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The Hamlet of Cold Spring Harbor is located on the north shore of Long Island in northeastern Suffolk County approximately 37 miles east of Manhattan and approximately 91 miles west of Montauk. Cold Spring Harbor is bordered by the villages of Laurel Hollow and Woodbury, and the hamlets of Huntington and West Hills.
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Cold Spring Harbor is a peaceful backdrop with historic village and natural beauty that is breathtaking no matter what season. As with many North Shore beachfront locations, Cold Spring Harbor developed a large boating and sailing culture and it is home to the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum and the Cold Spring Harbor Hatchery.
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Housing: The homes in Cold Spring Harbor include farm ranches, colonial clapboards, contemporaries, traditional, and luxury estates. Many of the old estates have been broken up and the land belonging to the former estates sold off.
Transportation: Cold Spring Harbor has it’s own station on the Long Island Road’s Port Jefferson branch.
Shopping / Restaurants: Cold Spring Harbor has a quaint downtown area with brick sidewalks, white picket fences and unique shops and a few fine restaurants behind facades of buildings recalling the past. There is mall shopping nearby at Walt Whitman mall and outlet shopping at Tanger Arches Outlet. Area movie threaters include Woodbury and Huntington.
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Parks: There are beaches on the Long Island Sound, marina facilities, and public parks including Eagle Dock Community Beach, Cold Spring Harbor State Park and the Nature Conservancy Uplands Sanctuary
Local Clubs include: Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club and Whaler’s Cove Yacht Club
Community Events: Annual Antique Show
Larger Venues: Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, Nassau Colisum in Uniondale, Northfork Theater at Westbury,
For additional information on Cold Spring Harbor or The Town of Huntington
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Some Historical Information About Cold Spring Harbor
The Society of the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities is located on the corner of Main Street and Shore Road. It features exhibits related to Long Island’s history and there is the Huntington Historic Preservation Commission.
Cold Spring Harbor was originally a whaling village, and then after the decline of whaling it became a resort town with several hotels. Today it is well known for the Cold Spring Laboratory (which is actually in neighboring Laurel Hollow). Cold Spring Harbor was part of the famed Gold Coast, which stretched from Great Neck to Huntington on Long Island’s North Shore. The great and powerful, rich and famous came here to spend their fortunes building lavish estates to accommodate their lifestyles which included opulent mansions resembling chateaus and castles with manicured landscapes, swimming pools, tennis courts, and golf courses. The late 1800’s – the early 1900’s created new millionaires with new and expanded industries and many of them came to Long Island to build. Most of these powerful families came to Long Island because it was in close proximity to Manhattan, and was a sportsman’s paradise. There were foxhunts and horseback riding in Old Westbury and Wheatley Hills. Yachting and fishing could be found off the coast of Glen Cove, Sands Point, Kings Point, and Cold Spring Harbor. Golfing was popular in Brookville and North Hills.
Many of these estates are still private homes, some altered, some not. Some were adapted to reuse, others demolished, and some are open for tours or events.
Oheka Castle, as it is known today, was the magnificent estate of philanthropist and Financier Otto Herman Khan. It remains the second largest private home in the United States. The 127-room mansion is now a catering facility and hotel.
Some Notable Past or Present Residents
- J Stuart Blackton (1875-1941), the father of animation had his estate, Harbourwood, in Cold Spring Harbor. The estate had the world’s largest boathouse to accommodate his 150-foot yacht. It fell into ruin and was demolished in 1983.
- Lindsay Lohan, Actress
- James D.Watson, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Cold Spring Harbor Listings
There are beautiful homes for sale in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Below is a slideshow of just a few of the homes currently on the market in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. I hope you find something that appeals to you.
