A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
Eleanora Kennedy found portraits of the Edwards family, Kilkare’s original owners, and displayed them on a dining room chest.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
The fireplace in the dining room is one of nine in the house. The whitewashed elk head over the mantel is from the Kennedy family’s trips to New Mexico.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
A window in the staircase landing, also referred to as the “ship’s knee,” looksa out over the nearby pool and Georgica Pond beyond.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
High atop East Hampton’s dramatic bluffs, the living room’s enormous salt-sprayed bay window offers a panoramic view of the ocean. The white footed tables are by California designer John Dickinson.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
Built by shipbuilders iin 1877, Kilkare retains its original pine floors and woodwork. Its second owners, Eleanora and the late Michael Kennedy, furnished it with Anglo-Indian furniture featuring caning of mildew-resistent hemp.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
Keepsakes from the sea and portraits of the Edwards family, who built the house, adorn the living room mantel.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
A collection of beach stones that serve as place cards.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
Portraits of the current owner, Eleanora Kennedy, and her daughter, Anna, hang over a chaise longue in the master bedroom, which overlooks the beach.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
Needlepoints found in the attic were framed and hung by Eleanora Kennedy.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
Needlepoints found in the attic were framed and hung by Eleanora Kennedy.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
A well-stocked pantry opens onto a staircase whose wide treads were designed to accommodate Victorian gowns.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
Camilla and Jonathan Edwards built Kilkare in 1877 as a place where cares melt away. The Kennedy family purchased the house from the Edwards family in 1975.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
Kilkare is located in the Georgica Association, an enclave of the relaxed Hamptons bamlet of Wainscott, N.Y.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
Portraits of the Edwards family, the original homeowners.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
A small cast-iron dog serves as a doorstop.
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A Look at the Houses and Gardens of “Out East”
“Out East: Houses and Gardens of the Hamptons” is a tour of more than 30 of the Hampton’s most distinctive houses, written by Jennifer Ash Rudick and photographed by Tria Giovan.