Beatles, Bowie photographer's East Quogue house for sale
Photographer Richard Imrie put his East Quogue home, consisting of two parcels of land, on the market for $4.9 million. Credit: Rise Media
Positioned over a light box in his East Quogue basement, Scottish photographer Richard Imrie spent some of a rainy Tuesday culling a collection of decades-old films, he said. From the 1960s through the 1990s, Imrie photographed the likes of James Taylor, David Bowie and the Beatles.
Once a prolific fashion and celebrity photographer, Imrie is now based primarily on Maui and has listed his East Quogue farmhouse for $4.9 million. The 6-acre property, which consists of two parcels, hosts a 3,666-square-foot farmhouse.
"It's a great family house," said Imrie, who raised five children there with his wife. "They all fitted in, and they had a pretty good time here."
Richard Imrie raised his five children in the home. Credit: Rise Media
The four-bed, 3½-bath main house and a barn sit on a 0.93-acre parcel, said listing agent Palmer Gaget, of Douglas Elliman Real Estate. An adjacent 5.05 acres is agricultural preserve land, Gaget said. Taxes on the parcels, which fall within the East Quogue Union Free School District and Westhampton Beach School District, total $12,200, according to the agent.
"It just feels very rustic and very old, but it's modern," said Gaget, who described the property as "bucolic and beautiful."
The oak barn, which Gaget said has a legal loft that has been used for catalog shoots, wears solar panels. In the main house, wide pine planks and narrow poplar beams play off of white kitchen walls. Throughout the rest of the home, the floors are oak; so is the exterior siding.
"It feels good, it smells good," Imrie said of the wood, which he said was sourced from the Amish in Pennsylvania. "It's stayed fresh over the years."
The main house sports wide plank flooring and narrow poplar beams. Credit: Rise Media
There is a three-horse stable on the property, as well as a small lawn mower shed.
A sign labels the land "Genesis Farm," but the name predates Imrie. A February 1991 article in the Southampton Press references the property's partial use as organic farmland for a community garden.
One of the home's four bedrooms. Credit: Rise Media
Because Imrie is based in Maui, he has opened part of the property at no cost to a beekeeper who keeps hives there and provides him with honey.
"When we were away, I wanted to use the land for something," Imrie said. "It felt like it was a shame just sitting here doing nothing, so we have that going on."
If the buyer wants the beekeeper to stay, Imrie said he thinks he will.
Arielle Dollinger joined Newsday as a staff reporter in 2022. Previously, she covered local and national news as a freelancer for The New York Times, Newsday and other outlets.
