Landscapes & nature

Old Westbury Gardens

estate in Nassau County, New York, USA

United States · 40.7739, -73.5964

Old Westbury Gardens is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 8 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“One of the filming locations was Old Westbury Gardens in Nassau County, New York, as well as the Harry F. Sinclair House in New York City.”

Cruel Intentions (1999) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Old Westbury Gardens as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

North by Northwest 1959
American Gangster 2007
Love Story 1970
Cruel Intentions 1999
8mm 1999
Wolf 1994
“The exteriors for Raymond Alden (Christopher Plummer)'s country mansion were filmed at Old Westbury Gardens in Nassau County, New York.” Wikipedia
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar 1995
“The John Shaffer Phipps Estate in Old Westbury, New York, now known as Old Westbury Gardens, was the site of the Miss Drag Queen USA contest at the end of the film.” Wikipedia
Royal Pains 2009–2016

Named here by Old Westbury Gardens’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Old Westbury Gardens, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

The Great Gatsby 2013

“It served as the inspiration for the Buchanan Estate featured in Baz Luhrmann's 2013 film adaption of The Great Gatsby by his wife and production designer Catherine Martin.” Wikipedia
Gossip Girl 2007–2012

“Scenes from the television series Pushing Daisies, Gossip Girl and Royal Pains also used the location in filming.” Wikipedia
Love Story 1970

“Scenes of the driveway and some of the ground floor interiors were used in the 1970 film Love Story, and its 1978 sequel, Oliver's Story, to depict the family home of Oliver Barrett IV, played by Ryan O'Neal.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Old Westbury Gardens?

8 productions are recorded as filmed at Old Westbury Gardens, including North by Northwest (1959), American Gangster (2007) and Love Story (1970). 8 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Old Westbury Gardens?

North by Northwest (1959), covered by 60 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Old Westbury Gardens?

Old Westbury Gardens is in the United States. Its coordinates are 40.7739, -73.5964.

What other filming locations are near Old Westbury Gardens?

Old Westbury (under 1 km), Westbury (2 km south-east), North Hempstead (2 km south-east), Carle Place High School (2 km south) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.