64 LONGISLANDPRESS.COM • MARCH 2019
C’EST MAGNIFIQUE! GOLD COAST’S
By TAMMY SCILEPPI
Louis XIV would have loved this
splendide French chateau set on
eight magnificent acres in Brookville.
Asking price? $15,000,000.
A rare jewel, Haut Bois (or “high
wood”) was inspired by the king’s
hunting lodge, which was to become
the Palace of Versailles. And its exquisite
formal gardens — modeled
after the spectacular gardens at Versailles
— were conceived by prominent
Parisian landscape designer,
Jacques Gréber.
“The home has an impressive provenance
and has made an appearance
in numerous books which detail the
fabulous, grand estates dotted along
the North Shore’s Gold Coast,” notes
John Messina of Daniel Gale Sotheby's
International Realty. “Although
grand and formal, the house is still
warm and inviting. All the main
rooms have French windows and
doors which are perfectly situated
to face south for the very best light,
and they overlook the picturesque
gardens.”
Designed by renowned architect Ogden
Codman Jr. in 1916, Haut Bois was
built for Walter Effingham Maynard,
a real estate tycoon.
During the Roaring Twenties, Jay
Gatsby may have been one of the
elite guests at the numerous parties
the residents of Haut Bois were
known for hosting. Famed author
Edith Wharton spent summers
there with her dear friend Ogden
Codman, who co-wrote The Decoration
of Houses, still studied by
design students today.
Countless photo shoots have captured
the estate's splendor. It has been beautifully
restored to its former glory by
master artisans and decorators who
specialize in 17th century French
architecture and design, to ensure
OPEN HOUSE
Brookville’s French chateau, Haut Bois – inspired by the Palace of Versailles – sits nestled within eight magnificent acres. A private road leads to
the grand mansion, surrounded by exquisite formal gardens.
Tall trees provide shade for the estate’s Hollywood-style pool and pool
house.
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