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66-540: Surrounded by history and National and State landmarks, Stony Brook Village Center exists as the window to the past, and a door to the future of lifestyle communities. The Stony Brook Grist Mill ( c.  1751 ), and the Hercules Pavilion, which houses the U.S.S Ohio's Hercules figurehead and the Polaris Whaleboat (the only surviving artifact of the 1870 Charles Hall expedition to the arctic) are

132-514: A resort town and then to its current state as one of Long Island's major tourist towns and centers of education. Despite being referred to as a village by residents and tourists alike, Stony Brook has never been legally incorporated by the state. The population was 13,740 at the 2010 census . The CDP is adjacent to the main campus of Stony Brook University , the largest public university in New York by area, and also The Stony Brook School ,

198-757: A coffee store, a jewelry store, a furniture store and seven restaurants, as well as a concert hall and museum. Stony Brook Village Center is open seven days a week. Long Island Museum The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages , known as the Long Island Museum (LIM) , is a nine-acre museum located in Stony Brook, New York . The LIM serves the Long Island community by preserving and displaying its collection of art, historical artifacts, and carriages; providing educational and public programming; and collaborating with

264-599: A free, self-guided tour of one exhibition. Music@LIM is a music performance series which presents on-site concerts featuring diverse musical offerings through existing and new community collaborations, such as North Shore Pro Musica, the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council and WUSB-FM Sunday Street Concert Series, Bluegrass Club of Long Island, and the annual LIM concert featuring high-profile artists. The museum has published publications including

330-552: A large eagle that flaps its wings to mark each hour. Melville donated the land and funds to New York for establishing a branch of the State University of New York in the area. This led what was then called the State University College on Long Island , at the time in constrictive Oyster Bay quarters, to relocate and change its name to Stony Brook University . Melville also donated land and funds for

396-479: A museum in Stony Brook originated when O.C. Lempfert, avid hunter and taxidermist, displayed his hunting trophies and specimens at friend Archie Rayner's home. He called his collection Suffolk County Museum of Natural History. In 1935, Winifred Curtis began bringing the neighborhood children to see Mr. Lempfert's collection. When the Rayner home was sold in 1939, Curtis appealed for help from Mrs. Ward Melville to find

462-652: A new location for the collection. Persuaded by Mrs. Melville, the collection was moved to an empty building known as the Stone Jug, owned by local pharmacist Charles J. Zimmerlein. The Little Museum in the Jug as it came to be called, was formally incorporated as the Suffolk Museum on December 28, 1939. In 1948, Ward Melville purchased the Stony Brook Hotel and its surrounding property. This allowed for

528-568: A popular maritime heroine who was responsible for the dramatic rescue of survivors from a shipwreck off the coast of England in 1838. This omnibus was operated by the Huntress family who owned a livery business in South Berwick, Maine from the 1860s to 1904 before being acquired by the St. Paul's school to transport athletic teams to sporting events. The Wells Fargo Wagon (c. 1870) was gifted to

594-512: A private college preparatory school. It is also home to the Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages and the Stony Brook Village Center , a privately maintained commercial center planned in the style of a traditional New England village. Stony Brook was first settled in the late 17th century. It was originally known by the native name Wopowog and then as Stony Brook, with both names likely referring to

660-495: A range of educational programs provide life-long learning opportunities including workshops, family festivals, and lectures. In conjunction with the school programs, the Education Department offers a number of public programming geared towards community members of all ages. Public programs include informative lectures, musical programs, and workshops throughout the year that tie in with our current exhibitions. In

726-747: A transfer in Huntington , Hicksville or Jamaica . As of the census of 2010, there were 13,727 people, 4,758 households, and 3,787 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,390.5 inhabitants per square mile (923.0/km ). There were 4,970 housing units at an average density of 865.5 per square mile (334.2/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.6% White , 14.4% from two or more races, 7.5% Asian , 4.4% Hispanic or Latin of any race, 1.7% African American , 0.25% from other races , 0.1% Native American , and 0.01% Pacific Islander . There were 4,758 households, out of which 39.2% had children under

