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Barry (top), Maurice (bottom)
and Robin (center) Gibb.
(Photo courtesy:
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and Billboard) Credit...
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LONG ISLAND, NY -- In the 1960s and ‘70, the Bee Gees were rock
‘n’ roll royalty. Three brothers: Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb even
rivaled the Beatles for a few years for record sales and popularity.
The Long Island waterfront home where Robin lived in the 1970s
and ‘80s is for sale with an asking price of $12.9 million.
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Former Bee Gees Mansion in Long Island, NY,
built in 1926and named “Kenjockety,”which is
Native American for “Far from Noise.”
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On almost seven acres, it was built in 1926 and named
“Kenjockety,” which is Native American for “Far from Noise.” |
Arthur H. Fleming, 1920
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Originally
built as a wedding gift from lumber-magnate Arthur H. Fleming to his daughter,
Marjorie, the home was designed by Bertrum Grosvenor Goodhue, who
designed over 30 prominent Gothic and Spanish Colonial-style buildings in the
early 1900s.
They
included St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City, the Chapel at West
Point, the Nebraska State Capitol and the Rockefeller Library at the University
of Chicago.
Fleming
spared no expense when it came to his daughter. From location to landscaping,
not a detail was overlooked, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.
Sited
on a bluff on almost seven acres, Kenjockety has views of Oyster Bay and Cold
Spring Harbor across Long Island Sound.
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Christie Brinkley
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Grounds
contain a greenhouse, swimming pool, a one-bedroom cottage with a wood-burning
fireplace, a large deep water dock designed for large yachts, and over 500-feet
of beachfront. The beachfront is protected by a new seawall. |
Angelina Jolie
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Purchased
last in 2011 by its current owner, Kenjockety has undergone nine years of
refurbishment at a cost of over $7 million, though never lived in by the latest
owner. |
Billy Joel
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The
interior has ten fireplaces, seven bedrooms, seven full baths and three half
baths. As expected of grand houses of the era, rooms are large but still warm
and inviting. |
Jerry Seinfeld
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The
impressive foyer has a solid mahogany-coffered ceiling, marble-tiled floor and
large fireplace. Both the formal living and dining rooms have wood-burning
fireplaces and there is a winter garden room that opens from the living room. |
Bonnie Williamson
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Loaded
with character, two surprises are a hidden powder room in the bookcase of the
library and a hidden built-in bar on the other side of the library with a sink
and wine refrigerator.Walls
throughout the structure have Venetian plaster, and wood used in all the rooms
is mahogany, including the custom-closet systems.
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Lauryn Koke
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In
addition to the public rooms, there is a third-floor home office, a game room,
and a totally refurbished kitchen with a breakfast room. Like almost every room
in the house, the kitchen breakfast room overlooks the gardens and water.With roots in
England and Australia, the Bee Gees hit it big in the late 1960s with songs
such as “To Love Somebody,’ “Massachusetts” and “Holiday” but saw their
popularity wane in the early 1970s.
In 1975, they moved to Miami and relaunched
the group with their new disco sound, made forever famous with their soundtrack
for the movie Saturday Night Fever.
One of the
best-selling albums of all time, Saturday Night Fever won
five Grammy Awards with songs including “Staying Alive” and “Night Fever.”
After Maurice died
in 2003, Barry and Robin continued to perform occasionally, both individually
and as a duo, until Robin became ill.
Robin was one of the
many celebrities who have been drawn to the area, including Christie
Brinkley, Billy Joel, Angelina Jolie and Jerry Seinfeld.
Listing
agents for the Kenjockety estate are Bonnie Williamson and Lauryn Koke of
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
CONTACT:
Genelle C. Brown
Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone: 336-459-3728
Twitter: @toptenrealestat
facebook.com/toptenrealestat
Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ijyrm923x75ic38/AAA5XA-8iPZUvND36_Yzf8fua?dl=0 ;
Source: www.danielgale.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKYQtNFh0Ck
Photo Credit: Tyler Sands, Sands Media House
YouTube Credit: Sean Evans, @evvo1991 backtothemovies.com/
Source: TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
