So I walked in and I said, “This is
the most beautiful house I’ve ever seen.” And she said, “It’s yours.” Up to
then, she’d refused to sell it to anybody else. But she said, “I know that this
house belongs to you. You’re the person who should have this house.” And then
she did this little pirouette in the hall and said, “You see? All it needs is a
coat of paint!” So I bought it on the spot.
The location is South Hampton, situated near
Georgia Beach and Lily Pond Lane.
She was constructed in 1897.
This is a unique compound which sits on two acres.
The main house features 9 bedrooms
and
6 1/2 bathrooms.
The couple purchased this home is 1979
for $220,000.00
and loving restored her to the beauty you see in these photos.
This home is known as Grey Gardens,
the former home of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie.
Edith Bouvier Beale was the eccentric aunt
of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Ben Bradlee, former Washington Post executive editor
and his wife Sally Quinn purchased the home from little Edie.
The smell of cat urine permeated the floors and walls and
had to be removed and replaced.
Ben Bradlee passed away in 2014.
Sally Quinn listed Grey Gardens for sale this year
for $17,995,000.00.
Sally stated, "the house just isn't the same without him."
She also ended with, "Grey Gardens is a magical place
and we enjoyed a magical life there,
but that part of my life is over now.
I want to move on."
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The decay of Grey Gardens
Little Edie Beale.
It seems as if these two were left floundering....
ignored by family and by society.
Could you have looked beyond the decay
and seen the beautiful bones of this estate?
We must applaud Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn,
who rather than destroy the home and gardens,
brought it back to all of it's loveliness.
photo credits
Pinterest
Town and Country Magazine
It seems as if these two were left floundering....
ignored by family and by society.
Could you have looked beyond the decay
and seen the beautiful bones of this estate?
We must applaud Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn,
who rather than destroy the home and gardens,
brought it back to all of it's loveliness.
photo credits
Town and Country Magazine
