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Coordinates: 40°51′01″N 73°33′01″W / 40.850166°N 73.550191°W / 40.850166; -73.550191
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Elmcroft Estate
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General information
Architectural styleGeorgian
AddressMill River Road
Town or cityUpper Brookville, Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°51′01″N 73°33′01″W / 40.850166°N 73.550191°W / 40.850166; -73.550191
Year(s) built1917-1920

The Elmcroft Estate, also called the Norwich House, is a historic 14.06 acres[1] estate in Upper Brookville, New York, U.S.[2][3]

History

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The three-story[4] Georgian style[5] mansion was built by Little & Brown[6] between 1917-1920[5] for industrialist Frank C.B. Page, president of E. W. Bliss Company, and his wife Henrietta Jackson.[2] When completed it covered 18,929 square feet and had 38 rooms - 11 of which were bathrooms.[2][5] The estate also contains a stable-garage, guest cottage, and superintendent cottage.[5] Landscaping was designed by A. Chandler Manning, Esq. and done by Lewis & Valentine Company.[6]

From 1938 it was the residence of Nathan L. Miller, who served as the governor of New York from 1921 to 1922.[4] Around 1938 Miller added an indoor swimming pool to the residence.[3] From 1945 onwards Miller was not occupying the estate, leading to a real estate firm purchasing the estate.[7]

On September 18, 1952[3], the estate was purchased for $80,000 by the Soviet Union as a country retreat for members of their UN mission,[8][9] with title of the property made out to Jacob A. Malik.[7][3]

On December 30, 2016, Russian access to the site was curtailed in the wake of the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections as part of a number of sanctions taken by the United States government against Russian diplomatic personnel.[10][11][12][13][9][14][15]

As of early 2025 the US and Russian governments are in talks to opening the estate again.[16]

Events

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In 1964, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin - the first person in space - planted a birch tree on the estate.[17]

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elmcroft Estate.
  • Entrance court
    Entrance court
  • Landscaping from April 1921
    Landscaping from April 1921
  • Russia's ownership of estate
    Russia's ownership of estate

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Taxglance". Upper Brookville. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Norwich House". American Aristocracy.
  3. ^ a b c d Leimbach, Dulcie (10 January 2017). "Russian Spies Left Out in the Cold? New Details of the Country's Oyster Bay Estate". PassBlue.
  4. ^ a b Sisson, Patrick (December 30, 2016). "The secret history of the Russian-owned estates now at the center of U.S. sanctions". Curbed.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "At Oyster Bay Long Island". Previews Incorporated - The National Real Estate Clearing House. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Landscape planting and engineering". Lewis & Valentine. 1922.
  7. ^ a b "Reds Buy 38-Room House On Long Island for Envoy". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. Associated Press. September 18, 1952. p. A-5.
  8. ^ Rawlinson, John L. (1982). "The History of Upper Brookville 1932-1982" (PDF).
  9. ^ a b Kirby, Jen (December 30, 2016). "International Intrigue Near Long Island's Gold Coast". New York Magazine. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  10. ^ "U.S. shuts Russian compounds in Maryland, New York over hacking". CBS News. Associated Press. December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  11. ^ Sanger, David E. (December 29, 2016). "Obama Strikes Back at Russia for Election Hacking". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Mazzetti, Mark; Schmidt, Michael S. (December 29, 2016). "Two Russian Compounds, Caught Up in History's Echoes". The New York Times.
  13. ^ Duncan, Ian (December 30, 2016). "Shut down Russian Eastern Shore retreat offers glimpse at spy battles". Baltimore Sun.
  14. ^ Witte, Brian (December 30, 2016). "Tennis, sailing or spying? US shuts 2 Russian compounds". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 31, 2016.[dead link]
  15. ^ Goldstein, Joseph (2016-12-30). "Diplomatic Vehicles Vacate Russia's Long Island Estate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  16. ^ "Russia and U.S. Aim to fix diplomatic ties under Trump-Putin rapprochement". Reuters. 26 February 2025.
  17. ^ Schram, Jamie; Bain, Jennifer; Fears, Danika (30 December 2016). "Russian compound shut down over election hack". New York Post.
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