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The Argyle Hotel
Wednesday, August 2, 1882
The Decorative Arts
Newspaper report
The Corrector, (Sag Harbor, L.I.), Aug 5, 1882
The Argyle Hotel
Argyle Park, Main Street, Babylon, NY
Built: 1882 (English design for Austin Corbin, pres. Long Island Railroad)
Interior style: Eastlake, with a baronial dining room
Demolished: March 1904, to make way for 20 summer cottages
After his Summer vacation in Newport and various watering places around the North-east shores, Wilde resumed lecturing at Babylon. During his holiday, often sailing with friends, Wilde appears to have arranged for himself (rather than through his tour manager) future lectures at various shore hotels, such as at Long Branch, Long Beach, Narragansett Pier, and in the Catskills. For these, Wilde invariably stayed at the hotel at which he lectured.
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