Heckscher Park (Huntington, New York)
Appearance
Heckscher Park | |
Location | Bounded by Madison St., Sabbath Day Path, Main St. & Prime Ave., Huntington, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°52′29.2″N 73°25′14.8″W / 40.874778°N 73.420778°W |
Area | 18.5 acres (7.5 ha) |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
MPS | Huntington Town MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 85002532[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 26, 1985 |
Heckscher Park is a local park and national historic district in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. It is bounded by Madison Street, Sabbath Day Path, Main Street, and Prime Avenue. The park is roughly triangular-shaped with a large pond on northwest corner, and contains the Heckscher Museum of Art established by industrialist August Heckscher, as well as the Chapin Rainbow Theater. It hosts annual art festivals, tulip festivals, concerts, renaissance fairs, and 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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Stone bridge for one of the islands in the pond.
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A creek within the park.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ NYS Parks & Recreation (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Heckscher Park". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
External links
[edit]- The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Suffolk County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- Heckscher Park (Town of Huntington Website)