Garden City in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Curtiss Engineering Corporation
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
1. Curtiss Engineering Corporation Marker
In 1917 aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss constructed this building for the Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company. The NC-4 was built here and in 1919 was first to cross the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. New designs were tested nearby at what became Roosevelt Field.
Captions:
Army-Navy Curtiss Racers being built in 1922
A view of the facility about 1920
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 40° 43.71′ N, 73° 37.208′ W. Marker is in Garden City, New York, in Nassau County. It is on Clinton Road south of Stewart Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 71 Clinton Road, Garden City NY 11530, 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 walking distance of this marker: Camp Albert Mills (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rainbow Division Monument (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Rainbow Division Monument (about 600 feet away); Site of Camp Black (approx. 0.3 miles away); John A. Hahn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Garden City World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Site of Camp Winfield Scott
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Also see . . . Historic Markers in Garden City.
Glenn Curtiss, among other pursuits a pioneer aircraft manufacturer, established the Curtiss Engineering Corporation on Clinton Road at Stewart Avenue in 1917 for Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company to further his aircraft development newer an airport, in this case Hazelhurst Airfield just to the north, now Roosevelt Field mall. The complex included a ten-foot-diameter wind tunnel, at the time the largest in the country. In addition to the facility name on its front faηade, the Curtiss name also appears in the brickwork of the chimney at the rear.(Submitted on October 6, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
2. Curtiss Engineering Corporation Marker
The marker is located on campus grounds.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
3. Nassau BOCES George Farber Administrative Center
The former Curtiss Engineering building is now the administrative headquarters of the Nassau BOCES.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
