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840 Meadow Lane, Southampton. COURTESY THE CORCORAN GROUP
840 Meadow Lane, Southampton. COURTESY THE CORCORAN GROUP
840 Meadow Lane, Southampton. COURTESY THE CORCORAN GROUP
840 Meadow Lane, Southampton. COURTESY THE CORCORAN GROUP
840 Meadow Lane, Southampton. COURTESY THE CORCORAN GROUP
840 Meadow Lane, Southampton. COURTESY THE CORCORAN GROUP
840 Meadow Lane, Southampton. COURTESY THE CORCORAN GROUP
In 1929, William Ladd had set his heart on spending the Fourth of July in his new oceanfront home in Southampton. And so, in six months flat, he moved heaven and earth — by literally reconfiguring the dunes — to make it happen.
Nearly a century later, a new buyer has moved $70 million to own it.
On November 11, the 19,000-square-foot mansion at 840 Meadow Lane — known as “Oceancastle” — traded hands between LLCs, according to Real Estate Report Inc. Tim Davis of The Corcoran Group represented the “30-room fairytale Tudor mansion,” according to the listing, which was last owned by attorney Julia Vance Carter, who died in 2014.
Once a “summer cottage,” the estate itself stretches 300 feet wide, its row of seven oceanfront suites situated on two floors along 512 feet of sandy beach. The living space includes a 24-foot-by-38-foot grand living room, with double-height ceilings, anchored by a stone hearth, as well as an oceanside library, solarium, formal dining room, library/office and media room.
A gym, sauna, art gallery, “whimsical Coney Island-inspired game rooms,” a separate staff wing, guest apartment, and both attached and separate guest cottages round out the manse — which sits on 8.3 acres complete with large seaside terraces, decks, tennis court, a 48-foot swimming pool, and a bayfront parcel with boat mooring, the listing said.
Staff Writer on Feb 1, 2022