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Wainscott House Demolished To Make Way for Controversial Spec House

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On Wainscott Hollow Road recently, construction crews demolished a house to make way for a much larger one. Twice, the East Hampton Town Architectural Review Board shot down an application for a controversial spec house. A Suffolk County Supreme Court judge vacated those decisions. JACK MOTZ

A battle between a Wainscott Hollow Road property owner and the East Hampton Town Architectural Review Board ended last week with the demolition of a house to make way for... more

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