Laurel Hollow New York Real Estate

The water-oriented village of Laurel Hollow in the town of Oyster Bay is closely associated with Cold Spring Harbor. Like many villages in this area, Laurel Hollow became the home of choice for affluent New Yorkers around the turn of the century, including Louis Comfort Tiffany, the world-famous stained-glass artisan. These industrialists established sprawling estates, spurring Oyster Bay Town to engage in bitter legal battles over public access to the waterfront. Two of the most elaborate of these estates failed to stand the test of time, including Tiffany's. Landmarks that remain in Laurel Hollow include St. John's Episcopal Church erected in 1836 and New York's second permanent fish hatchery, opened three years earlier. Laurel Hollow is also home to the 107-acre Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, an internationally recognized genetic and cancer research center that is on the National Register of Historic Places.