Hempstead House at Sands Point Preserve is a unique Gatsby-era estate. The 50,000-square-foot castle, designed and built in 1912, has a long and fascinating history.

The aging Hempstead House in Sands Point, seen here on Nov. 11, 2015, is in need of structural repairs. Credit: Johnny Milano. By BILL BLEYER. Special to NewsdayNovember 14, 2015. Share.

One such mansion is Hempstead House, which is located in Sands Point Preserve, a 216-acre park about 30 miles outside New York City. The entire estate was once owned by Howard Gould, a financier.

Wine expert Michael Douglass and guest speaker Jacques Herviou, a partner of Chateau Maris in Languedoc, France, will be at Hempstead House at Sands Point Preserve on Monday, March 20, from 7-9 p ...

Hempstead House is a 50,000-square-foot Tudor-style castle designed by architects Hunt & Hunt in 1912. The mansion, built of granite and Indiana limestone, has 40 rooms and includes a 60-foot-tall ...

The Sands Point Preserve, Hempstead House, Sands Point Museum is at 127 Middle Neck Rd., Sands Point. Post Wines and Spirits is at 510 Jericho Tpke., Syosset, 516-921-1820, postwines.com.

Six homes along a 24-mile stretch of Long Island’s Gold Coast — a nickname for its North Shore — are slated for auction June 14 at the castle-like Hempstead House at the Guggenheim Estate in ...

Inside Sands Point, there are four mansions. Three are open to the public: Falaise, Hempstead House, and Castle Gould.The remaining mansion, Mille Fleurs, is a private residence.

See spectacular finds at Sands Point Preserve, like a $120,000 treasure! ... We've set up at Hempstead House, an impressive architectural survivor from Long Island's Gold Coast era.