Home for
the Holidays: A Designer Showhouse at Old Westbury
Gardens
is a showcase for America’s premiere design talent.
Approximately 20 top interior designers and decorative
artists have transformed Orchard Hill, the former home
of Peggie Phipps Boegner located at Old Westbury
Gardens, into the ultimate Holiday Home! Each room will
feature a different holiday motif from Chanukah to
Swedish Christmas to the Nutcracker - sure to bring
anyone and everyone into the Holiday Spirit!
Listed on
the National Register of Historic Places,
Old Westbury
Gardens
is the former country estate of John S. (Jay) Phipps.
Westbury House, a magnificent, Charles II-style mansion,
is surrounded by 200 acres of tree-lined walks, lakes,
statuary, grand allées, and indescribably beautiful
gardens. Jay’s daughter, Peggie Phipps Boegner, who grew
up in Westbury House and was the founder of Old Westbury
Gardens, lived in the Orchard Hill home from 1930 until
her passing in 2006.
Home for
the Holidays: A Designer Showhouse at Old Westbury
Gardens
opened with a gala preview party on Friday, October 29,
and will for 6 weeks. The Showhouse is open Tuesdays
through Sundays, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The Showhouse is
closed Mondays and on Thanksgiving Day. (Last admission
is at 3:00 PM). Children under 12 (other than babes in
arms), strollers, and pets are not allowed in the
Showhouse. Admission to the Showhouse is $25 ($20 in
advance, $15 for Old Westbury Gardens’ members) and
includes the Showhouse Journal as well as admission to
Old Westbury Gardens (Grounds only on weekdays in
November. Westbury House is open on weekends in Nov, and
Dec 7 - 12 ). For more information, please call
516-333-0048 or 212-980-1711.