Tick Hall

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Tick Hall was a historic house in Montauk, New York, originally built by Stanford White. [1] It burnt down in 1997, with only the chimney left standing, and rebuilt by its owner Dick Cavett. [2] [3] It was reconstructed without written plans or formal architectural photos. [4]

A documentary film about the rebuilding was directed by Scott Morris, called From The Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall. It aired in 2003. Tick Hall was one of a group of seven houses designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White in 1879. The entire district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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References

  1. Rorke, Robert (August 13, 2017). "Inside the $62 million Hamptons home where Mick Jagger partied".
  2. https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/tick-hall-reconstruction
  3. Dangremond, Sam (May 31, 2017). "Dick Cavett's Sprawling Montauk Estate Is on the Market". Town & Country.
  4. Frauk, Michael. "A Phoenix Rises in Montauk." Architectural Digest, February 2001