Coe Hall and the Planting Fields

OYSTER BAY. One of the most impressive residences on the East Coast, this former home of Standard Oil heiress Mai Rogers Coe and her husband (insurance tycoon William Robertson Coe) is now a chief attraction in Nassau County. The Tudor Revival mansion has been painstakingly cared for over the years and still maintains its Roaring '20s stateliness. Rooms are decorated with a priceless collection of antiques, handcrafted wood and stone details, and original artwork. The 409-acre grounds, known as the Planting Fields, have remained intact over the years and are the only Gold Coast estate able to make such a claim. Indeed, rolling lawns, exquisite formal gardens, and greenhouses boasting spectacular seasonal displays make the Planting Fields as popular as the mansion.