Grey gardens house

The new owners of Grey Gardens have begun renovating the legendary property in East Hampton. Here's a look at the work they're doing.

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful mansion built in the Hamptons called Grey Gardens. Grey Gardens got its name from the cement garden walls, the color of the dunes and the sea mist. Grey Gardens would become notorious for its eccentric mother and daughter inhabitants, Big Edie and Little Edie Beale, after a series of twists and turns, brought them cult status and notoriety. A reverse story of riches to rags with celebrity relatives always makes for a great tale. A14 room shingle style…

The Maysles brothers’ 1975 documentary about “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale – ageing, isolated relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis – has become a cultural phenomenon, with a musical and a TV film reconstruction already produced. Here are a selection of photographs from the celebrated film

The iconic shingled house known as Grey Gardens in the Hamptons, which was restored by Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, is now on the market.

The legendary Washington hostess talks about living in the infamous Hamptons manse. View the Slideshow.

Owner Sally Quinn purchased the property from Big and Little Edie back in 1979 with her late husband, Ben Bradlee. The couple spent $220,000 on the estate itself, and ended up putting almost $600,000 into restoring the structure.

The Maysles brothers’ 1975 documentary about “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale – ageing, isolated relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis – has become a cultural phenomenon, with a musical and a TV film reconstruction already produced. Here are a selection of photographs from the celebrated film

The fashion entrepreneur has restored the East Hampton landmark with bold confidence, singular style, and a little swagger. Here, our Grey Gardens home tour.

Tag along for a visit with Liz Lange who lived last summer at the iconic Grey Gardens in East Hampton.

Ever since the release of the 1975 documentary Grey Gardens, the ramshackle East Hampton estate and its reclusive inhabitants have exerted a mysterious pull. What many don't know, however, is that the grey-shingled house is...