Wildmoor, an East Hampton home where Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis spent her summers as a child, just went on the market. Built in 1895, the 4,291 square-foot summer home was owned by the Bouvier family for decades, originally belonging to Jackie’s grandfather, John Vernou Bouvier Jr. The family hosted weekend polo matches in a nearby field and entertained friends in this gracious home. According to Sotheby’s International Realty, “In 1960, the famed Abstract Expressionist Adolph Gottlieb bought the property to be near the ocean. His art studio, filled with light and inspiration, can still be enjoyed in the garden. The gabled roof, wraparound porch, Palladian windows, generously sized rooms, stunning atrium and pergola covered terrace combine to produce a classic summer home. The coveted location on Apaquogue Road allows one to hear the sounds of the ocean and enjoy a short walk to the beach. This is a truly unique offering.” Let’s take a tour!
Such great bones, this home would be a dream to own and decorate! To see more of the Kennedy homes, please click the links below…
- THE RESIDENCES AND VACATION HOMES OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS
- JACQUELINE KENNEDY’S CHILDHOOD HOME IS FOR SALE
- JACQUELINE KENNEDY’S WHITE HOUSE BEDROOM
- THE KENNEDY “WINTER WHITE HOUSE” IS FOR SALE!
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A Hamptons Classic by Phoebe and James Michael Howard
Bunny Mellon’s Cape Cod Home: Then & Now
Beautiful. Such a slice of Presidental history!!!
The thing is – it is decorated. This is how they lived. Except for the deck and that separate gallery type house structure, it looks exactly the way it would have looked when Jackie lived there. That’s old style. Simple – almost monastic. There would have been a few more throw rugs around, but the rooms are furnished just as her family would have had them. It was all about sport then – swimming, sailing, riding and polo. That was their days. At night, one was tired from all the activity, so people just went to bed and got up early the next morning and were active outside again. It’s homey. No sterile, stark minimalism of recent years, but not overblown maximalism either. This was how the wealthy lived in their summer homes. So if you really want to be authentic to the house, it’s ready to go as is, but get rid of that deck! It’s all wrong. But what a lovely home. Not very many left like this one. They’ve all been torn down for mega-mansions that look like hotels.
I agree , that is how they lived. With comfortable furnishings and nothing too elaborate in a summer home.
I will take it !