Massapequa Park in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Woodcastle Hotel
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 16, 2017
1. Woodcastle Hotel Marker
C. 1870 summer resort est. by French and German settlers. Board $5.00 - $7.00 per week Active until early 1900's. Building here until 1953
Erected 2000 by Historical Society of the Massapequas.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 40° 40.705′ N, 73° 26.966′ W. Marker is in Massapequa Park, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Front Street and 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 259 Front Street, Massapequa Park NY 11762, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frank Buck's Zoo (approx. 0.7 miles away); Claus Kristian Clausen, U.S.N. (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tryon Hall Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); Flying Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thorn Estate (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Grace Church (approx. one mile away); Historic Complex (approx. one mile away); Cpl. Albert F. Klestinec, Jr. (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Massapequa Park.
Also see . . . Woodcastle Hotel (Massapequa Patch, George Kirchmann, October 8, 2013)
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 16, 2017
2. Woodcastle Hotel Marker - Wide View
Image courtesy of the Historical Society of the Massapequas, via the Massapequa Public Library, 1880
3. Woodcastle Hotel
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 749 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
