The Salutation estate is a 45-room Georgian Colonial

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, in Glen Cove, Long Island. The house was built in 1929 by architect,

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for Junius Spencer Morgan III.

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, a master iron worker, also worked on this house. The home was originally constructed in 1919, with a later addition completed in 1929. It was used as the main residence for Junius Spencer Morgan III and his family. The home is 27,000 sq. ft. and has had only three owners. In 1974, Junius Spencer Morgan III sold the estate to John Stockwell Samuels, III, a Texas-born coal magnate, prominent lawyer, and father to actor, John Stockwell. In 1993, the estate on 21.46 acres was for sale by the

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for the

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for $5.7 million, and was purchased by Margo Walker, a real estate broker and socialite, for $9 million dollars. In 2017, the home was put up for sale again, along with the other homes on the island, for the price of $125 million dollars. The home's guest house, known as "Creek House", served as a weekend refuge for

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in 1964, after the

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of her husband, President

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In popular culture

* It is likely the inspiration for "West Egg" in ''

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''. * The interior of the home was used to portray the Larrabee family mansion in the movie, ''

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''. * The house was used as the Bradford mansion, in the movie, ''

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''. * In 2018, on the television show, ''

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'', in the season 2 episode, " Tern Haven". * In 2013, as the home of the Pierce family on the

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, ''

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''. * The terrace and pool of the estate were used on the television show, '' Gotham'', in season 1, episode 9, "

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". * In 2023, it was used as the site of a "wealth retreat" in the

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reboot of the television show, ''

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'', season 2, episode 9, 'I Know What You Did Last Summit'.

References

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External links

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Glen Cove, New York Mansions of Gold Coast, Long Island Houses in Nassau County, New York