"I was smitten. It was like being in
the perfect treehouse — gray-washed
shingles inside and out, 360 views of
the Sound, Lake Montauk, and, in
the distance, the Atlantic Ocean. It
was an energy I had never felt before
in a house."
— Lauren Rottet
Montauk conservationist O.R. "Dick" Johnson
meticulously reconstructed his family's home,
designed by George Nelson in 1961, at this
current site in 1989.
Alexander Calder tapestry.
Rottet Collection table and chairs.