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792-588: A two-minute walk from the center. Immediately across from the center is Avalon Park and Preserve, a 140-acre park with multiple trails for the public year-round. Other environs of Stony Brook Village Center include the Three Village Inn , the Jazz Loft and the Long Island Museum . The Three Village Inn is a historic establishment that offers lodging both at the main house and in cottages, as well as 250 seat restaurant. The Mirabelle Restaurant and Tavern

858-482: A variety of other arts and cultural organizations. The LIM's mission is to inspire people of all ages with an understanding and enjoyment of American art, history, and carriages as expressed through the heritage of Long Island and its diverse communities. The museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) since 1973 for excellence in exhibitions, programs, and collection care. In 2006,

924-467: A vehicular entrance on Nicolls Road . The local stretch of Route 25A contains shops and other commercial properties that cater to the university's student body. The southern (inland) portion of Stony Brook primarily consists of post-war residential development. The Stony Brook University Research and Development Park (in Stony Brook and adjacent St. James) occupies a buffer between this section and

990-566: Is composed of over 225 carriage-related clothing items including hunting, leisure, and competition attire. The vehicles, which Ward Melville began collecting in the early 1940s, range from phaetons to sleighs to fire-fighting vehicles. The collection includes not only vehicles that originated in America, but European-style vehicles as well. The European gallery showcases carriages from parts of Bavaria, Italy, France, and England. The Dr. Charles W. Gerstenberg Carriage Reference Library , which

1056-517: Is in women's apparel, which contains numerous dinner gowns, outerwear, tops, bottoms, bathing suits, dusters, day/evening dresses, suits, work uniforms, jerseys, etc. Along with the costume collection, LIM has a small collection of quilts, coverlets, and samplers. Since its early beginnings, visitors have flocked to LIM for its impressive Long Island decoy collection. The collection holds over 210 folk art wildfowl decoys made by Long Island craftsmen and other noted eastern carvers. The carriage collection

1122-426: Is internationally renowned. The collection comprises nearly 200 horse-drawn vehicles , the majority of which are in original condition; over 25,000 non-vehicular artifacts, including the contents of the only known example of a fully equipped nineteenth-century American carriage manufacturer to have survived in its entirety; carriage and harness making tools; harnesses; and other related accouterments. The collection also

1188-578: Is located in the Carriage Museum, is a rich resource of historic prints, photographs, and rare books on every subject relating to the carriage era. The 700-square-foot library is open by appointment to researchers. The Tally-ho Road Coach (1875) was given to the museum by the Museum of the City of New York in 2008. Made by Holland & Holland , of London, the carriage was purchased and brought to

1254-476: Is located inside the inn, with Executive Chef Guy Reuge providing “fresh-meets-French cuisine”. The Jazz Loft is a museum and music venue that resides directly across from the Three Village Inn on one side, and Stony Brook Village Center on the other. The Long Island Museum, which holds exhibits of American art, history and carriages and the historic Country House Restaurant (c. 1710) are moments away at

1320-494: The 2010 U.S. Census , and up to the 2000 U.S. Census the U.S. Census Bureau did not place the university in a census-designated place at all. The hamlet is primarily located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Three Village Central School District . However, a small section of the hamlet's southwestern extreme is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by)

1386-579: The Middle Country Central School District . As such, children who reside within the hamlet and attend public schools go to school in one of these two districts, depending on where they reside within the hamlet. The Stony Brook station of the Long Island Rail Road 's Port Jefferson Branch is located within and serves the hamlet. Commute time to Penn Station is approximately 1 hr 48 mins including

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1452-739: The Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany were gifted to the museum by Dieter Holterbosch in 1967. A state coach was a formal vehicle used by royalty or high officials in processions on state business. These four state coaches belonged to Prince Albert of Bavaria (1818–1875), the youngest son of King Ludwig I of Wittlsbasch Dynasty. The Gypsy Wagon (1860–1885) was accessioned into the collection in 1955. Gypsy wagons, sometimes called vardos, were used for traveling, for fortune-telling, and as residences. This particular vardo (Romani wagon) belonged to Mrs. Phoebe Broadway Stanley, sometimes known as

