Old Westbury Gardens, Nassau County, Long Island, NY, is the former home of John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Completed in 1906 by the English designer George A. Crawley, the Charles II-style mansion sits amid 160 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands and ponds.
Westbury House is furnished with fine English antiques and decorative arts from the more than fifty years that it served as the Phipp's residence.
More about OWG can be found at http://www.oldwestburygardens.org/
Four Seasons Magazine has named Old Westbury Gardens one of the best public gardens in the world.
See http://magazine.fourseasons.com/articles/global/interest/arts_culture/where_is_the_worlds_best_public_garden/
Budget Travel Magazine has listed Old Westbury Gardens as one of "The 14 Most Beautiful Home and Garden Tours in America".
See http://www.budgettravel.com/print/8385/
In January, 2009, OWG was named by ForbesTraveler.com as one of the World’s Most Beautiful Gardens, calling it "incredibly beautifully maintained and impeccably manicured."