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Sagaponack Family Gets Cherished Homestead Back But Gives Up Oceanfront Cottages, Farmland

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The White family homestead, in foreground, was returned to the family recently in a deal that instead gave Anthony and Cynthia Petrello control of the 24 acres of farmland and five cottages to the south. The land where the Petrellos plan to build their own home is the un-tilled section at the right of the southern end of the field.

The White family homestead, in foreground, was returned to the family recently in a deal that instead gave Anthony and Cynthia Petrello control of the 24 acres of farmland and five cottages to the south. The land where the Petrellos plan to build their own home is the un-tilled section at the right of the southern end of the field.

authorStaff Writer on Aug 5, 2019
The White family of Sagaponack has taken back ownership of its historic family homestead from the Texas oil executive who had wrested it away from them in a protracted court... more

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