Elderfields Preserve (also known as Elderfields Historic Preserve) is a historic museum, farm, nature preserve, and cultural center located within the
Incorporated Village of Flower Hill, in
Nassau County, on
Long Island
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, in
New York
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, United States. it is owned and operated by the County of Nassau.
Description
Overview
The preserve is home to the Hewlett-Munson-Williams House.
This farmhouse was built around 1675 as part of the historic Hewlett farm, making it one of the oldest homes still standing in the area and on
Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...
, as a whole.
The Hewlett family owned this property for 224 years, until selling it to
Carlos W. Munson - the heir to the
Munson Steamship Company
The Munson Steamship Line, frequently shortened to the Munson Line, was an American steamship company that operated in the Atlantic Ocean primarily between U.S. ports and ports in the Caribbean and South America. The line was founded in 1899 as a f ...
- in 1904.
Carlos and his wife, Mabel, were prominent figures in the early history of Flower Hill, and Carlos was the person who named the farm Elderfields.
Henry de V. Williams would eventually purchase the property, and left the land to Nassau County, which acquired it in 1996.
A walled garden and two carriage sheds are also located in the preserve.
The Art Guild
Elderfields Preserve is also home to The Art Guild of Port Washington.
The Art Guild offers art classes, summer programs, and studio space.
They also put on art shows and exhibitions for the public.
See also
*
Flower Hill, New York
* The
Sands-Willets Homestead
The Sands-Willets Homestead is a historic house and museum located within the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.
It is operated as a historic house museum by the Cow Neck Peninsula ...
- Another historic home within the Village of Flower Hill.
References
External links
Elderfields Preserve Official Website (Nassau County, NY)The Art Guild of Port Washington Official Website
{{Parks in Nassau County, New York
Flower Hill, New York
Museums in Nassau County, New York
Parks in Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York