1518-481: The Stony Brook Assembly in 1909 also helped to draw more residents to the local area. A number of these newcomers constructed houses and cottages , many of which were either originally made for year-round use or have since been converted to such. Nevertheless, the majority of residences were local farmers and businessmen who depended on all necessities being in easy reach. Most businesses were then on

1584-458: The West Meadow includes a beach and wetlands reserve. Stony Brook University is within and adjacent to the census-designated place, with its main campus less than 2 miles (3.2 km) from Stony Brook's historic center. It is primarily on the eastern side of the census-designated place, with a pedestrian entrance on Route 25a at the Stony Brook station of the Long Island Rail Road and

1650-789: The 1700s to the present. Part of LIM's history collection is its large clothing and textile subcollection. Its holdings include over 10,000 historic textiles from the eighteenth century to present and features men's, women's, and children's clothing. The focus is largely on East Coast American-made apparel with many notable New York merchants, dressmakers, tailors, and designers as well as representation for prominent European designers, such as Emilio Pucci and Jean Patou . Designers of this collection include Rudolph "Rudi" Gernreich, Bonnie Cashin , and Philip Hulitar. The collection includes undergarments, sleepwear, lounge wear, formal wear, military/work uniforms, and accessories such as hats, scarves, gloves, purses, and shoes. The largest concentration of textiles

1716-410: The 1940s and has since been repurposed for public tours . For religious services and education, the hamlet's original residents had to attend institutions in the neighboring communities of Setauket and St. James . In the latter half of the 18th century , activity began to shift from the mill area north toward the harbor as new residences, a number of which still stand, were constructed. Stony Brook

1782-712: The 19th-century William Sidney Mount House , the St. James Episcopal Chapel , and the West Meadow Beach Historic District . Stony Brook is on the North Shore of Long Island , approximately 55 miles (89 km) east of the New York City borough of Manhattan . The census-designated place occupies an irregular shape measuring roughly 5 miles (8 km) north to south and 1 mile (1.6 km) east to west. The historic core of Stony Brook

1848-540: The Carriage House opened to visitors on July 7, 1951. During the 1950s a number of period buildings were moved to the museum's grounds including the late nineteenth-century Samuel H. West Blacksmith Shop located in Setauket, Long Island . The shop was owned by Samuel H. West (1853–1938) and was fully operational until his death in 1938. In 1956, the one room Nassakeag Schoolhouse was acquired and relocated to

1914-518: The Gypsy Queen Phoebe, a resident of East Natick, Massachusetts. This partially restored vehicle is intricately decorated with landscapes and figurative paintings, half-spindles, beaded molding, painted gold four-leaf clovers, etched frosted glass, painted scroll work and much more. A cornerstone of the museum's mission is education. In addition to the LIM's permanent and changing exhibitions,

1980-488: The Moment is a program of art engagement for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of memory loss. The Education Department collaborates with facilities that work with this population in an interactive exhibition experience that sparks imagination and encourages participation. Senior Tuesday runs one Tuesday each month, when the museum is normally closed to the public, where seniors 62 and older are invited to enjoy

2046-470: The United States at the time (with chains that would later include CVS Drugs, Marshalls, KB Toys, etc.) - and purchased the land surrounding the location of where Stony Brook Village Center would be built. Ward joined in his parents’ passion for conservation and economic development. He actively worked to formulate a plan to fulfill Jennie Melville’s dream of a beautiful, planned business community with

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2112-500: The United States by Col. Delancey Astor Kane (1844–1915), a wealthy founder of New York's Coaching Club . A canary yellow and beautifully-proportioned road coach, the Tally-Ho was driven four-in-hand style from Manhattan to Pelham, NY (and later, New Rochelle, NY) by Kane, beginning in 1876 and periodically each season into the early 1880s. The vehicle became nationally famous, providing excursions to New Yorkers of all backgrounds and

