UPDATE: The embattled Meadowbrook Bank building was demolished in early December 2019 to make way for a car dealership. The property was eligible for listing on the National and State Registers of Historic Places and had immense potential for revitalization using financial incentives from both the Federal and State Historic […]
Did you know that Jupiter Hammon, one of the first published African American authors, was born and raised in Lloyd Harbor? And, that jazz musician John Coltrane wrote his seminal A Love Supreme at his home in Dix Hills? These are just a few of the fascinating Long Island stories […]
Preservation Long Island is a not-for-profit organization committed to working with Long Islanders to protect, preserve, and celebrate our cultural heritage through advocacy, education, and the stewardship of historic sites and collections. We were founded in 1948 as the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities in response to […]