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For Modern Whimsy, A Reach Back to Towers and Turrets




Architectural Anchors Satisfy The Eye but May Strain the Budget

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Faye Guercio, with her 18-year-old son, Mike, at their Long Isl
  Faye Guercio, with her 18-year-old son, Mike, 
at their Long Island house, which they had redone 
to incorporate a tower, among other, merely 
practical goals. (By Ana P. Gutierrez -- Newsday)
The Long Island retirement house of Carla and Peter Kreschmann
  The Long Island retirement house of Carla and 
Peter Kreschmann was built with a tower to make 
it "substantial." (By Michael E. Ach -- Newsday) 
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By Donna Rogers
Special to Newsday (Melville, N.Y.)
Saturday, June 7, 2008; Page F12


In the collection of magazine clips and 
photographs that Faye Guercio gave her architect 
for her home renovation, she began to notice an 
inadvertent recurrence of turrets and towers. It 
wasn't long before she realized she wanted one, too.

Guercio and her husband aren't that unusual. In 
the past 20 years, their architect, Lee Jacobsen, 
has been designing homes on Long Island. His 
plans almost always include a tower or turret, 
especially on a Tudor or Victorian. "I would love 
to have one in almost any one of my designs," he says. "Or maybe even two."

That's because towers and turrets can add whimsy 
to a home. Still, contractors say the cost to 
build them is high compared with a simple 
four-sided room, which limits their prevalence 
and ratchets up their value. No wonder supermodel 
Christie Brinkley's Bridgehampton estate Tower 
Hill is on the market for $30 million: The 
standout feature is a parapeted five-story tower 
with views of 20-plus acres of lush lawns and the shoreline.

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