Resurrecting a Long Island Country Estate

Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Long Island country estate, Laurelton Hall, burned down in 1957. The McKeans, collectors from Florida, were able to take away pieces of the 84-room house. This year, the McKeans’ museum, the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, is building a new 6,000 square-foot wing to dedicate to Laurelton Hall. They have resurrected eight columns from the terrace so far, and adjacent galleries will display antiques from the living and dining rooms.

For more information, see Eve M. Kahn, Resurrecting Laurelton Hall, N.Y. Times, Aug. 5, 2010.