Muttontown Preserve

Sign at the entrance to the Chelsea Mansion and Muttontown Preserve

The Muttontown Preserve is a 550-acre nature preserve in Muttontown, New York.

## History

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The preserve was created at the combination of three former estates. The Muttontown Nature Center and Chelsea Estate is on a former 100-acre estate donated by Alexandra Moore McKay, whose family owned the Chelsea Family Farm in what is now Chelsea, Manhattan.[1] The largest transaction was a purchase of the Lansdell Christie Estate from Lansdell Christie, a pioneer in Liberia industry. On this land was King Zog's Knollwood Estate, a 60-room mansion that he let go to ruin. Having never entered the United States, Zog sold the land to Christie, who sold it to Nassau County. The mansion was demolished by the Christie family in 1959, however some evidence of it lingers as stairs and broken fountains. The actual building does not exist any more.

## Grounds

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The Chelsea Mansion is a 40-room mansion that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1929, it perfectly exhibits the architectural design of the Long Island Gold Coast Era, with French, English, and Chinese influences. It can be rented out for private events, like weddings and corporate retreats.

Also in the preserve is the Nassau Hall, yet another Gold Coast mansion built in 1903 for Bronson Winthrop.

In general, the preserve is filled with miles of marked and unmarked nature trails full of trees, flowers, plants, birds, reptiles, and other animals. The county's Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums have held guided walks in the park before.[2] The dominant soil is an acidic well drained brown loam of the Montauk series.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Nemy, Enid (1983-10-13). "Great Home Has a History to Be Shared". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
2. ^ "Muttontown Walks, 2019". Nassau County, New York. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
3. ^ "SoilWeb: An Online Soil Survey Browser | California Soil Resource Lab".

## External links

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* Muttontown Preserve Website

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Parks in Nassau County, New York

Town Parks|

| Hempstead|

* Aron Drive Park
* Atlantic Beach Estates Park
* Averill Boulevard Park and Swimming Pool Complex
* Baldwin Park
* Bernard Brown Park
* Briar Place Park
* Brook Road Park
* Cedar Street Park
* Cedarhurst Avenue Plaza
* Coes Neck Park
* Cornwell Avenue Park
* Duckpond Drive North Park
* Duckpond Drive South Park
* Dutch Broadway Park
* East Atlantic Beach Park
* East Bay Park
* Echo Park
* Elmont Road Park
* Estella Street Park
* Fiddler Lane Park
* Forest City Community Park
* Fraser Avenue Park
* Gabriel Vitale Memorial Field
* Garden City South Community Park
* Gunther Field
* Harbor Isle Beach
* Harold Walker Memorial Park
* Hendrickson Avenue Park
* Henry Street Park
* Hewlett Point Park
* John H. Benoit Memorial Park
* Julian Lane Park
* Levittown Firefighters Memorial Park
* Levittown Hall
* Levittown Pools
* Levittown Veterans Memorial Park
* Lido Beach Town Park
* Lido Golf Course
* MacLaren Stadium
* Margie Street
* Merrick Road Park
* Merrick Road Park Golf Course
* Newbridge Road Park
* Norman Levy Park and Preserve
* Oceanside Park
* Pearl Street Park
* Rath Park
* Rock Hall Museum
* Roosevelt Pool
* Salisbury Park Drive Ballfields
* Scott Drive Park
* Seamans Neck Park
* Senator Speno Memorial Park
* Shell Creek Park
* Terrace Gardens
* Thomas Whelan Memorial Field
* Thurman Munson Memorial Field
* Town Park at Lido Beach West
* Town Park at Malibu
* Town Park at Point Lookout
* Town Park at Sands
* Uniondale Park
* Veterans Memorial Park (Atlantic Beach)
* Veterans Memorial Park (East Meadow)
* Wrights Field

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North Hempstead|

* Blumenfeld Family Park
* Broadway Town Park
* Carle Place Memorial Park
* Charles J. Fuschillo Park
* Clark Botanic Garden
* Clinton G. Martin Park
* Donald Street Park
* East Park
* Floral Park Memorial Park
* Gateway Park
* Gerry Pond Park
* Harbor Hills Park
* Harbor Links Golf Course
* Herricks Ball Field
* I-Park
* John D. Caemmerer Park
* Large Park Circle
* Manhasset Valley Park
* Manorhaven Beach Park
* Martin "Bunky" Reid Park
* Mary Jane Davies Green
* Merillion Little League Park
* Merriman Park
* Michael J. Tully Park
* Mill Pond Park
* North Hempstead Aerodrome
* North Hempstead Beach Park
* North Hempstead Town Dock
* Plandome Pond Park
* Provost Park
* Ridder's Pond Park
* Roslyn Community Center
* Roslyn Road Park
* Sagamore Ballfield
* Sand Miners Monument
* Searingtown Pond Park
* Shepherd Lane Park
* Small Park Circle
* South Park
* Swalm Park
* The Albertson Triangle
* Tudor Park Circle
* Whitney Pond Park
* "Yes We Can" Community Center

Oyster Bay|

* Alhambra Beach
* Beekman Beach
* Bethpage Community Park
* Borella Field
* Centre Island Beaches
* Charles E. Ransom Beach
* Cpl. Kevin T. Kolm Memorial Park
* Dog Park at Massapequa
* Ellsworth W. Allen Park
* Field of Dreams Park
* Harry Tappen Beach, Marina, and Pool
* Hicksville Athletic Center
* Hon. Joseph Colby Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course
* John A. Walker Memorial Park
* John J. Burns Park
* Marjorie R. Post Community Park
* Philip B. Healey Beach
* Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park
* Stehli Beach
* Syosset-Woodbury Community Park
* Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park and Beach
* Tobay Beach
* Other parks

City Parks|

| Glen Cove|

* Big Ralph Park
* City Boat Ramp
* Crescent Beach
* Dennis Brian Murray Park
* Garvies Point Dog Park
* Glen Cove Yacht Club
* Morgan Memorial Park
* Pryibil Beach and Fishing Pier
* Stanco Park

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Long Beach|

* Clark Street Park
* Lindell Park
* Long Beach Ice Arena
* The Long Beach Tennis Center
* Magnolia Playground
* Ocean Beach Park
* The Recreation Center
* Skate Park
* Veteran's Memorial Park
* West End's Georgia Avenue Splash Park

County Parks|

* African American Museum and Center for Applied Arts
* Bay Park
* Cantiague Park
* Cedar Creek Park
* Cedarmere
* Centennial Park
* Chelsea Mansion
* Christopher Morley Park
* Cow Meadow Park
* Eisenhower Park
* Elderfields Preserve
* Eugene Nickerson Beach
* Falaise
* Garvie's Point Preserve
* Grant Park
* Halls Pond Park
* Herricks Pond Park
* Hempstead House
* Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center
* Inwood Park
* Lofts Pond Park
* Massapequa Preserve
* Milburn Pond Park/Milburn Creek Park
* Muttontown Preserve
* Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center
* Nassau County Museum of Art
* North Woodmere Park
* Old Bethpage Village Restoration
* Reverend Arthur Mackey Sr. Park
* Roslyn Grist Mill
* Sands Point Preserve
* Tackapausha Preserve
* Tanglewood Preserve
* Wantagh Park

State parks|

* Bethpage
* Hempstead Lake
* Jones Beach
*   * Planting Fields Arboretum
* Trail View
* Valley Stream

National Parks|

* Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge
* Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

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