2178-519: The acquisition and preservation of objects relevant to its collecting interests through exhibition, research, publication, and other educational programs related to its collections. LIM's collection of more than 50,000 artifacts is subdivided into three categories – art and archives, history, and carriage. The museum's art collection, which consists of nearly 450 paintings, 2,000 works on paper, and 40 sculptural works, continues to grow through acquisitions and donations. Nationally known New York artists in

2244-416: The age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.23. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under

2310-457: The age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 90,009, and the median income for a family was $ 95,567. Males had a median income of $ 68,400 versus $ 41,770 for females. The per capita income for

2376-426: The center is considered a lifestyle center and has a combination of convenience stores and specialty stores. It still retains its small town flavor being home to a cleaners, optician, post office, deli, flower shop, wine store, beauty salon, barber, dentist and gas station. In addition to these convenience stores, the center has specialty shops such as several dress shops, a children’s clothing shop, and olive oil store,

2442-536: The collection include William Sidney Mount , William Merritt Chase , Louis Comfort Tiffany , Charles Henry Miller , George Constant, Fairfield Porter , Jane Wilson , and Lumen Martin Winter . The museum's extensive archives, housed in the Kate Strong Historical Library , contain letters, diaries/journals, ledgers, and other assorted paper artifacts that tell the history of the region and

2508-501: The community’s approval – and received it. He would pay for everything with his own funds. Once construction was completed in 1941, Stony Brook Village Center became the first planned business community in the United States. A business community was an important way to promote entrepreneurship and interaction. Melville used $ 500,000 of his own funds - the equivalent of nine million dollars today - into rehabilitating and reinventing Stony Brook Village. The enormous undertaking also included

2574-542: The compact plot that would become the contemporary village green. Unlike today, the shops in this area were utilitarian and haphazardly arranged. The history of the unincorporated "village" is closely linked to that of Ward Melville , a local businessman who owned what would become the CVS Corporation . At one point owned much of what his family coined as the Three Village area (consisting of Stony Brook,

2640-480: The east end of the grounds. Becker & Arelt also designed the renovations of the old D. T. Bayles Lumber Mill across Route 25A as the new facility for the history collection. The renovations would be completed in 1977 thus establishing the History Museum. The 1980s saw a demand for an increase in exhibition/storage space for the growing carriage collection with the Carriage House no longer fit to accommodate

2706-451: The effort was abandoned. Lacking the resources of its neighboring harbor settlements, Stony Brook based its economy on agriculture and the cordwood industry. The Long Island Rail Road reached Stony Brook in the 1870s, creating an easy link between New York City and the citizens of Stony Brook. Stony Brook quickly became a popular summer resort for city dwellers attempting to escape the hazards and stress of urban life. The establishment of

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2772-473: The entrance to the village. Looking to escape the stresses of city life at the dawn of the twentieth century, Brooklyn residents Frank and Jennie Melville planned a Long Island summer retreat with their son, Ward. Intending to reach the popular Hamptons on the East End of Long Island, they accidentally boarded the wrong train and instead traveled to the hamlet of Stony Brook. Ultimately falling in love with

2838-464: The expansion of the museum and its growing collections that correlated with his goals of renovating Stony Brook into a more historic-looking village. The purchase and subsequent renovations allowed the "Little Museum in the Jug" to move to a more sustainable, viable space. The expanded space also accommodated Ward Melville 's interest in horses and pleasure driving with the construction of the Carriage House. Containing eighty vehicles and related artwork,

2904-656: The first planned shopping center in the country. In fact, it is where the American Institute of Architects held their annual meeting for many years. After completion, he deeded everything to the Stony Brook Community Fund, a not for profit organization, so that he could not be accused of personal gain. Stony Brook Community Fund would later be renamed the Ward Melville Heritage Organization in 1996. Today,

