The 40-room, 80,000-square-foot mansion was completed in 1912 after six years of construction on 135 acres close to Lloyd Harbor.

In this blog post I highlight five of the Vanderbilt family homes that I have covered in the past. As I’m sure you know, members of the Vanderbilt family were master builders of massive homes - some were only used a few weeks or months of the year.

A self-taught horticulturist, experimental scientist, and philanthropist, Bailey purchased his summer retreat between 1911 and 1912 from Joseph R. Clark, a former president of the Board of Aldermen of Brooklyn.

Rosemary’s Farm or sometimes called the Conklin Estate was a Long Island Gold Coast estate on the hills overlooking Cold Spring Harbor. The estate was owned by Ronald Conklin, who operated realty firms, and his wife who was an opera singer and had her own private outdoor amphitheater.

The Hallockville Museum Farm was established to preserve the history of farming on Long Island’s North Fork. The museum encompasses twenty-eight acres and features nineteen historic buildings

The Society is committed to the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of Long Island’s heritage for the education and enjoyment of the public.

By the 18th century, Greenport began to develop as a maritime center. It became known for its whaling, shipbuilding, and fishing when the village was officially incorporated in 1838.

The mansion that houses the Nassau Country Museum of Art, in Roslyn Harbor, was originally built by Lloyd Stephens Bryce utilizing the Neo-Georgian designs of architect Ogden Codman.

Old Bethpage Village Restoration is a living history museum and aims to recreate a typical 19th century Long Island community.

Caleb Smith Preserve contains the historic home of Caleb and his father Daniel Smith II. Caleb, the grandson of Richard “Bull” Smith, and was a member of the New York Assembly and a Suffolk County Judge.

In 1902, Herbert Pratt hired James Brite to build the first house to occupy the site. Ten years later the house was torn down and the current building was constructed.

Opened in 1796, this lighthouse was the first built in New York State, and the fourth oldest working lighthouse in the United States.

The Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site includes the restored farmhouse and interpretive center which includes portraits, letters, manuscripts and other information referring to Whitman, his work and his life.

Riverhead lies at the mouth of the Peconic River and was know as the ‘river’s head’ in the 1700’s. The town was established in 1792 as part of the new jurisdictions after the American Revolution.

Its main focus was for gentleman’s sport of hunting fish and fowl as well as other outdoor activities. The club served members from 1886 though the 1960’s, and then through the 1970’s as the Connetquot River Club.

Lousine and her husband, famed college football player-turned stockbroker, Harold Weeks commissioned Grovsner Atterbury to design a French Chateau which was completed in 1918.

Long stretches of beach, farmland, towns and main streets with century old homes, and estates hidden behind hedges.

The museum preserves and celebrates Long Island’s contributions related to aerospace.

Cedarmere is the historic home of William Cullen Bryant on seven Roslyn Harbor acres. Bryant was a prominent nineteenth century American poet, newspaper editor, civic leader and leading figure in the fight against slavery.

The park has a number of Long Island period structures to represent a typical pre-civil War on Long Island.