32-564: Centerport may refer to: Centerport, New York , located in Suffolk County Centerport, Pennsylvania , located in Berks County [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
64-741: A French De Dion-Bouton motor tricycle and had it shipped to New York. Soon, he acquired other motorized vehicles and before long began to infuriate citizens and officials alike as he sped through the towns and villages of Long Island, New York , en route to Idle Hour , his parents' summer estate at Oakdale . A skilled sailor, he took part in yacht racing , winning the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup in 1900 with his new 70-foot (21 m) sailing yacht he had named Virginia in honor of his new bride. In 1902, Vanderbilt began construction on his own country place at Lake Success on Long Island that he named " Deepdale ." In 1903 he bought Tarantula ,
96-672: A former wife of Barclay Harding Warburton II and an heir to the John Wanamaker department store fortune, waited discreetly away from the media at a home in the Parisian suburb of Passy , France . When the divorce was final, the couple were married at the Hotel de Ville (city hall) in Paris on September 5, 1927. Vanderbilt became a legal stepfather to Barclay Harding Warburton III once they wed. Vanderbilt died on January 8, 1944, of
128-521: A great part of his life was filled with travel and leisure activities, Willie's father put him to work at the family's New York Central Railroad offices at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan . As such, in 1905 he joined other Vanderbilts on Fifth Avenue , building the William K. Vanderbilt House at 660 Fifth Avenue . Already extremely wealthy from a trust fund and from his income as president of
160-693: A heart ailment. He was interred in the Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum on Staten Island, New York . In 1931, Vanderbilt had the Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, build for him the 264-foot diesel yacht Alva . The Alva was donated by Vanderbilt to the U.S. Navy on November 4, 1941. The Alva was converted to a gunboat and commissioned as the USS Plymouth (PG-57) on December 29, 1941. The Plymouth
192-547: A new motor yacht, also named Tarantula . On May 9, 1917, the United States Navy commissioned the second Tarantula at Brooklyn Navy Yard as a patrol boat , with the hull number SP-124, and appointed Lieutenant Vanderbilt as its commander. The Navy chartered the yacht from him for the duration of the war. He was assigned to patrol duty in the waters of the 3rd Naval District , and escorted convoys in waters off New York and New Jersey. On October 1, 1917, he
224-572: A variety of racing fleets and regattas every year generally beginning in the late spring and ending mid-autumn. Suydam House , built in 1730, a saltbox house , is one of the oldest surviving houses in Centerport. Centerport is in the Harborfields Central School District. The schools include Harborfields High School , Oldfield Middle School, T.J. Lahey Elementary School, and Washington Drive Primary School. In
256-669: A wealthy heiress whose father, James Graham Fair , had made a fortune in mining the famous Comstock Lode . They spent their honeymoon at the Idle Hour estate but disaster struck when fire broke out and the mansion burned to the ground. Before their separation and divorce, Vanderbilt and his wife had a son and two daughters, the younger of whom was named for his sister: The Vanderbilts separated after ten years of marriage but did not formally divorce until 1927 when he wanted to remarry. Divorce proceedings were handled by his New York lawyers while he and Rosamund Lancaster Warburton (1897–1947),
288-533: Is highly residential, characterized by winding driveways and beachfront hills. As is common among the many beachfront locations on Long Island's North Shore, Centerport has developed a large boating and sailing culture. An important part of this culture is the Centerport Yacht Club, which was founded in 1947 and has served as the social and athletic focal point for the boating community in both Centerport and its surrounding areas. The yacht club sponsors
320-539: Is water. Centerport is the site of the estate and Eagle's Nest mansion of William Kissam Vanderbilt II . This 43-acre (170,000 m ) estate now contains the Vanderbilt museum and planetarium . Camp Alvernia in Centerport was the first Catholic summer camp in the United States, established in 1888. Camp Alvernia is still in operation, serving over 900 local children aged 3–14 each summer. As of
352-525: The Galapagos Islands . By 1922, Vanderbilt had commissioned the construction of a single-story building on his Long Island estate to serve as a public museum, and less than a decade later a second story was added on to accommodate the growing collection. William Belanske, who had accompanied Vanderbilt on his Galapagos voyage, was employed as the full-time curator of this museum. In 1913, Vanderbilt traded in his steam turbine yacht Tarantula for
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#1732772518966384-517: The New York Central Railroad Company, on his father's death in 1920 Willie inherited a multimillion-dollar fortune. Although he developed an interest in horse racing and yachting , he was particularly fascinated with automobiles. At age 10, during a stay in the south of France he had ridden in a steam-powered tricycle from Beaulieu-sur-Mer the 7 kilometers to Monte Carlo . As a twenty-year-old, in 1898 he ordered
416-545: The census of 2000, there were 5,446 people, 2,022 households, and 1,526 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,562.0 inhabitants per square mile (989.2/km ). There were 2,094 housing units at an average density of 985.1 per square mile (380.3/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.65% White , 0.22% African American , 0.11% Native American , 1.18% Asian , 0.31% from other races , and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.15% of
448-422: The CDP was $ 160,456, and the median income for a family was $ 194,908. Males had a median income of over $ 100,000 versus $ 54,706 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 71,763. About 1.6% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those aged 65 or over. The median household income estimate between 2014 and 2018, in 2018 dollars,
480-540: The Naval Reserve until he was transferred to the Honorary Retired List on January 1, 1941, for physical disability. In 1925, he traded the luxury yacht Eagle for ownership of Fisher Island, Florida , a place he used as a winter residence. He built a mansion complete with docking facilities for his yacht, a seaplane hangar, tennis courts, swimming pool, and an eleven-hole golf course. This home
