Last February 11 I did a post called Three houses on Ellis Place, Ossining. In that post I mentioned that one of the houses was:

…one of three houses at 43, 45, and 47 Ellis Place. These three 1875 Carpenter Gothic style houses, known collectively as The Three Sisters, were built by local businessman John O’Brien for his three daughters: Birdie, Margaret, and Edith. This one is No. 47. I couldn’t get pictures of the other two because cars were parks outside, spoiling the view. Also, people were starting to look suspiciously at me for taking pictures of the houses, so I thought I’d better move on. In any case this one had, at least in my opinion, by far the most spectacular color scheme.

I passed by the other day. No-one was looking and no cars were blocking the view. So here they are: the other “Two Sisters”.

Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GX85 and Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7

This large and beautiful home on Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY was built around 1895. It was probably designed as a “show house” to entice prospective home buyers. It was home to Eugene T. Booth, an American nuclear physicist who was a member of the historic Columbia University team, which worked on the Manhattan Project; and Andrew J. Vosler, a prominent local citizen and member of the Board of Education.

Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GX85 and Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7