Elmcroft Estate

Elmcroft Estate
Elmcroft Estate
	Interactive map of the Elmcroft Estate area
General information
Architectural style	Georgian
Location	Mill River Road, Upper Brookville, Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York, United States
Coordinates	40°51′01″N 73°33′01″W / 40.850166°N 73.550191°W
Year built	1917-1920

The Elmcroft Estate, also called the Norwich House, is a historic 14.06-acre^[1] estate in Upper Brookville, New York, U.S.^[2]^[3]

History

The three-story,^[4] Georgian-style^[5] mansion was built by Little & Brown^[6] between 1917 and 1920^[5] for industrialist Frank C.B. Page, president of E. W. Bliss Company, and his wife Henrietta Jackson.^[2] When completed it covered 18,929 square feet and had 38 rooms—11 of which were bathrooms.^[2]^[5] The estate also contains a stable-garage, guest cottage, and superintendent cottage.^[5] Landscaping was designed by A. Chandler Manning, Esq. and done by Lewis & Valentine Company.^[6]

From 1938 it was the residence of Nathan L. Miller, who served as the governor of New York from 1921 to 1922.^[4] Around 1938 Miller added an indoor swimming pool to the residence.^[3] From 1945 onwards Miller was not occupying the estate, leading to a real estate firm purchasing the estate.^[7]

On September 18, 1952,^[3] the estate was purchased for $80,000 by the Soviet Union as a country retreat for members of their UN mission,^[8]^[9] with title of the property made out to Jacob A. Malik.^[3]^[7]

On December 30, 2016, Russian access to the site was curtailed in the wake of the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections as part of a number of sanctions taken by the United States government against Russian diplomatic personnel.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

As of early 2025 the US and Russian governments are in talks to opening the estate again.^[16]

Events

In 1964, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin—the first person in space—planted a birch tree on the estate.^[17]

Gallery

Entrance court
Landscaping from April 1921
Russia's ownership of estate

References

↑ "Taxglance". Upper Brookville. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
1 2 3 "Norwich House". American Aristocracy.
1 2 3 4 Leimbach, Dulcie (10 January 2017). "Russian Spies Left Out in the Cold? New Details of the Country's Oyster Bay Estate". PassBlue.
1 2 Sisson, Patrick (December 30, 2016). "The secret history of the Russian-owned estates now at the center of U.S. sanctions". Curbed.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
1 2 3 4 "At Oyster Bay Long Island". Previews Incorporated - The National Real Estate Clearing House. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
1 2 "Landscape planting and engineering". Lewis & Valentine. 1922.
1 2 "Reds Buy 38-Room House On Long Island for Envoy". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. September 18, 1952. p. A-5.
↑ Rawlinson, John L. (1982). "The History of Upper Brookville 1932-1982" (PDF).
1 2 Kirby, Jen (December 30, 2016). "International Intrigue Near Long Island's Gold Coast". New York Magazine. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
↑ "U.S. shuts Russian compounds in Maryland, New York over hacking". CBS News. Associated Press. December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
↑ Sanger, David E. (December 29, 2016). "Obama Strikes Back at Russia for Election Hacking". The New York Times.
↑ Mazzetti, Mark and Schmidt, Michael S. (December 29, 2016). "Two Russian Compounds, Caught Up in History's Echoes". The New York Times.
↑ Duncan, Ian (December 30, 2016). "Shut down Russian Eastern Shore retreat offers glimpse at spy battles". Baltimore Sun.
↑ Witte, Brian (December 30, 2016). "Tennis, sailing or spying? US shuts 2 Russian compounds". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 31, 2016.^{[dead link]}
↑ Goldstein, Joseph (2016-12-30). "Diplomatic Vehicles Vacate Russia's Long Island Estate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
↑ "Russia and U.S. Aim to fix diplomatic ties under Trump-Putin rapprochement". Reuters. 26 February 2025.
↑ Schram, Jamie; Bain, Jennifer; Fears, Danika (30 December 2016). "Russian compound shut down over election hack". New York Post.

External links

[1] "Taxglance". Upper Brookville. Retrieved June 9, 2025.

[ameriar-2] 1 2 3 "Norwich House". American Aristocracy.

[passblu-3] 1 2 3 4 Leimbach, Dulcie (10 January 2017). "Russian Spies Left Out in the Cold? New Details of the Country's Oyster Bay Estate". PassBlue.

[thesecrethistorycurbed-4] 1 2 Sisson, Patrick (December 30, 2016). "The secret history of the Russian-owned estates now at the center of U.S. sanctions". Curbed.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.

[oldlong-5] 1 2 3 4 "At Oyster Bay Long Island". Previews Incorporated - The National Real Estate Clearing House. Retrieved June 9, 2025.

[lndscp-6] 1 2 "Landscape planting and engineering". Lewis & Valentine. 1922.

[locgov-7] 1 2 "Reds Buy 38-Room House On Long Island for Envoy". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. September 18, 1952. p. A-5.

[8] Rawlinson, John L. (1982). "The History of Upper Brookville 1932-1982" (PDF).

[nymagintrigue-9] 1 2 Kirby, Jen (December 30, 2016). "International Intrigue Near Long Island's Gold Coast". New York Magazine. Retrieved December 31, 2016.

[10] "U.S. shuts Russian compounds in Maryland, New York over hacking". CBS News. Associated Press. December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

[ObamaStrikesBack-11] Sanger, David E. (December 29, 2016). "Obama Strikes Back at Russia for Election Hacking". The New York Times.

[12] Mazzetti, Mark and Schmidt, Michael S. (December 29, 2016). "Two Russian Compounds, Caught Up in History's Echoes". The New York Times.

[13] Duncan, Ian (December 30, 2016). "Shut down Russian Eastern Shore retreat offers glimpse at spy battles". Baltimore Sun.

[washposttennissailingorspying-14] Witte, Brian (December 30, 2016). "Tennis, sailing or spying? US shuts 2 Russian compounds". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 31, 2016.^{[dead link]}

[15] Goldstein, Joseph (2016-12-30). "Diplomatic Vehicles Vacate Russia's Long Island Estate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-12-31.

[16] "Russia and U.S. Aim to fix diplomatic ties under Trump-Putin rapprochement". Reuters. 26 February 2025.

[17] Schram, Jamie; Bain, Jennifer; Fears, Danika (30 December 2016). "Russian compound shut down over election hack". New York Post.

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