512-402: The average family size was 3.07. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in
544-524: The county governments in lieu of the $ 80,000 due in back taxes. His new high-speed road complemented a train service that allowed a rapid exit from Manhattan. Becoming the first suburban automobile commuter, in 1910 Willie began work on the much more elaborate and costly " Eagle's Nest " estate at Centerport, Long Island . An avid collector of natural history and marine specimens as well as other anthropological objects, he traveled extensively aboard his yacht as well as overland to numerous destinations around
576-720: The first turbine -powered steam yacht in the World. However, sailing took second place to his enthusiasm for fast cars. In 1904, Willie set a new land speed record of 92.30 mph (148.54 km/h) in a Mercedes-Benz at the Daytona Beach Road Course at Ormond Beach, Florida . That same year, he launched the Vanderbilt Cup , the first major trophy in American auto racing . An international event, designed to spur American manufacturers into racing,
608-608: The first American to win the Vanderbilt Cup. The Vanderbilt Cup auto races repeatedly had crowd control problems and at the 1906 race a spectator was killed. Seeing the potential to solve the safety issue as well as improve attendance to his race, and with encouragement from AAA official A. R. Pardington , Vanderbilt formed a corporation to build the Long Island Motor Parkway , one of the country's first modern paved parkways that could not only be used for
640-481: The globe. He acquired a vast array of artifacts for his collection during his well-documented travels and after service with the United States Navy during World War I , he published a book titled " A Trip Through Sicily, Tunisia, Algeria, and Southern France ." A few years later, he engaged William Belanske, an artist from the American Museum of Natural History to take part with him in a scientific voyage to
672-529: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centerport&oldid=932752030 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Centerport, New York Centerport is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County , New York , United States, on
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#1732772518966704-461: The notably affluent North Shore of Long Island , historically known as the Gold Coast . Formerly known as Little Cow Harbor in about 1700, as Centerport in 1836, and as Centerport after 1895, the name refers to its geographic position midway between the east and west boundaries of the town of Huntington . As of the 2010 United States Census , the CDP population was 5,508. It is located in
736-522: The past, the district has received Blue Ribbon awards of excellence. Centerport is located at 40°53′34″N 73°22′41″W / 40.89278°N 73.37806°W / 40.89278; -73.37806 (40.892848, -73.378007). According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km ), of which 2.1 square miles (5.5 km ) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km ), or 8.29%,
768-407: The population. There were 2,022 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and
800-540: The race but would open up Long Island for easy access and economic development. Construction began in 1907 of the multimillion-dollar toll highway that was to run from the Kissena Corridor in Queens County over numerous bridges and overpasses to Lake Ronkonkoma , a distance of 48 miles (77 km). However, the toll road was never able to generate sustainable profits and in 1938 it was formally ceded to
832-653: The race's large cash prize drew the top drivers and their vehicles from across the Atlantic Ocean who had competed in Europe 's Gordon Bennett Cup . Held at a course set out in Nassau County on Long Island, New York, the race drew large crowds hoping to see an American car defeat the mighty European vehicles. However, a French Panhard vehicle won the race and fans would have to wait until 1908 when 23-year-old George Robertson of Garden City, New York , became
864-483: The town of Huntington . Huntington and its surrounding hamlets mark the east end of Long Island's renowned "Gold Coast", the name deriving from the traditional wealth and gentility associated with the area. The association dates back to the early twentieth century in which many affluent families built their homes along the north shore of the island. In Centerport, an example of this is the estate of William Kissam Vanderbilt II , otherwise known as Eagles Nest . Centerport
896-407: Was Murray Forbes Smith . Known as Willie K., he was a brother to Harold Stirling Vanderbilt and Consuelo Vanderbilt . Born to a life of luxury, he was raised in Vanderbilt mansions , traveled to Europe frequently, and sailed the globe on yachts owned by his father. Willie was educated by tutors and at St. Mark's School . He attended Harvard University but dropped out after two years. While
928-495: Was $ 145,722. The persons in poverty was 3.5%. William Kissam Vanderbilt II William Kissam Vanderbilt II (October 26, 1878 – January 8, 1944) was an American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman , and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family . He was born on October 26, 1878, in New York City , the second child and first son of William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith . His maternal grandfather
960-625: Was called Alva Base and the architect was Maurice Fatio . In addition to this property, and his Long Island estate, Eagle's Nest , which was designed by Warren & Wetmore , Vanderbilt also owned a farm in Tennessee and Kedgwick Lodge, a hunting lodge designed for his father by architect Stanford White , on the Restigouche River in New Brunswick , Canada. In 1899, Vanderbilt married Virginia Graham Fair (1875–1935),
992-571: Was primarily employed as a convoy escort on the East Coast and in the Caribbean and was sunk by a torpedo from a German U-boat on August 5, 1943, at 21.39 with the loss of 95. By the 1940s, Vanderbilt had organized his will so that, upon his death, the Eagle's Nest property along with a $ 2 million upkeep fund would be given to Suffolk County, New York , to serve as a public museum . Since 1950,
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1024-631: Was released from active duty and given a temporary leave of absence to resume his duties of vice-president of the New York Central Railroad . A few months later, he was elected president of the New York Central Railroad and acted in this capacity for the remainder of the war. After the war, Vanderbilt was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve on May 17, 1921. He remained in
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