About Port Washington, New York
The Hamlet of Port Washington is located on the north shore of Long Island in Nassau County approximately 25 miles east of Manhattan and approximately 101 miles west of Montauk. Port Washington is bordered by the Hamlet of Manhasset and the Village of Sand Point. As with many North Shore beachfront locations, Port Washington developed a large boating and sailing culture and there s always a high demand for dock space.
Living In Port Washington
Housing: Home styles in Port Washington include colonials, ranches, Victorians, capes, split-levels, two-family homes, and in-town coops and condos.
Port Washington is said to be the model for the fictional East Egg in the F.Scott Fizgerald novel “The Great Gatsby”. Port Washington 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, 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.
Some Notable Past or Present Residents
- Addison Mizner (1872-1933) Architect
- About half of the members of 1986 New York Mets
- Marv Albert, sportcaster
- Len Berman, TV New Anchor
- John Cassavetes, Actor and Director
- Perry Como, Entertainer
- Carl G. Fisher, Developer of Miami Beach, Fla and Montauk, NY
- John Phillip Sousa, Conductor
- Sinclair Lewis, Author
Port Washington Listings
There are beautiful homes for sale in Port Washington, NY. Below is a slideshow of just a few of the homes currently on the market in Port Washington, NY. I hope you find something that appeals to you.
The previous slide show contains just a random sample of the homes for sale in Port Washington. Follow this link for a complete list of our homes for sale in Port Washington New York.Complete List of Homes for Sale in Port Washington New York
