Fairfield Estate
The Fairfield Estate
ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST FOR LAND AND HOUSE $12.5 MILLION
The Fairfield Estate is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece on 4.5-acre grounds with more than 12,000-square-feet of living area that is sure to captivate you, it has received several upgrades and additions during its history. It was built between 1864 and 1875 by Nathaniel Gillett, a local business investor and gentleman farmer, who hoped to breed horses, grow hops, and raise vineyards there. In 1900, it was purchased by a New York City native who became a prominent Syracuse attorney, Andrew S. White, whose uncle was first president of Cornell University. The White's maintained a Ritz Carlton residence in Paris and a private residence condo at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. He and his wife, Claire Alcee, a concert signer, filled the house with treasures, art, statues, and hunting trophies. White’s library was personally designed by Gustav Stickley and Theodore Roosevelt was a frequent guest in the house and close friends with Andrew White.
The grand Fairfield mansion is located at 7078 E Genesee Street, Fayetteville, NY 13066, in the Town of Manlius, adjacent to Lyndon Golf Course and across the street from Onondaga Country Club.
For traveling by aircraft, the Fairfield estate is 15 minutes from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR, KSYR) which accommodates private jet charter flights. A 45-minute flight from JFK Airport, if traveling from NYC.
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THIRD FLOOR ABOVE MASTER BEDROOM SUITE
FOURTH FLOOR CUPOLA ABOVE MASTER BEDROOM SUITE
LOWER LEVEL GROUND FLOOR WITH WALKOUT FRENCH DOORS LEADING TO PATIO AND SWIMMING POOL
Mrs. Claire H. White (1892-1982) was born in Washignton D.C. and was the wife of Andrew Strong White (nephew of Andrew D. White). "[Mrs. White] sang professionally in opera as as well as concerts under her maiden name of Claire Alcee. She made her operatic debut as Desdemona in "Otello" with the Philadelphia Grand Opera, and gave recitals in New York City, Philadelphia, Berlin and Paris." Claire Alcee has sung at The White House for President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
