Old Town Green Historic District
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Old Town Green Historic District is a national historic district
located at Huntington
in Suffolk County, New York
. The district which has 14 contributing buildings, is officially located on Park Avenue, but expands west along West Main Street
. It is a small residential enclave that includes the town green
. This green contains an oak tree named "Constitution Oak," that was planted on the 200th Anniversary of New York State's ratification of the Constitution of the United States. Seven of the eight dwellings date to the settlement period in 1653. Located in the district are structures such as the Charles Woodhull House
and the Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Huntington
Huntington (CDP), New York
Huntington is a hamlet located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The Census Bureau has also defined a census-designated place with the same name that corresponds to the most densely populated area, however local understanding of the hamlet may differ somewhat...
in Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
. The district which has 14 contributing buildings, is officially located on Park Avenue, but expands west along West Main Street
New York State Route 25A
New York State Route 25A is a state highway on Long Island in New York in the United States. It serves as the main east–west route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, running from the Queens Midtown Tunnel in the New York City borough of Queens at its western terminus to...
. It is a small residential enclave that includes the town green
Village green
A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events...
. This green contains an oak tree named "Constitution Oak," that was planted on the 200th Anniversary of New York State's ratification of the Constitution of the United States. Seven of the eight dwellings date to the settlement period in 1653. Located in the district are structures such as the Charles Woodhull House
Charles Woodhull House
Charles Woodhull House is a historic home located on 70 West Main Street in Huntington in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1870 and is a -story, three-bay clapboard residence with a low gable roof and brick foundation. It features a cupola and paired interior end chimneys...
and the Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery
Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery
Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery is the site of an historic cemetery, and the location of a former Revolutionary War era fort, known as Fort Golgotha, at Main Street and Nassau Road in Huntington, New York...
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1985.