Bellerose, Bellerose Terrace
County:
Nassau
The beautiful, idyllic community of Bellerose Village claims an unusual genesis, founded by a wealthy woman of vision in the early 1900s. The village owes much of its early development and charm to Helen Marsh, who was years ahead of Long Island legends Levittown and Betty Friedan. Her dream was a model community of modestly priced houses, and she lived in each one of the first 22 homes to make sure they were built to her standards. Laying out boulevards, streets, and houses around circular flowerbeds was one of Marsh's concepts. The unpretentious 600-home residential community of Bellerose Terrace was originally built in the 1920s, hugging the Nassau-Queens border. However, the construction of the Grand Central Parkway later sliced Bellerose Terrace in half.
Municipal Offices
516-354-1000
www.bellerosevillage.org
Chamber of Commerce
516-487-2000
www.greatneckchamber.org
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