2970-550: The following: 40°54′43″N 73°8′30″W  /  40.91194°N 73.14167°W  / 40.91194; -73.14167 Stony Brook, New York Stony Brook is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York , United States, on the North Shore of Long Island . Begun in the colonial era as an agricultural enclave, the hamlet experienced growth first as

3036-403: The hamlet of Setauket , and the incorporated village of Old Field ). Beginning in 1939 with the creation of his Stony Brook Community Fund, Melville used his wealth to begin the transformation of part of the hamlet into his idea of an idyllic New England village, the Stony Brook Village Center , with white clapboard buildings and quaint stores. The focus had been in the previous center of

3102-649: The help of his wife, Dorothy. Starting in 1939, Ward extensively renovated the Old Hallock Homestead he had inherited from his mother, and renamed it the Three Village Inn. At a meeting at the Three Village Inn in January 1939, only six years after the Great Depression , Melville invited the existing businesses and presented his plan - a living Williamsburg, complete with colonial-styled shops, cast iron lampposts and bluestone walkways. He sought

3168-485: The interconnected bodies of water at the hamlet's western edge. It began as a satellite community of adjacent Setauket, New York , the Town of Brookhaven 's first settlement, and its land was included in the initial 1655 purchase from the native Setalcott tribe. A gristmill was built in 1699 on the water body now known as the Mill Pond . The current structure, which replaced the original in 1751, ground grain into

3234-617: The local school district. The Three Village Central School District today serves several communities in the vicinity and has named its flagship Ward Melville High School after the philanthropist. Tourist attractions include the Stony Brook Grist Mill and the Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages , a large complex of buildings originally known as the Stony Brook Carriage House and Suffolk Museum. Other Stony Brook attractions are

3300-410: The moving or razing 35 buildings, rerouting roads, relocating large trees, and moving one million cubic yards of dirt. A two-acre Village Green was created opening the vista to the harbor. The new Stony Brook Village Center, which now housed many of the existing businesses of old Stony Brook, was completed in the summer of 1941, and the least merchant opened December 7, 1941. It has long been recognized as

3366-686: The museum by the Railway Express Agency in 1959. The Wells Fargo Overland Express Company figured prominently in America's westward expansion by providing coach transportation for passengers and mail and operated banking offices throughout the West. This particular heavy type of mud wagon was manufactured by Abbot-Downing Company and painted in the Wells Fargo standard red and yellow while being devoid of any decoration and luxury components. Four Bavarian State Coaches (c. 1850) from

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3432-492: The museum grounds. The schoolhouse was built by Frederick A. Smith in 1877 and was actively used until 1910. Also in 1956, the Ploch-Williamson Barn was donated and moved to the museum's grounds. Built in 1794 by Jedidiah Williamson, the Ploch-Williamson Barn is a significant structure to local and agricultural history. It originally stood on 30 acres of farmland in Stony Brook . The barn was donated and moved to

3498-626: The museum in 1956. Like the Nassakeag Schoolhouse and the Samuel H. West Blacksmith Shop, museum educators conduct programs throughout the school year for students within and around the barn. After receiving its accreditation by American Alliance of Museums in May 1973, the Board of Trustees approved a new name and concept for the Suffolk Museum. The Museums at Stony Brook was adopted as

3564-478: The museum joined a small group of institutions nationwide as a Smithsonian Affiliate . The Long Island Museum was founded in 1939 as the Suffolk Museum by local philanthropist Ward Melville , who was an active community and corporate leader. Melville established the museum with the help of his wife, Dorothy Bigelow Melville; prominent naturalist Robert Cushman Murphy; a well-regarded local doctor Winifred Curtis; and insurance broker O.C. Lempfert. The concept for

3630-462: The museum's extensive collection. The museum's history collection contains a variety of artifacts that represent nineteenth through late-twentieth century material culture, emphasizing Long Island history. Its holdings include over 2,500 household artifacts, nearly 1,200 decorative and applied art including ceramics and glass, late 18th to late 19th century Long Island indigenous furniture, locally-made bird decoys, and an array of textiles/costumes from

