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. Located on the Great South Bay in

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home was designed by a noted architect,

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Malo, Paul. ''Fools' Paradise: Remembering the Thousand Islands'' (Fulton, NY: Laurentian Press, 2003) Islip (town), New York Houses in Suffolk County, New York Houses completed in 1897 1897 establishments in New York (state) Georgian architecture in New York (state) Gilded Age mansions {{NewYork-struct-stub

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