Old Westbury
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Photo: Vince Kish
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Did You Know? Westbury sent 1,400 persons, around 20 percent of the community’s population, to serve our country at the start of World War II. This was the highest percentage of any comparable community in the United States.
OLD WESTBURY GARDENS IN WINTER.
Westbury/Old Westbury DESSERT
THE HOLLOW CREAMERY
Homemade ice cream, coffee, cappuccino, and more. Open TuesdayWednesday, from 3-9 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, from noon-10 p.m.; and Sunday, from noon8 p.m. For details, call 516-280-3703.
EAT
LITTLE MEXICO Little Mexico, 280 Post Ave., Westbury, serves authentic Mexican cuisine. Open MondaySunday, from 10 a.m.10 p.m. For details, call 516-333-2038; or visit littlemex.com.
THEATRE
NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY
The theatre’s small circular stage rotates making it easy to see each live performance. To check out upcoming shows, visit www.thetheatreatwestbury.com.
In 1657, Captain J. Seaman purchased 12 thousand acres of land from the Massapequa Indians. The region known as the Hempstead Plains was predominately settled by Quakers. Richard Stites and his family built their homestead in the area in 1658, with theirs being the only one until Henry Willis arrived in 1675. Westbury was named for Willis’s hometown in England. The first Society of Friends meeting house was built in 1700. Like many other landowners during this time, the Quakers were slave owners. However, compelled by their religious beliefs, in 1775, the Quakers freed all 154 African-Americans they had enslaved. Many of the freed men and women began building their own homesteads in the area, as well as the present day African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, in 1884. By 1837 the Long Island Railroad built through Westbury, attributing to the growth in population and ethnic diversity as people of Irish, Italian, and Polish origins continued to settle. The wealthy began building mansions in the late 19th century; this area is now known as Old Westbury. The former home of John S. Phipps, his wife Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1906, the mansion is situated among 200 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes. Old Westbury Gardens exemplifies the best qualities in American country estate of the early 20th century. Guided tours of the Westbury House and gardens are available, when it reopens on weekends in April. By Katrina Innamorato
Photo: Vince Kish
?
Did You Know? Westbury sent 1,400 persons, around 20 percent of the community’s population, to serve our country at the start of World War II. This was the highest percentage of any comparable community in the United States.
OLD WESTBURY GARDENS IN WINTER.
Westbury/Old Westbury DESSERT
THE HOLLOW CREAMERY
Homemade ice cream, coffee, cappuccino, and more. Open TuesdayWednesday, from 3-9 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, from noon-10 p.m.; and Sunday, from noon8 p.m. For details, call 516-280-3703.
EAT
LITTLE MEXICO Little Mexico, 280 Post Ave., Westbury, serves authentic Mexican cuisine. Open MondaySunday, from 10 a.m.10 p.m. For details, call 516-333-2038; or visit littlemex.com.
THEATRE
NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY
The theatre’s small circular stage rotates making it easy to see each live performance. To check out upcoming shows, visit www.thetheatreatwestbury.com.
In 1657, Captain J. Seaman purchased 12 thousand acres of land from the Massapequa Indians. The region known as the Hempstead Plains was predominately settled by Quakers. Richard Stites and his family built their homestead in the area in 1658, with theirs being the only one until Henry Willis arrived in 1675. Westbury was named for Willis’s hometown in England. The first Society of Friends meeting house was built in 1700. Like many other landowners during this time, the Quakers were slave owners. However, compelled by their religious beliefs, in 1775, the Quakers freed all 154 African-Americans they had enslaved. Many of the freed men and women began building their own homesteads in the area, as well as the present day African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, in 1884. By 1837 the Long Island Railroad built through Westbury, attributing to the growth in population and ethnic diversity as people of Irish, Italian, and Polish origins continued to settle. The wealthy began building mansions in the late 19th century; this area is now known as Old Westbury. The former home of John S. Phipps, his wife Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1906, the mansion is situated among 200 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes. Old Westbury Gardens exemplifies the best qualities in American country estate of the early 20th century. Guided tours of the Westbury House and gardens are available, when it reopens on weekends in April. By Katrina Innamorato
