Wilson House, Oyster Bay

Name: Wilson House
Address: Oyster Bay, United States

#49 among attractions in Oyster Bay

Saltbox architecture

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Wilson House is one of the oldest houses in Oyster Bay, New York, still standing on its original site. The house dates back to the 1750s, and is an example of saltbox architecture. This refers to houses, often south-facing, with sloping rear sections ending at a height of three or four feet. Two legends persist about famous visitors to the house. Marquis de Talleyrand is reputed to have spent a night in the 1790s while fleeing the ‘Reign of Terror’ in France. President George Washington is reputed to have stopped there and spoken to children from the porch on April 24, 1790. These legends bring added interest to an already special old home, one of the last of its kind. Today the house is a featured site on the Oyster Bay History Walk audio walking tour. ()

Coordinates: 40°52'20"N, 73°31'43"W

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Wilson House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Raynham Hall Museum, Earle-Wightman House.

~1990 ftNW
Park
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, Oyster Bay
10 min walk • Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park is a park in the hamlet of Oyster Bay, New York, honoring President Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States.
~1470 ftS
Church
St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Oyster Bay
8 min walk • The Church of St. Dominic is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, in Oyster Bay, New York. The parish was founded in the late nineteenth century.
~890 ftW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Raynham Hall Museum, Oyster Bay
5 min walk • Raynham Hall is in Oyster Bay, New York. Home of the Townsend family, one of the founding families of Oyster Bay, on Long Island, New York, and a member of George Washington's Culper Ring of spies, the house was renamed Raynham Hall after the Townsend seat in Norfolk, England, in 1850 by a grandson of the original owner.
~760 ftSW
Museum, History museum
Earle-Wightman House, Oyster Bay
4 min walk • This house was originally built on South Street in Oyster Bay, New York, around 1720, as a small one-room dwelling. During the 19th century two successive Baptist ministers made their home here.
~220 ftE
Church
Christ Church, Oyster Bay
2 min walk • Christ Church, founded in 1705, is a historic Episcopal parish located at 61 East Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York. Several church buildings have occupied this site, including one that served as soldiers' barracks during the Revolutionary War. In the 1870s a Carpenter Gothic style building was erected.
~240 ftSW
Church
First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay
2 min walk • First Presbyterian Church built in 1873 is an historic Carpenter Gothic-style Presbyterian Church building located at 60 East Main Street in Oyster Bay, in the U.S. state of New York. Its architect was J.
0.7 miW
Cemetery
Council Rock, Oyster Bay
18 min walk • Council Rock is located on Lake Avenue, a hundred yards south of West Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York. It was a Matinecock meeting ground and the location of a sacred council fire.
0.6 miW
Outdoor activities
WaterFront Center, Oyster Bay
17 min walk • The WaterFront Center is non-profit organization located in Oyster Bay, New York. The organization provides access to the waters of Oyster Bay Harbor and Long Island...
~1390 ftNW
40°52'27"N • 73°31'58"W
20th Century Cycles, Oyster Bay
7 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
~1280 ftNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, Oyster Bay
7 min walk • Oyster Bay is the terminus on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located off Shore Avenue between Maxwell and Larabee Avenues.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Ship
Christeen, Oyster Bay
18 min walk • Christeen is the oldest oyster sloop in the United States and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992. She was built in 1883 in Glenwood Landing, New York as a gaff-rigged sloop.

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Which popular attractions are close to Wilson House?

Nearby attractions include Christ Church, Oyster Bay (2 min walk), First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay (2 min walk), Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, Oyster Bay (3 min walk), Oyster Bay Bank Building, Oyster Bay (4 min walk).

How to get to Wilson House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wilson House:

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Oyster Bay (10 min walk)