Lattingtown
County:
Nassau
The small village of Lattingtown in Oyster Bay Town is known for the atmosphere of grandeur created by stately mansions graced by meticulous landscaping. Remaining isolated farmland for centuries, the area was transformed at the turn of the century into lavish estates by wealthy industrialists. One of the largest of these properties covered 300 acres. Two of the affluent founders sealed the high-brow image of the village as long ago as the 1930s by purchasing and razing the small commercial district that had historically served the area. Today, as then, Lattingtown remains an exclusively residential enclave within the Oyster Bay region. Ironically, one of yesterday's opulent 118-acre estates was transformed into St. Josephat's Monastery—a home for monks who take a vow of poverty.
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