Old Westbury Gardens and Sagamore Hill - Two Treasures of Long Island

Old Westbury Gardens and Sagamore Hill are two of the most well-known and popular historic sites to visit on Long Island.  Completed in 1906 for ultra-wealthy businessman John S. Phipps, the Westbury House is a Charles II style mansion nestled amid acres of formal gardens and landscaped grounds.  Sagamore Hill, or the “Summer White House” as it came to be known, is a Queen Anne Shingle style family home completed in 1885 for future United States President Theodore Roosevelt.  While there are many differences between these two remarkable homes, the men who commissioned them, and the families that occupied them, there are also some striking similarities.  Learn about both as Laura Cinturati, curator at Westbury House and former museum technician at Sagamore Hill compares and contrasts the sites and illustrates their importance as two of Long Island’s local historic treasures.