90 Cross Hwy, Amagansett, NY 11930

For many decades before he founded the firm Bates Masi, architect Harry Bates defined, and redefined, mid-century modernism from within a context of oceanfront communities from Fire Island to Montauk. A contemporary of Jaffe, Gwathmey and Meier—Bates set out to prioritize function over form, but never at the expense of aesthetics. His courtly and reserved approach to modernism is represented beautifully at 90 Cross Highway, where his talent fo