About Upper Brookville
The Village of Brookville is located on the north shore of Long Island in northeastern Nassau County approximately 31 miles east of Manhattan and approximately 91 miles west of Montauk. Brookville is bordered by the hamlet of East Norwich and the villages of Muttontown, Oyster Bay Cove, Matinecock and Old Brookville.
Living In Upper Brookville, NY
Upper Brookville is also close to C.W. Post College, New York Institute of Technology and State University of New York, both at Old Westbury.
Some Historical Information About Upper Brookville, NY
Upper Brookville 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. 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, Oyster Bay and Huntington. Golfing was popular in Brookville and North Hills.
- Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park was once the home of William Robertson Coe.
- Templeton, the former estate of two different families, the DuPonts and the Guests, is now part of New York Institute of Technology and serves as the deSeversky Conference Center. Portions of the Isaiah Burden residence, William Collins Whitney, Harry Payne Whitney and Flora Payne Whitney Tower estates are also part of the campus.
- The 307-acre campus of C W Post College contains the Tudor-style mansion that was once home to Post Cereal heiress, Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband Edward F Hutton. The campus also includes two other former mansions.
- Rynwood, now home to Banfi Vintners, was the home of Sir Agar Salvage, Margaret Emerson (widow of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, and daughter of Bromo-Seltzer inventor) and then restaurant owner Frederick W I Lundy.
- Joseph E. Davies - Former Ambassador to the Soviet Union
- Julius Erving - Former New York Nets Superstar
- Alfred Irenee du Pont - Buisnessman, Inventor and Philantthopist
- Leonard Feinstein, co-founder and co-chairman of Bed,Bath and Beyond
- Winston Guest Phipps - Phipps Family Heir and Polo Champion
- C. Z. Guest - Socialiteand Fashion Icon
- Cornelia Guest - Socialite
- Henry Upham Harris Jr. -Financier, Vice Chairman emeritus of Smith Barney
- William Deering Howe, Heir to the John Deere Tractor and Machinery Company
- James Norman Hill, American Railroad Magnate
- Edward Francis Hutton -noted Financier and co-founder of E F Hutton
- Dina Merrill - Actress, Socialite and daughter of Marjorie Merriweather Post
- Marjorie Merriweather Post - Socialite, Post Cereal Heiress
- Keith Richards - Rollings Stones Guitar Player / Songwriter
- Henry Sanderson (1868-1934) Financier and President of New York Electrical Co.
- Frederick Wheeler (1861-1936) Chairman of American Can Co.
- Edna Woolman-Chase, Journalist and Editor-In-Chief of Vogue Magazine
- Ward Cheney, President of Pioneer Parachute Co.
- Madeline Albright
Complete List of Homes for Sale in Upper Brookville New York
The previous slide show contains just a random sample of the homes for sale in Upper Brookville. Follow this link for a complete list of our homes for sale in Upper Brookville New York.
