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www.privateairny.com Private Air | Winter 2020/2021 85 REAL ESTATE and a defined social network began to develop. Rail access, yacht and country clubs, a horticultural hall, and more serviced its new wealthy patrons. A day on Singing Beach became an iconic New England pastime, immortalized in the famous Winslow Homer painting, Low Tide. It is here in the c1900s, on the highest hill in this exclusive neighborhood, the White family build the prestigious estate later known as Ocean Lodge. Ocean Lodge brings an equally stately presence and narrative to its historic landscape. "e property initially comprised some 100 acres and was one of two estates, the other being the brick Dexter mansion on Colburn Road. Surrounding acreage has since been developed or placed in conservation. However, Ocean Lodge is preserved on approximately 9 acres of woodlands with a spring-fed pond with beaver dams," explains listing agent Tom Janis of Engel & Völkers By e Sea. "e house has had only 4-5 owners, including the current for the past twelve years. One notable past owner, Nathaniel Corning, investment entrepreneur and heir to the Std. Oil of Ohio fortune who married a Canadian olympic figure skater owned the home for 15-20 years." While many of the area's mansions have seen the wrecker's ball after World War II, Ocean Lodge remains in pristine condition, thanks to its caring stewards. During his tenure, Mr. Corning transformed the home into a South- Western style lodge. He added an in-ground pool, regulation tennis court, stable, and guest wing. Under the past two owners, the house has undergone extensive renovations, including the upgrading of septic systems, furnaces, two kitchens, flooring, fixtures, doors, windows, and intricate interior architectural details. "e home has evolved into a classic New England-style homestead loaded with features like marble/ brick fireplaces, top-quality doors, windows, hardwood floors, solid brass hardware, high ceilings, porches, and terraces," describes Janis. "e main kitchen retains one of the few preserved, functioning Cyrus Carpenter wood-fired stove/ ovens. e stable, carriage house - with its three bays and 2-bedroom apartment - and the pool house were all renovated." Picture postcards only wish they boasted views this pretty. Nestled on nearly nine manicured acres, Ocean Lodge offers stunning distant