Delamater-Bevin Mansion
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The Delamater-Bevin Mansion, also known as Bevin House, is a historic 22-room Victorian mansion located on the north shore of Long Island, at 76 Bevin Road, Asharoken, New York. The estate is geographically located on the Eatons Neck landmass) on the edge of Duck Island Harbor, an inlet of Northport Bay, off of Long Island Sound.
The home was built by Cornelius Henry DeLamater in 1862 in French Second Empire architectural style, and was originally known as Vermland. The estate was inherited by his daughter Laura DeLamater Bevin in 1884, and soon thereafter became known as Bevin House.[1] Laura DeLamater Bevin's son Sydney Bevin inherited the property in 1920.
During World War II, French novelist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was looking for a suitable writing location outside of New York City. Saint-Exupéry decided to rent the Bevin House, which is where he wrote the well known children's book The Little Prince during the fall and winter of 1942.[2][3]
In 1964 the Bevin House was sold to Charles William Foesell. In 1979 the estate was purchased by real estate developer Nikos Kefalidis, who commissioned an extensive restoration of the mansion.[1]
The Delamater-Bevin Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places[1] in 1985.
[edit] Notes
- Until the euro was introduced in 2002, an image of The Little Prince, first sketched by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry within the Delamater-Bevin Mansion, appeared on France's 50-franc note.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Spinzia, Raymond E.; Judith A. Spinzia (2006). Long Island's Prominent North Shore Families. Virtualbookworm Publishing, 61-62. ISBN 1589397851.
- ^ Schiff, Stacy (Feb 7, 2006). Saint-Exupery. Owl Books, 379. ISBN 978-0-8050-7913-5.
- ^ Brown, Hannibal. The Country Where The Stones Fly (documentary research). Visions Of A Little Prince. Retrieved on 2006-10-30.
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