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February is always a romantic month and a time for grand gestures, but many of the residents of the North Shore took gift giving and wedding proposals to a whole new level.
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Most memorable was John S. Phipps's wedding proposal to his future bride Margarita Grace. To fully convince her to leave her beloved England, Phipps promised to build her an English-style home and garden like the one she would be leaving behind.
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Halcyon Days by Peggie Phipps, Richard Gachot, 1905 |
He did not disappoint, after their wedding the couple broke ground and began construction on Westbury House (now Old Westbury Gardens).
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Margarita’s beloved walled garden stands a reminder of that romantic promise and inspires countless visitors to the gardens every year.
WHERE can you find a rich tycoon who can do something like this for your these days? You just tell me where to find one, I'll be glad to leave my hometown, pack up my things in storage and get married to the man myself! Haha!
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