Lewis Walk, Fire Island Pines, New York. County/parish: Suffolk.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 08, 2014. NRIS 13001057.
3 contributing buildings.The Carrington House is a bungalow located in the hamlet of Cherry Grove, New York. Built around 1912, it was one of the first buildings in Cherry Grove and constructed for Frederick Marquet. It is typical of early buildings on Fire Island. It was acquired by theater director Frank Carrington in 1927, who enlarged the house. Under his ownership, the house was a popular refuge for LGBT artists like Truman Capote; Breakfast at Tiffany's was written there.
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