Walter W. Law had begun acquiring property in Briarcliff Manor even before he left W.J. Sloane. In 1891 he purchased this house from the Wolsey family and relocated to Briarcliff Manor where he could be closer to his farming (and other) businesses. Over the years the house went through several incarnations and renovations. The most recent owners: The Begoni Family recently sold the house. Last week we were invited by the person managing the sale to look around and even to take anything from what remained (it all had to be thrown out by the end of the day). Above: Entrance to the Mansion on Scarborough Road.

I took some pictures, but it was all rather sad: the empty rooms, piles of “stuff” on the patio between the house and the fountain – all waiting to be tossed into the garbage skip. Instead of showing those more recent pictures I’m showing these taken back in July 2021.

Taken with a Sony RX100 III