About Mill Neck, New York
The Village of Mill Neck is home to New York’s upper echelon and is located on the north shore of Long Island in Nassau County approximately 36 miles east of Manhattan and approximately 97 miles west of Montauk. Mill Neck is bordered by the villages of Lattingtown and Upper Brookville.
Living In Mill Neck, NY
Housing: The home styles in Mill Neck include various architectural styles from capes, colonials, traditional, split-levels, and farm ranches to luxury estates. Many of the old estates have been broken up and the land belonging to the former estates sold off.
Transportation: Mill Neck can be reached at either the Oyster Bay or Locust Valley stops on the Long Island Road’s Oyster Bay branch. (The Mill Neck Station was closed because of low ridership.)
Shopping: There is shopping at nearby shopping, restaurants and movie theater in Oyster Bay. There is mall shopping at Roosevelt Field, The Mall at Source and Americana Manhasset. There is also outlet shopping at Tanger
Parks: There is access to town beaches in Oyster Bay There is access Oyster Bay beaches including Centre Island
Beaches and Charles E. Ransom Beach.
Larger Venues: Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, Nassau Colisum in Uniondale, Northfork Theater at Westbury,
For additional information about the Village of Mill Neck Website and The Town of Oyster Bay Website
Some Historical Information About Mill Neck
Mill Neck was part of the famed Gold Coast, which stretched from Great Neck to Huntington on Long Island’s North Shore. The Doubledays along with other 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, Huntington and Oyster Bay. Golfing was popular in Brookville, North Hills and Lattingtown.
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.
- Sefton Manor, now known as the Mill Neck School for the Deaf, hosts an Apple Festival in the fall. This was the estate of Lillian Sefton Dodge, President of the Harriet Hubbard Ayer Company.
Some Past or Presnt Residents
- Frank Nelson Doubleday (1862-1934) Publisher and Founder of Doubleday & McClure Co.
- Nelson Doubleday, Sr. (1899-1949) Publeisher of Doubleday & Co. Inc.
- Charles E. Proctor (1866-1950) Artist
- Robert Brinkley Smithers (1907-1994) Financier and Partner in F. B. Smithers and Co.
- William John Tully (1870-1930)
- Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899-1992) Founder and Chairman of Pan American Airlines, Movie Producer
- Harvey Murdock
- F. C. Jennings
Mill Neck Listings
There are beautiful homes for sale in Mill Neck, NY. Below is a slideshow of just a few of the homes currently on the market in Mill Neck, NY. I hope you find something that appeals to you.
Complete List of Homes for Sale in Mill Neck New York
The previous slide show contains just a random sample of the homes for sale in Mill Neck. Follow this link for a complete list of our homes for sale in Mill Neck New York.
