Would you like to live in Huntington, NY?
Are you looking to buy a home in Huntington, NY? If so, I think you will find the information below about Huntington helpful to assist you in making your decision to move to Huntington, NY. Huntington is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County approximately 40 miles east of Manhattan and approximately 89 miles west of Montauk. Huntington has a quaint but lively downtown area with many restaurants, and a movie theater. There is also beaches on the Long Island Sound, marina facilities, and public parks. The largest shopping is the Walt Whitman Mall, as well as The Arches Outlet shopping nearby. Huntington does have local bus transportation and is the Huntington stop on the Long Island Road’s Port Jefferson branch.
Home styles in Huntington include colonials, capes, ranches, Victorians, hi-ranches, split-levels and in-town coops and condos. There are grander homes located near the waterfront. Many of the old estates have been broken up and the land belonging to the former estates sold off.
Local Clubs include: Cold Spring Country Club, Masthead Yacht Club, Lloyd Harbor Yacht Club, Wyncote Yacht Club, Huntington Yacht Club, Huntington Country Club, Ketewomoke Yacht Club
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Huntington 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. The names of residents included Whitney, Morgan, Pratt, Belmont, Khan, Gould, Havemeyer and Guggenheim and they called in the greatest architects, landscapers, and decorators to create their dreams. Some mansions included entire rooms, portions of buildings or structures that were dismantled in different parts of Europe and reassembled here, on Long Island. 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, Bay Shore, Babylon and Oakdale. Golfing was popular in Brookville, North Hills and Sayville.
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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.
- Coindre Hall, as it is called today, was built in 1912 and was in the French Chateau style on 34 acres by George McKesson Brown, a pharmaceutical magnate. It is now part of Suffolk Country Department of Parks and Recreation. The old servant quarters / garage complex now belongs to the Unitarian Fellowship.
- Julianna Armour Ferguson, Armour Meat Company heiress, built her mansion The Monastery in Huntington Bay. The house was razed and only the gatehouse remain.
Huntington Homes For Sale
There are beautiful homes for sale in Huntington, NY. Below is a slideshow of just a few of the homes currently on the market in Huntington, NY. I hope you find something that appeals to you.
Complete List of Homes for Sale in Huntington New York
The previous slide show contains just a random sample of the homes for sale in Huntington. Follow this link for a complete list of our homes for sale in Huntington New York.
What makes Huntington New York a great place to live
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According to the January 2008 Downtown Field Survey conducted by the Long Island Index, Huntington tied with Port Jefferson for the most popular downtown on Long Island according to the 2008 Long Island Index survey. "Huntington by far offered the most opportunities to experience culture of our 23 field-surveyed downtown areas. With eight coffee shops, three clubs or theatres, a library and bookstore, Long Islanders look to Huntington as a place of culture."
The NY Times reported in February of 2008 that Huntington was selected by America’s Promise Alliance, a national organization founded by Gen. Colin L. Powell, as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People in terms of making the well-being of children a top priority. Forty years ago, Huntington was the first township in New York to form a youth bureau as an agency of the local municipal government.
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Keep Huntington Green is a program which allows free parking for hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles at the Long Island Rail Road station, metered parking areas and beach parking lots (excludes marinas) when space is available.
The Arts in Huntington New York
Huntington has a multiplex on Wall St. but it also has the Cinema Arts Center. The Cinema Arts Center has regular showings of independent films and hosts talks by filmmakers.
The Huntington Arts Council holds shows at its Main Street Petite Gallery, sponsors the Huntington Summer Arts Festival with 50 dance, musical and theatrical performances in Heckscher Park, and also offers myriad artistic programs and services to cultural organizations and artists.
The Heckscher Museum of Art, located in Heckscher Park, began a major historic preservation and renovation project in 2007. This project includes the upgrade of the exhibition space and creating a focus on the original architectural features of the building itself.
For more information about Huntington, Long Island see the town's website at http://town.huntington.ny.us/
