“A Peek at History: Behind the Hedgerows” is the theme of the 2015 East Hampton House & Garden Tour, Benefiting the East Hampton Historical Society.  The cocktail party and tour welcomes in the Hamptons holiday season, and will be held over Thanksgiving weekend. showcasing some of the finest examples of architecture in the Hamptons. This year’s tour — comprised of five unique residences — is scheduled for Saturday, November 28, from 1 to 4:30 p.m.  An Opening Night Cocktail Party will be held on Friday, 27 November (6 ‑ 8 p.m.).  Take a peek at a few of the houses on the tour pictured here.

Tickets to the Opening Night Cocktail Party cost $200 each, which includes entry to the House Tour the following day. Tickets to the self-guided 2015 East Hampton House & Garden Tour cost $65 in advance and $75 on the day of the tour. All ticket proceeds benefit the East Hampton Historical Society. Tickets can be purchased either at the:

E.H.H.S. office at 101 Main Street Tuesday — Saturday, 10 a.m. ‑ 3:30 p.m.
Web site: www.easthamptonhistory.org
Phone at 631-324-6850; Pick up tickets at Clinton Academy, 151 Main Street, on Friday, November 27, and Saturday, November 28, between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

A magnificent gambrel roof greets guests on Egypt Lane, East Hampton. Within walking distance to the ocean and the legendary Maidstone Club, a secluded family compound unfolds at the end of a long gated drive on East Hampton’s Egypt Lane. In addition to the main house, a charming guest cottage, marvelously manicured gardens, pool house, pergola, and tennis court complete this picture of paradise.

The Samet & Wold team brings its signature style to a set of houses on Main Street, Amagansett [above & below]. Two different yet complementary structures form an unusual Amagansett property on Main Street. The “Little Cottage,” a quintessential Cape Cod–style house, shares the lot with a recently completed house that provides a new and larger living space. Once again the interior design team of Tom Samet and Nathan Wold surprises and entertains with every detail.

Note: The Lily Pond Lane house is open only to Cocktail Party ticketholders the evening of Friday, November 27, 2015. The Opening Night Cocktail Party is a fund-raising event for the East Hampton Historical Society. Photos by Chris Foster