It was known locally as The Church Estate after the owners before pop artist Andy Warhol and his film collaborator Paul Morrissey purchased the property in 1971.

Warhol entertained many famous guests, including Jackie Kennedy, The Rolling Stones, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, and Halston.

"[6][7] In addition to the residence of Mr. Winters, the caretaker, the property had one main lodge-style 5-bedroom house, three cottages, a stable, and a three-car garage situated at the end of a long, winding private drive.

[3] About half a mile to the west, in the direction of Montauk Village, lived talk-show host Dick Cavett and his actress wife, Carrie Nye.

[3] Near the Coast Guard facility at Montauk Point, a half mile to the east, was a bungalow owned by photographer Peter Beard.

[3] As Bob Colacello, former editor of Warhol's Interview magazine, noted, Eothen was "the Factory answer to Hyannisport," the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.

[9] So did Tom Cashin and Jed's brother Jay," said Vincent Fremont, who oversaw Warhol's studio, the Factory.

[9] When they weren't renting the main house, Fremont would go to the farmers' market in the neighboring town of Amagansett, New York to buy food for their weekend visitors.

[8] Writer Truman Capote, another frequent visitor, and Peter Beard, whom Mick Jagger had hired to accompany the Rolling Stones on tour, became good friends.

As part of the gift, the Conservancy created the Andy Warhol Preserve and established an educational nature trail for visitors.