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House Of The Week: An East Hampton Legacy, A Historic J.D. Voorhees Estate Lists for $12.5 Million After 80 Years
The distinguished property at 80 Dunemere Lane, featured in East Hampton’s Heritage Book, is being offered for the first time in eight decades, bringing a significant piece of Village history to the market.
Sometimes a house comes up for sale, and it’s not just a house. It’s a piece of history. That’s the story at 80 Dunemere Lane in East Hampton Village, where you don’t just buy real estate, but you snag a stake in the area’s tangled, fascinating past. It’s in contract now, but worth a deep dive for its historic value.
The estate, known as the J.D. Voorhees House, was listed at $12.5 million, and Compass agents Kim D. Hovey and Chris Ritchey are handling the sale. What makes this more than the usual Hamptons listing is that people haven’t been able to buy it in eighty years. That’s pretty rare, not just for the neighborhood, but for the entire East Hampton real estate scene.
The house is featured in East Hampton’s Heritage Book, a hefty volume by Robert A.M. Stern, Robert Hefner, and Clay Lancaster. The book catalogs the homes and architectural quirks that make East Hampton’s identity so particular, so saturated with history.
It’s hard to separate the village’s architecture from its charm. Walk down the lanes, and you’re surrounded by generations of homes, where each one tells the story of the people who lived here, the way the community has changed, and the layers of legacy behind it all. Some houses are just that, but properties with documented, celebrated history have a different kind of pull.
The J.D. Voorhees House fits right in with that crowd. Its spot in the Heritage Book locks it into the mythos, giving it pedigree most homes can’t claim.
So, for anyone obsessed with historic estates, this is a breathless moment: a home with real roots, fresh on the market after eight decades under wraps.
You can find 80 Dunemere Lane listed for $12.5 million with Hovey and Ritchey at Compass. If you need more info—or want to dream a little—head to Compass.