3696-467: The museum's needs. It was demolished in 1985, with the exception of a wing converted to administrative offices and educational space. The new Carriage Museum opened in 1987 and provided much needed storage and exhibition space. In 2000, the Museums at Stony Brook officially re-branded itself the Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages . Today, the museum grounds are spread across both

3762-494: The new name for the museum which had grown to be recognized by its three distinct collections – art, history, and carriages. The 1970s also brought an expansion of collection housing and exhibition space, with the original space now too small to accommodate the ever-growing collection and needs of the museum. In 1973, this desire led to the completion of the Art Museum, which was designed by Becker & Arelt to be located on

3828-584: The north and south sides of Route 25A. The complex is home to seven buildings, which include the Art Museum, the History Museum/Visitors Center, the Carriage Museum, multiple storage sheds, and administrative offices. The grounds also feature outdoor sculpture (both permanent and temporary), a cemetery, gardens, outhouse, and a Beaux Arts horse fountain that once resided at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 23rd Street in New York City. The Long Island Museum serves its purposes through

3894-601: The people that lived and worked in it. Informational resources are readily available to support the work of its staff and meet the research needs of scholars and the general public. LIM holds the largest collection of William Sidney Mount (1807–1868) artwork, consisting of oil paintings, oil studies, watercolors, drawings, and an extensive archive, including personal and family papers and artifacts. The Mount Collection also consists of artwork from other gifted family members including his brother Shepard Alonzo Mount (1804–1868) and niece Evelina Mount (1837–1920). William Sidney Mount

3960-551: The quaint village, Frank and Jennie immersed themselves in local life. Jennie urged civic cooperation among the three neighboring communities of Stony Brook , Old Field , and Setauket and tagged them the “Three Villages,” while Frank served on civic boards and the Chamber of Commerce . In 1922, Ward Melville succeeded his father as Chief Executive Officer of the Melville Corporation - the third largest retailer in

4026-500: The university's central campus. Forming Stony Brook's official southern boundary is Route 347 , a corridor with commercial development including an AMC Loews cinema within the CDP boundaries and the Smith Haven Mall nearby. Stony Brook is well known as the home and namesake of The Stony Brook School , a prep school, and Stony Brook University . The university is in a separate census-designated place and has been since

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4092-507: The village's commerce, which now consists of a village green and a crescent of stores embellished with stone walkways and seasonal gardening. To accomplish this, Melville moved many of the existing shops in the plot into the crescent and modified their details for consistency, a design model similar to that of Colonial Williamsburg . As a centerpiece to the crescent, Melville built the Stony Brook Post Office , decorated by

4158-480: Was a remote area through the 18th century aside for a modest amount of commerce near the mill at the intersection of Main Street and Harbor Road. The community's development was stalled by its poorly accessible harbor relative to nearby Setauket and Port Jefferson . In the 1840s, local painter William Sidney Mount led a call for the harbor's dredging . This was completed twice, but after the harbor filled in both times

4224-529: Was covered widely by prominent publications of the day. The Grace Darling Omnibus (c. 1880) was gifted to the museum in 1952 by St. Paul's School located in Concord, New Hampshire. This type of large omnibus , sometimes called a "barge" was used primarily in New England for excursions. Many of these vehicles were named for famous people or locations; this particular omnibus is named after Grace Darling ,

4290-488: Was developed from the 17th century onward at the mouth of Stony Brook Harbor, a narrow inlet of the Long Island Sound . This section of town includes the Stony Brook Village Center , a planned commercial center in the style of New England clapboard architecture that opened in 1941. Nearby are the Long Island Museum , the Three Village Inn , and William Sidney Mount House . A peninsula in this vicinity known as

4356-474: Was one of the most popular and sought-after artists in America during his lifetime and was one of the first American artists to have his work widely distributed abroad. Today, Mount is still considered one of the most important American artists of the nineteenth century. Dance of the Haymakers (1845), Farmers Nooning (1836), and The Banjo Player (1855) are just three of the more notable Mount paintings in

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