Mix and match your historicals, farm with windmill, church with services, memorial arbor dating to the 17th century and the Home Sweet Home museum. 700yds further on James lane is a rebuilt saltbox house and in front of the original town graveyard that Lion Gardiner calls home is the Gardiner Windmill. Two Historical Markers (landmarked) are across from each other in the graveyard and across the road. Back down towards town just past the Mulford farm is another landmarked marker for the First Town Church. A must stop if you're touring the Windmills of East Hampton, not far away (1500yds as the crow flies) but on private property is the one built into a house (Robert Downey Jr. owns it). The graveyard, village geen and village pond are all NRHP landmarked. Mill is in back of the Payne Home Sweet Home museum at #14 James lane, it is the Pantigo Windmill, in 1917 Gustav Buek purchased and moved it to the backyard of HSH from Pantigo rd & Egypt ln, where it had been...
Read moreVery unique opportunity to see a structure of this age on Long Island. So interesting as the home dates from the 1700s and is pretty much in the original state. Originally from 1680 but they are not sure how much of that structure remains. East Hampton has an active historical organization so you can benefit from their knowledge. They researched local records from all sources. Arrange visit early to get the tour. East Hampton a...
Read moreThe Mulford Farm museum is a great place to take the kids. Along with this particular location they also have several other historic buildings that can be viewed including the newly renovated Thomas Moran studio. Don't miss out and especially make sure to look for their antiques and design show...
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