About DuPont-Guest Estate
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures
The DuPont-Guest Estate, now known as the NYIT de Seversky Mansion, is a historic estate located at Brookville in Nassau County, New York. Since 1972, it has been part of the Old Westbury campus of the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT).
The estate consists of the residence, surrounding landscaping, and garage. It was originally built for Alfred I. du Pont between 1916 and 1918, and the property was called "White Eagle". It was designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings in the Georgian Revival style. The residence is two stories plus a basement level, with a red brick façade, white marble and limestone embellishments, and a gabled, slate roof.
