Cherry Grove in Sayville in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Percy Williams Cottage (1901)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 15, 2018

1. Percy Williams Cottage (1901) Marker

Inscription.
This wood structure was located in East Islip on the grounds of Pineacres, the estate of Percy Williams (1857-1923) a medicine man, comedy star, land developer, vaudeville theater owner, and philanthropist. Pineacres had 48 wooded acres on the shoreline of Champlain’s Creek, a large, tutor style main house and many smaller buildings on the property such as this, which had various uses.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 40° 44.928′ N, 73° 4.116′ W. Marker is in Sayville, New York, in Suffolk County. It is in Cherry Grove. It can be reached from Broadway Ave. south of Montauk Hwy, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at the Islip Grange. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Broadway Ave, Sayville NY 11782, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Carriage Shed (a few steps from this marker); Tuthill Case House (1850) (within shouting distance of this marker); American Farm Windmill (within shouting distance of this marker); Ocker’s Barns and Outbuildings (within shouting distance of this marker); Robinson Cottage (1926) (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Islip Grange (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bayport Aerodome (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bayport History (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sayville.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 15, 2018

2. Percy Williams Cottage (1901) Marker

Marker at Islip Grange image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 15, 2018

3. Marker at Islip Grange

Percy Williams Cottage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 15, 2018

4. Percy Williams Cottage

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2018, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,202 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2018, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.