About Bellport, New York
Bellport is a Village that was incorporated in 1910. It is located on the south shore of Long Island, in Suffolk County and the Brookhaven Township. It is located approximately 61 miles east of Manhattan and approximately 59 miles west of Montauk.
Bellport is bordered by the hamlets of Brookhaven, North Bellport and East Patchogue. More Bellport information. Bellport's close proximity to the Great South Bay makes it the perfect home for boaters, fisherman, and beach lovers alike. Bellport is sometimes referred to as the un-Hamptons with its fine older homes and some businesses lining South Country Road.
Living In Bellport, NY
Housing: The house styles include Capes, Colonials, Ranches, Splits, Contemporaries, and larger, some older homes and some estates near the water. Some larger older homes can also be found on Bellport Lane, Browns Lane, Rogers Avenue and Brewster Lane to name a few.
Transportation: Bellport can be reached at the Bellport stop on the Long Island Road’s Montauk branch.
Local Clubs: Bellport Country Club
Shopping: Bellport has some restaurants and shops and the Bellport Outlets.
Parks: There are beaches on the Great South Bay, marina facilities, local public parks, and beaches.
Community Events: Bellport is known for The Gateway Playhouse, the longest continously operating theatre on Long Island. Other community activities include Halloween and Holiday parades, the Bellport Film Society, Ice Boating, and Holiday Dog Contest.. For more information
Larger Venues: Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Northfork Theater at Westbury.
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Some Historical Information About Bellport, NY
Bellport was founded by two captains, John and Thomas Bell in the early 1880’s and was designed to be commercial seaport for fishing and clamming. Instead the village turned into a summer resort town with boarding houses and hotels including the Titus House (later known as Hampton Hall), The Goldthwaite Inn (later known as the Grasspatch Hotel), the Wyandotte Hotel, The Hotel Bellport (still at 1A Bellport Lane), the luxurious Bay House. The Long Island Railroad, in 1908, as well as more roads leading from the city. Bellport Village Historic District includes the Village Hall, Community Center (the former Fire House) and a Museum Shop. The Bellport Bachelors were organized by Bud Connett and Dorsey Smith and organized a few summer parties at the Wyandotte Hotel.
Bellport was part of the “Hidden Gold Coast” on the south shore of Long Island which extended eastward from the Nassau County border to the Bayport / Blue Point along the Great South Bay. The south shore Gold Coast was closely knit, but ethnically and religiously diverse and tolerant. The area was settled predominately by sugar plantation owners, sugar refiners, attorneys, capitalist, investment bankers, merchants, and shipping magnets. South Shore families were associated with Gulden Mustard, Domino Sugar, Entenmann Bakery, Moran Tugboats, Adam and Chicle Chewing Gum, Doxsee Clams, Lorillard and American Tabacco, deMurias and Bachia Cigars, Pinkerton Detective Agency, Abraham and Strauss, Singer Sewing Machine, Bon Ami Cleanser, and Republic Pictures.
Bellport was old money estate country. The great and powerful and rich and famous came here to spend their fortunes building lavish estates to accommodate their lifestyles which included opulent mansion on the Great South Bay with manicured landscapes, swimming pools, and tennis courts. The residents were frequently members of or had something to do with forming local yacht clubs because yachting / sailing were traditions passed through the families. The late 1800's - the early 1900's created new millionaires and with new and expanded industries and many of them came to Long Island to build. They built here because it was in close to Manhattan, and was a sportsman's paradise. There were foxhunts and horseback riding in Old Westbury and Babylon. Yachting and fishing in Babylon, Oakdale, Bay Shore and Great River and golfing in Sayville and Bay Shore.
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Some Notable Past or Present Residents
- Giovanni Capitello, filmmaker/actor, attended Bellport High School.
- Frank Castellano, captain of USS Bainbridge
- William Glackens, artist
- Charles E. Bedford, Standard Oil Tycoon
- Russell Earle, Rubber Market Industrialist
- William Higinbotham, physicist, developed one of the earliest video games, Tennis for Two.
- Mike McAlary, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner.
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, (1929–1994), former First Lady
- Oliver Robertson, inventor of ball bearings.
- Randy Smith, former NBA player
- Elmer Ambrose Sperry, inventor of gyroscope.
- E. B. White, author.
- P. G. Wodehouse, English comic writer
- Isabella Rossellini, Actress
- Charlie Rose, Television Talk Show Host and Journalist
William Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and New York Gubernatorial Candidate- Tommy Baldwin Jr.. Owner of Tommy Baldwin Racing
- Atiim Kiambu Hakeem-Ah “Tiki” Barber, Sports Broadcaster, Author, New York Giants Running Back
- Francis Alleyne Otis, S Country Road, The Locusts
- John and Lucy Mott, Brook Farm, Philanthropists
- Frederick Edey, Partner in Wall Street Brokerage Firm Hugh, Edey & Co.
- Walter Cook, Sr., President of the American Institute of Architects
- Mary Roberts Rinehart, Writer
- Heywood Broun, Journalist
- Gratland Rice, Journalist
- Daniel Webster, Stateman
- Helen Barry, A Floradora Girl
- John Drew, Actor
- G. Washington, Instant Coffee Tycoon
- Genevieve B Earle, Politician
- Seth Low, Educator and Politician
- William J Gaynor, Mayor of Brooklyn
- Asa Yoelson (Al Jolsen), Actor and Singer
- Abel Blackmore, New York Supreme Court Justice
- Elmer A Sperry, Inventor
- Walter Lippman, Journalist
- Joseph Knapp, Publisher
- Samuel Irving Newhouse,Jr., Chairman and CEO of Advance Publications, which owns Conde Nast Publication, publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker
Bellport Listings
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Complete List of Homes for Sale in Bellport New York
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