Wheatly: One of Long Island's Biggest Lost Mansions Once Owned by JP Morgan's Cousin

Join our membership program:    / @thishouse   At just 29, a Gilded Age heir inherited a fortune worth roughly $385 million today, and turned it into “Wheatly,” a 650‑acre mega‑estate on Long Island with its own power plant, indoor pool, private squash court, and a maze of underground tunnels. In this episode of This House, Ken explores the rise and fate of the Morgan family’s country seat in Old Westbury, plus the Newport villa “Beacon Rock,” the yachtsman lifestyle, and how most of the estate was later demolished, with parts living on and the land becoming The Wheatley School. Location: Old Westbury, NY Public Domain Photos from: Library of Congress, Assets from: Envato Elements Music from Epidemic Sound