Caumsett State Historic Park
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Caumsett State Historic Park is on Lloyd Neck, a peninsula extending into Long Island Sound
, in the village of Lloyd Harbor, New York
. Lloyd Neck was originally part of Queens County, New York.
Marshall Field III
bought the property in 1921 and had an estate house built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979. The Marshall Field estate was purchased by New York State for $4 million on February 3, 1961 and became a state park.
In May 1961, plans were made to create Caumsett State Parkway
, a northern extension of Bethpage State Parkway
, to provide access to the park. Although right-of-way was acquired, the parkway was never built. A portion of this land was later used to create Trail View State Park
.
Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...
, in the village of Lloyd Harbor, New York
Lloyd Harbor, New York
Lloyd Harbor is a village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 3,675.The Village of Lloyd Harbor is in the Town of Huntington.-History:...
. Lloyd Neck was originally part of Queens County, New York.
Marshall Field III
Marshall Field III
Marshall Field III was an American investment banker, publisher, racehorse owner/breeder, philanthropist, heir to the Marshall Field department store fortune and a leading financial supporter and founding board member of Saul Alinsky's community organizing network Industrial Areas Foundation.Born...
bought the property in 1921 and had an estate house built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979. The Marshall Field estate was purchased by New York State for $4 million on February 3, 1961 and became a state park.
In May 1961, plans were made to create Caumsett State Parkway
Caumsett State Parkway
Caumsett State Parkway was a formerly proposed parkway on the north shore of Long Island which would have been in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties...
, a northern extension of Bethpage State Parkway
Bethpage State Parkway
The Bethpage State Parkway is a 2.49 mile long state parkway in Nassau County, New York, United States. Its southern end is an interchange with the Southern State Parkway, and its northern end is a traffic circle within Bethpage State Park. In between are three interchanges that service...
, to provide access to the park. Although right-of-way was acquired, the parkway was never built. A portion of this land was later used to create Trail View State Park
Trail View State Park
Trail View State Park is a New York state park located on Long Island, east of New York City. The park lies near the border between Nassau County and Suffolk County, and runs between Bethpage State Park and Cold Spring Harbor State Park...
.
External links
- Caumsett State Historic Park (official site), at NYSOPRHP
- Caumsett Manor: 18 b&w photos, 1 color photo, and 3 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- Caumsett Manor Winter Cottage: 1 b&w photo, at Historic American Building Survey
- Caumsett Manor Polo Stables: 4 b&w photos, at Historic American Building Survey
- Caumsett Manor Guernsey Farm: 2 b&w photos, at Historic American Building Survey
- Caumsett Manor Garage: 1 b&w photo, at Historic American Building Survey