Elizabeth and Patrick Gershel
Mulford-Baker House, 1805
The Mulford-Baker House was built by Edward Mulford c. 1805, a son of Revolutionary War hero Captain Ezekiel Mulford, and a senior partner in the highly successful whaling firm of Mulford & Sleight in Sag Harbor, with eight or more ships cruising the Pacific. Originally built on family land on Pantigo Rd, the home was decorated with Honduran mahogany brought back by his ships. The house was moved from its original location on Pantigo Rd to Hither Ln in 1985, was restored and is now the home of Elizabeth and Patrick Gerschel. It was recently designated a national historic landmark in East Hampton’s survey of shingle style homes. Mrs. Gerschel oversaw the entire renovation process herself.
The Thomas Moran Trust
“The Studio”, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran, 1884
“The Studio” of Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran is a National Historic Landmark, built in 1884, and designed by Thomas Moran, the renowned landscape painter and illustrator associated with the Hudson River School. Mary Nimmo Moran, his wife, a landscape artist best known for her etchings, including many local East Hampton vistas, was the only woman elected to London’s Royal Society of Painter-Etchers. The Morans entertained frequently, making their home the social center for the artists colony. Thomas Moran’s landscapes of the American west are widely considered the inspiration for the establishment of the National Park System, particularly his large canvases and watercolors of Yellowstone.