On Commack Road south of 47th Street, on the left when traveling north.
1880-1915 sparsely settled. Also known as "Rabbit Town". Name abolished due to land development & possible confusion w/ Nassau Village — — Map (db m126896) HM
On Main Street (Montauk Highway) at Smith Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street (Montauk Highway).
Site Islip school buildings
c. 1808, 1828 "Little Red",
1854 and 1869 Henry Brewster
(1825) and Amos Doxsee (1834)
were early teachers here. — — Map (db m110986) HM
On Monell Avenue 0.1 miles south of Montauk Highway, on the left when traveling south.
Site of 1884 Monell School
NYS approved K-12 1897
"Finest school in the county"
First in cty. to est. school
bank plan / business courses — — Map (db m113841) HM
On Main Street (Montauk Highway) near South Bay Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Islip Hamlet land Grant by
British rulers William and
Mary to Andrew Gibb in 1692
Associate of Wm. Nichol and
Leisler Rebellion Foe.
— — Map (db m108390) HM
On South Bay Drive at Wave Crest Drive, on the left when traveling south on South Bay Drive.
Composed of substantial houses of interesting architectural variety, including two different spanish styles of the 1920s, Some in Queen Anne Victorian vernacular, some in Colonial revival and one in English half-timber Style. Two early houses were . . . — — Map (db m111768) HM
On Union Avenue at Raymond Street, on the left when traveling north on Union Avenue.
Includes both sides of Union Avenue from Main Street to Raymond Street. The area consists of 19 houses and the Islip Public Library. #54 is particularly noteworthy with many original and unique Queen Anne features and sawn decoration on rafter ends. . . . — — Map (db m111769) HM
On Islip Avenue at West Tamarack Street, on the right when traveling south on Islip Avenue.
400' west of this site, 1st
municipal airport on L.I.
Amelia Earhart/C. Chamberlin
attended opening 8-4-28
Pres. C. Lawrence 1928-45 — — Map (db m126902) HM
In solemn tribute to
all who lost their lives
on September 11, 2001,
and in loving memory of these
sons and daughters of Islip
Glenn E. Wilkinson • Jason Dahl • David Halderman •
Thomas J. Fisher • Chapelle Renee Stewart Sarker • John A. . . . — — Map (db m189497) WM
On Rt. 111 (County Route 111) at W. Beech Street, on the left when traveling north on Rt. 111.
400' West. 1946-84. Worlds
Fastest 1/5th mile track. Also
stock & drag racing. 1950s,
women drivers. T. Martino won
1st & B. Park won the last race. — — Map (db m221010) HM
On Main Street (Montauk Highway) at Willow Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street (Montauk Highway).
[The memorial consists of three bronze tablets mounted to a large backing stone, along with three stone monuments lined up across the base.]
[Top center tablet:]
1917 · 1918
In honor of
those who served their country
during . . . — — Map (db m112030) WM
On Bayberry Road at Ocean Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Bayberry Road.
Louisine W. Havemeyer 1855-1929
Suffragist, feminist, philanthropist wife of
Bayberry Point developer, H.O. Havemeyer
Financed and actively campaigned for
woman's right to vote in New York — — Map (db m114717) HM
On Main Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Methodist
Orig. church Saxon Ave. 1828.
1st church this site 1866.
Sanctuary enlarged 1896 and
redesigned in 1946. Church
school building added 1889. — — Map (db m106738) HM
On Main Street at Cedar Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Presbyterian
Islip parish org. 1857.
1st chapel 1852 now south of
single spire church 1869.
Manse blt. 1895. Robert L.
Maitland, major benefactor. — — Map (db m106743) HM
On Montauk Highway at St. Marks Lane on Montauk Highway.
Episcopal parish org. 1847.
Church & rectory built 1880.
Norwegian stave design
Richard M. Hunt, Architect
W.K. Vanderbilt, donor — — Map (db m114817) HM
