Heckscher Park (Huntington, New York)
Heckscher Park
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File:Heckscher Park (Huntington, NY) Front Gate.JPG | |
Gateway to Heckscher Park. Heckscher Museum of Art is off to the left of this picture.
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Location | Bounded by Madison St., Sabbath Day Path, Main St. & Prime Ave., Huntington, New York |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 18.5 acres (7.5 ha) |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Rivival |
MPS | Huntington Town MRA |
NRHP Reference # | 85002532[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 26, 1985 |
- For the New York State beach in East Islip, New York, see Heckscher State Park.
Heckscher Park is a local park and national historic district in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. Often confused with Heckscher State Park in East Islip, New York it is bounded by Madison Street, Sabbath Day Path, Main Street & Prime Avenue, in Huntington. It is roughly triangular-shaped with a large pond on northwest corner. The park contains a prominent art museum established by industrialist August Heckscher, as well as the Chapin Rainbow Theater. It hosts annual art festivals, tulip festivals, concerts, renaissance fairs and similar activities. It also hosts the Huntington Summer Arts Festival.[2] Heckscher Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Image gallery
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Heckscher Park Huntington-2.JPG
A creek within the park.
References
External links
- Suffolk County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- May 2007, Annual Tulip Festival brochure (Town of Huntington) (PDF)
- The Heckscher Museum of Art
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- Huntington, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Huntington (town), New York
- Parks in Suffolk County, New York
- Historic districts in Suffolk County, New York
- Urban public parks
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Long Island geography stubs