New York City to Eastern Long Island:
From Colonial Origins to Gilded Age Grandeur
Presented in Partnership with Preservation Long Island, The Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation invites you to explore Long Island, September 28 to October 2, 2026.
WHAT YOU’LL SEE AND DO
HIGHLIGHT: NYC
Start with visits to private clubs, townhouses, and the history of Gramercy Park.
Stay at the Hotel Henri (link)
Tour of Guilded Age private clubs: Century Association & additional Historic Midtown Social Club
Tour of Loeb House (Private Home) (link)
Gramercy Park Town House (Private Home) (link)
Tour of Players Club
Dinner at National Arts Club (link)
HIGHLIGHT: LONG ISLAND’S GOLD COAST
From colonial farms to Gilded Age Mansions
Old Westbury Gardens tour (link)
Preservation Long Island Headquarters & curator’s tour of Historic Long Island Furniture Exhibit (link)
Box Hill Tour (Private Home) (link)
Planting Fields tour (link)
Sagamore Hill tour (link)
Sherwood Jayne House tour (link)
HIGHLIGHT: OUT EAST
From whaling town riches to seaside getaways: Sag Harbor, The Hamptons, and Shelter Island
Stay at Southhampton Inn (link)
Sag Harbor Custom House (link)
Whaling Museum tour (link)
Lunch in East Hampton’s Historic Town Center
Grey Gardens House Tour (Private Home) (link)
LongHouse Reserve Garden and House Tour (link)
Shelter Island Visit (link)
Sylvester Manor tour and lunch (link)
Farewell lunch at Shelter Island Residence (Private Home)
Starting with a day in NYC, see some of the exclusive social clubs and homes where Gilded Age New Yorkers wined, dined, and socialized.
Then head to Long Island’s Gold Coast, to Cold Spring Harbor, which was transformed from a modest fishing town to Gatsby era grandeur, with mansions designed by many of New York’s leading architects, like Stanford White for Railroad barons and US Presidents.
We will then continue farther east, seeing Long Island’s colonial faming origins and whaling towns such as Sag Harbor, where architects like AJ Davis and Minard Lafever designed homes and gathering places on whale oil fortunes. Finally, experience a bit of the glitz and glamour of the Hamptons, before ending on secluded Shelter Island, the seat of one of the region’s founding families.
Guests can find all payment links here.
This itinerary includes access to private clubs and homes in addition to well-known museums and estates. Breakfast and dinner are included for all days. The schedule includes time for lunch, shopping, and exploring on your own.
Our expert tour guides and partnership with Preservation Long Island ensure that this will be a first-class experience.
The cost for this excursion is:
Couples: $8,500 $7,500 book by June 1 to save $1,000
Singles: $6,500 $5,500 book by June 1 to save $1,000
A deposit of $3,000 secures your spot on this limited-capacity tour.
The fine print…
Guests will need to secure their own transportation to the Hotel Henri in Manhattan. The tour will begin from the Hotel Henri on the morning of September 28. Ground transportation during the tour is included in the package. Guests will return to Manhattan on the afternoon of October 2.
We request payment in full by June 15.
Deposits are refundable in full if canceled by July 15. Cancellations before August 15 will be refundable at 50%. We cannot guarantee refunds after September 1.