About Oyster Bay and Oyster Bay Cove, NewYork
The Village of Oyster Bay is located on the north shore of Long Island in Nassau County approximately 23 miles east of Manhattan and approximately 92 miles west of Montauk. Oyster Bay borders the villages of Laurel Hollow, Muttontown, Upper Brookville, Cove Neck and the hamlet of Woodbury. As with many North Shore beachfront locations, Oyster Bay developed a large boating and sailing culture.
Living In Oyster Bay Cove and Oyster Bay, NY
Housing: Home styles include colonials, capes, ranches, split-levels, Victorians, 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: Oyster Bay does have local bus transportation and is the Oyster Bay stop on the Long Island Road’s Oyster Bay branch.
Shopping: Oyster Bay has a quaint but lively downtown area with restaurants, shops and movie theater. There is shopping at nearby shopping areas like Roosevelt Field, The Mall at Source and Americana Manhasset. There is outlet shopping at Tanger Arches Outlet shopping in Deer Park.
Parks: There are beaches on the Long Island Sound, marina facilities, and public parks. Oyster Bay beaches include Centre Island Beaches and Charles E. Ransom Beach.
Local Clubs include: Sagamore Yacht Club, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and The Mill River Club.
Community Events: The Oyster Festival
Larger Venues: Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, Nassau Colisum in Uniondale, Northfork Theater at Westbury,
Additional information about Oyster Bay Cove Website and Town of Oyster Bay Website
Some Historical Information About Oyster Bay, NY
Oyster Bay Cove was part of the famed Gold Coast, which stretched from Great Neck to Huntington on Long Island’s North Shore. Theodore Roosevelt and 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.
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.
Mallow (private) is now known as the East Woods School was the home of financier Walter Farwell.
Sagamore Hill Historic Park served as the summer White House from 1902 – 1908, while Theodore Roosevelt was President. The house is now open for tours.
The former grounds of Wall Street chairman Mortimer Schiff’s estate (Norwood), the Montague Flagg estate (Applewood) and John Carver’s estate (Wrexleigh) now form the Tiffany Creek Hill Preserve. Wrexleigh itself is now the Harmony Heights School for Girls.
Now called the Mill River Club, Appledore, as the estate was known, was the home of Vice President of Morgan Guarantee Trust Company, Henry P Davidson.
Some Notable Past or Present Residents
- Geoffery Beene, Fashion Designer
- Edward Gould, Heir
- William Woodward, Jr.
- Charles Lewis Tiffany
- Henry Bradley Martin II
- Winston Frederick Churchill Guest
- Walter Farwell
Oyster Bay/ Oyster Bay Cove Listings
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Complete List of Homes for Sale in Oyster Bay New York
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