Grey Gardens | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Shingle style |
Location | East Hampton, New York |
Coordinates | 40°56′15″N 72°12′58″W / 40.9376°N 72.216144°W |
Completed | 1897 |
Owner | Liz Lange |
Governing body | Private |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Joseph Greenleaf Thorp |
Grey Gardens is a 14-room[1] house at 3 West End Road and Lily Pond Lane in the Georgica Pond neighborhood of East Hampton, New York. It was the residence of the Beale family from 1924 to 1979, including mother and daughter Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale from 1952 to 1977. The 1975 documentary Grey Gardens depicted the two living in squalor in the mansion; the highly regarded film[2] spawned a 2006 Broadway musical, a 2009 television movie, and other adaptations.
The house dates from 1897, and was designed by Joseph Greenleaf Thorp. Other owners included Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, who lived in the house from 1979 to 2014, and extensively restored it before moving in. As of 2017[update] it is owned by fashion designer and entrepreneur Liz Lange.