Grey Gardens (estate)

Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens in 2023
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General information
Architectural styleShingle style
LocationEast Hampton, New York
Coordinates40°56′15″N 72°12′58″W / 40.9376°N 72.216144°W / 40.9376; -72.216144
Completed1897
OwnerLiz Lange
Governing bodyPrivate
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 it is owned by fashion designer and entrepreneur Liz Lange.

  1. ^ "The House". Grey Gardens Online. 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sight & Sound magazine documentary poll #10". IMDb. August 1, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2022.