Mackay Estate Dairyman's Cottage
40 Elm Drive, East Hills
Designed in 1902 by architects Warren and Wetmore in an eclectic style. It is a 2 1⁄2-story frame house with a brick first floor set on a rubble base. It features a steep flaring roof, small dormers with steep roofs, deep projecting eaves, and rows of rectangular windows with flat brackets, giving it a strong Japanese feel. The house was originally a component of Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill Estate.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.] It is one of three remaining buildings listed at that time; the others are the Mackay Estate Gate Lodge and Mackay Estate Water Tower.
For over 20 years, it was the home of lyricist Hal David. best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.
Images taken in 2018 prior to current restoration.
Circa 1920
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