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East Hampton Opens Its Doors for Historical Society's Annual House and Garden Tour

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Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Scenes from the East Hampton Historical Society's 2025 House and Garden Tour. ROSSA COLE

Jim Blauvelt and Lucy Cookson. ROSSA COLE

Jim Blauvelt and Lucy Cookson. ROSSA COLE

Steve and Lucy Cookson. ROSSA COLE

Steve and Lucy Cookson. ROSSA COLE

Jackie Mitchell and Steve Long. ROSSA COLE

Jackie Mitchell and Steve Long. ROSSA COLE

Ann Welker, Steve Long and Lucy and Steve Cookson. ROSSA COLE

Ann Welker, Steve Long and Lucy and Steve Cookson. ROSSA COLE

Amy and Jeff Tarr. ROSSA COLE

Amy and Jeff Tarr. ROSSA COLE

Diane Benson and Lys Marigold. ROSSA COLE

Diane Benson and Lys Marigold. ROSSA COLE

Lucy Cookson, Jim Blauvelt, Debbie Drucker and Steve Long. ROSSA COLE

Lucy Cookson, Jim Blauvelt, Debbie Drucker and Steve Long. ROSSA COLE

Aaron Duncan, Linda Willett and Akuya Suzuki. ROSSA COLE

Aaron Duncan, Linda Willett and Akuya Suzuki. ROSSA COLE

Joe Gonzales, Kathy Burke Gozales and Dale Ellen Leff. ROSSA COLE

Joe Gonzales, Kathy Burke Gozales and Dale Ellen Leff. ROSSA COLE

Mike Moran, Dorain Fuhrman and Debbie Drucker. ROSSA COLE

Mike Moran, Dorain Fuhrman and Debbie Drucker. ROSSA COLE

Jeff Tarr, Mariah Whitmore and Anu Duggal. ROSSA COLE

Jeff Tarr, Mariah Whitmore and Anu Duggal. ROSSA COLE

Dan Halperin, Christina Lewis and Steve Long. ROSSA COLE

Dan Halperin, Christina Lewis and Steve Long. ROSSA COLE

Cheri Mowrey, Marshall Watson and Ray Kennedy. ROSSA COLE

Cheri Mowrey, Marshall Watson and Ray Kennedy. ROSSA COLE

authorStaff Writer on Dec 2, 2025

The East Hampton Historical Society hosted its annual House & Garden Tour on November 29, offering a behind-the-scenes look at some of the finest examples of architecture on the East End.

The event kicked off the night before with a sold-out cocktail party at a private historic home located in the Devon Colony. Saturday’s tour featured five distinct homes across East Hampton, including a house on Cove Hollow Farm with gardens by Ed Hollander; a modern home on La Forest Lane designed by Bates Masi + Architects; a traditional shingle-style house on Lily Pond Lane; and a home nestled in the Northwest Woods on White Pine Road, one of the 10 houses on this street designed by the late modernist architect Alfred De Vido.

The final home on Dayton Lane was the oldest on the tour, built in 1780 near the end of the Revolutionary War. It was rumored to have been occupied by British officers during their occupation of Long Island. Today, the home features a 21st-century lifestyle with a sleek kitchen, large windows and whimsical local wallpaper. The centerpieces of the home are the original hand-hewn, double-sided, central brick fireplaces.

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