Long Island mansion explorers have long tried to determine out the actual site of the Harbor Hill mansion and gardens that were demolished in 1947.
Master mapper Frank Femenias has examined aerial photos of the mansion and mapped out the location of the East Hills site for inclusion in the Harbor Hill Country Home profile on Roslynlandmarks.org.
His conclusion: The mansion was located at the current intersection of Lufberry Drive and Ash Drive in East Hills.
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Frank Femenias:
Greg, great info, I was unaware. The path leading to the water tower still has a horse/pillar ornament mounted at its entrance, and the Dairy Man’s cottage sits at an amazing 3/4 miles away from the mansion!
Greg O.
Frank- At least the Dairy man’s cottage, water tower, and front gate are still there.
https://www.roslynlandmarks.org/projects/mackay-estate-dairymans-cottage
Frank Femenias:
Looking back at the current view of the Roslyn site, Mackay mansion was four times larger than the biggest house in the area today! He was only 28 years of age when he built the house on the hill. Sadly, there is no evidence at all today of the former estate. It’s been completely wiped off the map. THANK YOU Howard for saving those Mackay horses!