About Old Westbury, New York
The Village of Old Westbury is located on the north shore of Long Island in Nassau County approximately 25 miles east of Manhattan and approximately 98 miles west of Montauk. Old Westbury is bordered by the hamlet of Jericho and the villages of East Hills, Brookville, Roslyn and Westbury. Old Westbury is the location of State University of New York and New York Institute of Technology both at Old Westbury.
Living In Old Westbury, NY
Some Historical Information About Old Westbury, NY
Old Westbury was part of the famed Gold Coast, which stretched from Great Neck to Huntington on Long Island’s North Shore. John Phipps 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, and Oyster Bay. Golfing was popular in Brookville and North Hills.
- John S Phipps, heir to the US Steel fortune had his estate in Old Westbury and it is now operated as Old Westbury Gardens and has been open for tours since 1959.
- Broad Hollow was the estate of F Ambrose Clark and is now part of the State University of New York campus in Old Westbury.
- The AHRC Center occupies the former estate of railroad and financier James Norman Hill called Big Tree Farm.
- Land that now is part of the US Polo Federation and the Old Westbury Golf and Country Club were originally Whitney family holdings.
Some Past or Present Residents
- Carol Alt, Supermodel, Television Personality
- Ashanti Douglas, Recording Artist
- F Ambrose Clark, Heir to Singer Sewing Macine Company, Esquestrian
- Eliot Cross, Architect, Owner of Cross and Cross
- Robert Entenmann, Entenmann heir, Thoroughbred horse owner
- William Entenmann, Founder Entenemann's Bakery
- Alan Fortunoff, President and CEO of Fortunoff Department Store
- Max Fortunoff, Founderand Chairman ofFortunoff Department Store
- C. Z. Guest, Socialite
- Cornelia Guest, Socialite
- Winston F Guest, Member of the Phipps family, Polo Champion
- Thomas Hastings, Architect
- Leila Hadley, Socialite, Author
- Thomas Hichcock, Polo champion
- Foxhall Keene, Champion auto racer, Polo player, Thoroughbred horse breeder
- Bess Meyerson, Miss America
- William Osten, Founder of Olsten Employment Agency
- Murray Pergament, Founder of Pergament Home Centers
- Lillian Bostwick Phipps, Socialite, Thoroughbred horse stable owner
- Ogden Phipps, Carnagie Steel heir, tennis champion, Philanthropist
- Leonard Pines, Owner of Hebrew National
- Lillian Pulitzer, Designer, Socialite
- Eben Wright Pyne, Director of LILCO and W R Grace & Co
- Howard Stern, Entertainer
- Beatrice Straight, Actress, Mamber of the Whitney family
- Gloria Vanderbilt, Heiress, Clothing and Perfume designer
- Electra Havemeyer Webb, Collector, Philanthropist
- Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Heir, Financier, Philanthropist
- Dorothy Payne Whitney, Heiress, Philanthropist
- Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney,Heiress, Founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art
- Charles E Wilson, President of General Motors
- Rober Winthrop, Banker, Philanthropist
- A. Conger Goodyear, President of the Museum of Modern Art
Old Westbury Listings
There are beautiful homes for sale in Old Westbury, NY. Below is a slideshow of just a few of the homes currently on the market in Old Westbury, NY. I hope you find something that appeals to you.
Complete List of Homes for Sale in Old Westbury New York
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