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Sad to see what's happened to it, between the hospital urban landscape and polluted bay.(IN)DECOROUS TASTEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530203128806251142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-78481030437234890392010-03-21T22:46:51.451-04:002010-03-21T22:46:51.451-04:00you did gather some excellent images for this post...you did gather some excellent images for this post.<br />i grew up around vizcaya.<br />it is amazing.<br /><br />thank you for the post.Renée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-67329026702817452212010-03-21T21:45:19.332-04:002010-03-21T21:45:19.332-04:00Wow I'll have to look up that NG edition. You ...Wow I'll have to look up that NG edition. You posted photos I've never seen before. It's amazing to think of all the lifes a house has touched.Kellie Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102994847584077734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-50430025209977699052010-03-21T16:40:36.019-04:002010-03-21T16:40:36.019-04:00Definitely want to see more original photos -espec...Definitely want to see more original photos -especially interiors! I've always wanted to visit this house......but things as they are...miami is not on the top of my visitation list for vacation hotspots. If I had unlimited time and money i'd be there this week!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-67190298028742058552010-03-21T09:16:45.757-04:002010-03-21T09:16:45.757-04:00yes - dilletante - yes, yes, yes - more pix. now t...yes - dilletante - yes, yes, yes - more pix. now this is a house.thats what i blather about on old li. this house has imagination, daring, and money. like whitemarsh, its huge and out there. big gardens, the barge, the unbelievable boathouse and the jungle gardens. florida arch. at its finest. if you had the bucks, build something that shows up not some dreary 30 room neo-colonial. look at the scale of the rooms. impress people not kowtow to some architect with no creative juices. do you have a site plan that shows a bigger view incl. the boathouse?<br /><br />one of my favorite pastimes in the same era as you (altho i didn't realize you were such a baby) was drooling over the real estate ads in downeast magazine. i remember that huge pile on isleboro (the one with all the columns) was for sale in 1960 for $8000 with something like a mile of ocean frontage. also, that monster up on western prom in old porland with the ballroom on the second floor went for $5K in 66.but since i was of tender years, i didn't buy any.<br /><br />security word def: "snende" - italian for - it's overTurner Pack Ratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611044946684881118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-62539506220974261432010-03-20T23:20:05.804-04:002010-03-20T23:20:05.804-04:00My heart skips a beat when VIZCAYA is on the horiz...My heart skips a beat when VIZCAYA is on the horizon...it is truly a MASTERPIECE of Venetian Dreams.<br /><br />His master bath is superb, ALL rooms captivatingly beautiful, John Singer Sargent was a friend and he captured some beautiful watercolor moments on one of his RARE visits to America...the Loggia being one of the more famous views.<br /><br />I remember reading that the Venetian bedroom has a door that links to his bedroom and they share a little balcony, the Center balcony overlooking Biscayne Bay that was his bathroom. I was told that he had a 'female' friend who would stay there...but who knows what that means. He was a bachelor for life.<br /><br />The Swimming Pool is truly the unspoken and unseen gem of the estate, for Robert Winthrop Chanler...one of the ASTOR ORPHANS painted and sculpted the ceiling to represent a Grotto fit for Neptune...years ago, you could lunch by the pool.<br /><br />Please publish the full series, as it is truly remarkable to see the interior shots of the Boathouse which I recall was destroyed in the Hurricane of 1926.<br /><br />Simply words cannot convey the Beauty of this Vision...on Earth!Regina Joinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-36576201441002449692010-03-20T18:26:57.821-04:002010-03-20T18:26:57.821-04:00Columnist, don't you agree that the world need...Columnist, don't you agree that the world needs both? What interests me is that it isn't at all clear what the great patronage projects of the last few years are, what will last.<br /><br />Anon 7:05: Stay tuned, there are a few more 'before' interiors to come<br /><br />Anon 7:54: Definitely agreed. although the ocean facade is a tad fussy, the ensemble is brilliant, both in conception and execution. Attractive? Sharp featured guy, pince nez, described by a visitor as dyspeptic. But see what he built, who he entertained---who knows?<br /><br />Yvonne, lucky you, I've only been 3 times, and the glassing in of the courtyard guarantees I may never go back...it's so sad that they felt such a brutal solution to the climate control (although my meaner self suspects it was as much driven by wanting to have dry cover for event rentals?), rather than a more holistic approach. As president of a historic house museum board myself, I'm sympathetic to the issue, but I find the solution drastic.<br /><br />Lucinda, sorry, now that I know you were hanging in your locker reading Malraux, the precocious trophy is definitely retired. :-)<br /><br />Home Before: Oh, I've got all the sun damage...I did my share of time at the beach---just not on the softball fields. Versini? Good one.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-65896255718505385532010-03-20T14:54:59.154-04:002010-03-20T14:54:59.154-04:00Wonderful post and as always presented with charm ...Wonderful post and as always presented with charm and good humor. My husband was one of those boys who lived outdoors with some kind of ball in his hands. The result at 60: ongoing issues with his post-pitcher shoulder and skin cancers from too much sun. None of this would have happened if he had dreamed of being a Doge and stayed indoors. Being a dreamer does have its rewards.<br /><br />p.s. what's with me and your word verification? Today it's versini. Truth in Italian?home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-58413099490976984182010-03-20T12:23:29.482-04:002010-03-20T12:23:29.482-04:00CLEARLY, I was not the only precocious child out t...CLEARLY, I was not the only precocious child out there! I never understood softball or why one might play such a game?? Better in the house reading and discovering treasures.Lucindavillehttp://lucindaville.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-9433568281086824672010-03-20T12:05:33.787-04:002010-03-20T12:05:33.787-04:00That is one of my favorites Houses. I used to go t...That is one of my favorites Houses. I used to go there three times a year as I lived on Palm Island in Miami Beach. Mr Deering was a very short man if you noticed the custom built furniture. I am so glad you did this marvelous post. You did a fantastic job. Thank you so much. YvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-2503013426505564772010-03-20T10:54:55.728-04:002010-03-20T10:54:55.728-04:00One of the best American houses (if not the best) ...One of the best American houses (if not the best) of this period. The first time I saw it I was struck by the total success of this revival style in the right climate coupled with the sensuous choice of coral as the primary building material. Most of these houses built in our colder climates always look a bit uncomfortable to me, as if all the "italian" in them is saying get me out of here! <br /><br />How I would love to have been in Deering's circle.....was he attractive?<br /><br />Great post so many unseen images- thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-14773927460982466762010-03-20T10:05:09.743-04:002010-03-20T10:05:09.743-04:00I visitied this magical house for the first time i...I visitied this magical house for the first time in February - thank you for posting the images of the interiors - nice to see them before they became museum-ized. KDMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-25017530825123008832010-03-20T06:10:51.262-04:002010-03-20T06:10:51.262-04:00It was indeed a staggering enterprise worthy of th...It was indeed a staggering enterprise worthy of the great patrons of the arts throughout history. It would be nice if those who have equivalent wealth today could spend it as artistically, but that's only the expression of an aesthete, and perhaps the AIDS charities of the Gates's and Buffet are a more worthy beneficiary.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.com