’6” x 3’

PANTRY

12’10” x 3’3” BREAKFAST

CLOSET 1’6” x 3’

CABANA

HALL

SEWING ROOM 11’9” x 10’2”

SEWING ROOM MAIN HOUSE 11’9” x 10’2” FRONT SECOND FLOOR

MAIN HOUSE FRONT SECOND FLOOR

INT: 9528 ft² EXT:TIMDAVISHA 1531 ft² MPTONS.COM

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