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East Hampton 'Playhouse' Lists for $16.5 Million

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The Playhouse at 64 Huntting Lane, East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse at 64 Huntting Lane, East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse at 64 Huntting Lane, East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse at 64 Huntting Lane, East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse at 64 Huntting Lane, East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse at 64 Huntting Lane, East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse at 64 Huntting Lane, East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse at 64 Huntting Lane, East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse at 64 Huntting Lane, East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse at 64 Huntting Lane, East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse.  GAVIN ZEIGLER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The Playhouse. GAVIN ZEIGLER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

authorStaff Writer on Jul 26, 2024

An East Hampton Village residence built 108 years ago and later given the name the Playhouse has come on the market for $16.5 million.

On 2.8 acres at 64 Huntting Lane, the home was designed by architect Francis Burrall Hoffman Jr., whose best known work is Villa Vizcaya in Miami. The centerpiece of the Playhouse is a 75-foot-long Elizabethan-style salon with a 40-foot vaulted ceiling. In its early years, the salon included a stage for performances. In more recent years, it has hosted benefits concerts and masterclasses with classical musicians.

The 6,000-square-foot home was built for Marjorie Woodhouse by her parents, Lorenzo and Mary Woodhouse, who were largely responsible for underwriting the East Hampton Library (1912), the restoration of Clinton Academy (1921), and establishing Guild Hall (1931), according to Sotheby’s International Realty.

The dean of the Yale School of Architecture, Robert A.M. Stern, called the Playhouse “the most perfectly preserved of the Woodhouse family properties.”

Off the salon are five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a renovated kitchen. A copper-clad, glass conservatory with bluestone flooring was recently added off the kitchen.

The grounds feature a heated gunite pool, a fountain and mature landscaping and specimen trees.

In 2020, the Playhouse won an American Institute of Architects design award for the glass conservatory addition.

The residence has not been on the market since 1958. The property borders reserves with nature trails and a wildlife sanctuary.

Cindy Shea and Leslie Reingold of Sotheby’s International Realty have the listing.

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