The July 2018 issue of Architectural Digest features “Hollyhock,” a stunningly beautiful home that makes my heart sing! Hollyhock was built on four acres near the ocean in Southampton for powerhouse New York commercial real-estate broker Mary Ann Tighe and her husband Dr. David Hidalgo. It is located on the site of a former estate known as Red Maples, a 1908 Italianate villa that was razed in the 1940s. Historic reference abounds at Hollyhock, including a stucco exterior and Mission-tile roof that pay homage to the original estate. Interior features were inspired by the iconic architecture of David Adler, which architect Michael Dwyer was commissioned to duplicate. The legendary Bunny Williams decorated the interiors with classic chintz, well-bred antiques, and a living room inspired by Pride & Prejudice.
Landscape architecture by Quincy Hammond, building by Frank Cafone, styling by Anita Sarsidi, and photography by Douglas Friendman.
Dwyer traveled with Tighe to Lake Forest, Illinois, to tour some of Adler’s houses built in the 1920s and 30s. The curving staircase was inspired by a David Adler adaptation of a design by John Russell Pope.
A 19th-century wallpaper lines the dining room (which reminds me of the Garden Room at Winfield House). The 1920s chairs are covered in a pink Cowtan & Tout fabric, and the Murano chandelier adds a pop of glamour.
Beautiful Herend porcelain is on display in the pantry which is painted a lovely shade of green by Donald Kaufman.
The living room overlooks an emerald lawn and includes artworks by Heimo Zobernig (left) and Picasso. (Chuck Close’s Portrait of Philip Glass can be seen in the foyer.) The chandelier is from John Rosselli, the mirror is 18th-century, and the Jonas sofas are covered in a Le Manach cotton. For the paint, “Mary Ann had seen Pride & Prejudice on television and saw blue walls that she wanted us to replicate,” said Elizabeth Swartz, Williams’ assistant.
The 55-foot-long, three-bay, pine-paneled library was inspired by an Adler design Tighe found in the book about decorator Frances Elkins who was Adler’s sister and frequent collaborator. A Penny Morrison linen covers the Jonas armchair, ottoman, and sofa.
Custom Peter Fasano blue-and-green-striped fabric for the walls and curtains are paired with romantic floral linen from Lee Jofa for the upholstered bed.
A Picasso linocut hangs over the 19th century mantel in the master sitting room. The sofas are upholstered in Lucy’s Roses handblocked linen from Clarence House. And I love the Louis XVI voyeuse.
More stripes and florals can be found in a bedroom in the guest house.
The guesthouse powder room features a custom wall covering by Zina Studios. The mirror is antique and the pendant is vintage.
A beautiful parterre garden and arbor.
Mary Ann Tighe and her grandson in the garden.
Hollyhock’s stucco exterior and tile roof allude to an earlier home on the property –Red Maples.
I am in love… This home takes my breath away!! To learn more, please see the July 2018 issue of Architectural Digest. And for more inspiration from the illustrious Bunny Williams, I recommend her books An Affair with a House, A House by the Sea, Bunny Williams On Garden Style, and Bunny Williams’ Point of View.
Collected Interiors: Rooms that Tell a Story
Inside the Manhattan Apartments of Bunny Williams and John Rosselli
Bunny Williams: Love Affairs with Houses
Ashley Whittaker Designs a Southampton Retreat
Really like the staircase and barrel vaulting. And the parterre garden is lovely.
Thanks for the new word…voyeuse! Found a nice discussion of it on http://aconnoisseursquest.blogspot.com.
Love this home! The cure for boring interiors……liberal use of colors (including some purple / lavender ).
I’m in love with the house too! Every room… beautiful! Thanks for sharing it! xo
Generally I am a huge fan of Bunny Williams’ interiors and rarely, if ever, find fault with her work. The interiors in this house are, indeed, stunning but for the rugs. I just find the rug choices to be a discordant note in an otherwise perfect decorating scheme, most especially the rugs in the dining room and the plaid one in the guest bedroom. Other than that, Bunny’s at the top of her game.