E.T. Bedford is one of the most famous names in Westport.
“06880” has looked back at the director of Standard Oil — and philanthropist of (among others) Bedford Junior High, Bedford Elementary School and the Westport YMCA — often.
We’ve written about his Beachside Avenue mansion and outbuildings, on property that stretched to Nyala Farm and beyond; the horse race track on his property, and much more.
The Bedford estate, and gardens.
But we’ve never seen the interior of his Green’s Farms estate.
Until now.
This morning, Adam Stolpen sent along a YouTube video, from the “This House” series.
Titled “From Vaseline to Vast Estates” — referencing the product that helped give him his industrial entrepreneurship start — it’s a fascinating look at the man, his life, and his 2 magnificent mansions. (The other was in Brooklyn.)
Click below for a tour of both.
The interior is a bit overdone, for my taste.
But I sure would have loved to seen it, in real life.
