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Pines Modern is a brand-new, non-profit 501(c)(3) endeavor dedicated to the rediscovery of all that the Pines has created, particularly its mid-century architectural and cultural heritage. We ask for your support in the form of tax deductible contributions to help us to continue discovering, documenting, and sharing the best that Fire Island Pines has to offer. There is much more to document! Our significant expenses include professional photography, drum-scanning of vintage images, creation and maintenance of the web site, required non-profit insurance, preservation consultations with homeowners, and the staffing of Pines Modern functions. Our officers are not paid for their efforts.
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2019 Contributors
Adam Wade
Pines Modern is a brand-new, non-profit 501(c)(3) endeavor dedicated to the rediscovery of all that the Pines has created, particularly its mid-century architectural and cultural heritage. We ask for your support in the form of tax deductible contributions to help us to continue discovering, documenting, and sharing the best that Fire Island Pines has to offer. There is much more to document! Our significant expenses include professional photography, drum-scanning of vintage images, creation and maintenance of the web site, required non-profit insurance, preservation consultations with homeowners, and the staffing of Pines Modern functions. Our officers are not paid for their efforts.
Donors at the $50 annual level and above will receive priority notification for house tours and other Pines Modern events. Each donor who contributes $150 and above will receive a free ticket to the next Pines Modern house tour. Please contact us if you would like to place an advertisement on our site.
For support regarding donations, send your message here.
2019 Contributors
Adam Wade
554 BEACHCOMBER WALK
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Architect: HORACE GIFFORD, 1964. Renovation: MICHAEL GEORGE NEW YORK, INC., 2017.
554 Beachcomber Walk marks Horace Gifford’s final riff on his professor Louis Kahn’s iconic Trenton Bath House: a refined but conservative 1964 effort compared to the experimental forms that emerged the following year: “A Hard Day’s Night” rather than “Rubber Soul.”
It originally housed Peter and Nan Schultz, an unhappily married couple. Gifford and his partner Tom Prentiss, an accomplished illustrator, lived just a short stroll way and became quite close with Nan Schultz. So close, in fact, that Nan ended up marrying Tom Prentiss! They remained a couple until Nan’s death from cancer in 1980.
A great sheltering roof envelops the central space, with ancillary spaces projecting from the corners. It appears low-slung today, but when built it enjoyed ocean views. During the 1970’s, these views were framed with Moorish arches by its new, Moroccan owner. A pool was also added.
In 2016, Michael George Jackoski and Peter Pelusio encountered a dark, forlorn house. Brokers suggested that they rip off the roof and build up. Instead, they sanded the rare cypress planks back to their original luster, up-lit the central space, installed luxurious bathrooms, and modestly expanded the master bedroom.
Photos: Tom Sibley
