Tick Hall was a historic house inMontauk, New York, originally built byStanford White.[1] It burnt down in 1997, with only the chimney left standing, and rebuilt by its ownerDick 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, calledFrom 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 ofMcKim, Mead & White in 1879. Theentire district was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Since original plans and drawings no longer existed, partner James Hadley, AIA, and project architect Keith Gianakopoulos relied on photographs, records, and interviews to determine the home's materials and dimensions.
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