In the Hamptons, a restored home dating back to the late 1880s is coming on the market for $22.5 million. The Southampton, N.Y., property was built in the heyday of 19th-century Hamptons summer society, said listing agent Harald Grant of Sotheby’s International Realty. The extension of the Long Island Railroad in 1872 led to a stream of wealthy New Yorkers building large summer retreats near the area’s beaches for the first time.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 27, 2019 16:05 UTC