Famous Dupont House will be Demolished by Calvin Klein

This house was built in the mid twenties for Henry and Ruth Dupont, and named it Chesterton. It was a 60-70 room Georgian manor that was built on Gin Lane facing the ocean on one side, and the bay on the other. In the 1970's it was purchased by financier, Barry Turpin who renamed the estate, "Dragon's Head." Due to the problems with the town of Southampton, the estate never was completed by the Turpin's. Their unusual tastes did not fit in with the rest of the classic homes surrounding them. Some people even suggested that their taste was totally bad, and lacked any class. The house then was sold to someone from San Francisco and was on the market for 45 million dollars. It was then sold again, but at a drop in price to Calvin Klein for around 27 million. Mr. Klein decided that it would make more sense to knock it down and start all over. His plans are to build a smaller house out of stucco and steel. Photo, JoAnna Levenglick