William Floyd Estate

 

Learn and Explore

A Walk Through Time

Enjoy a walk through time when you visit the William Floyd Estate. The Estate was at the center of the Floyd Family's life for more than 250 years and the ancestral home, grounds, outbuildings, and family cemetery help tell the story of the continual use, change, and adaptations that took place here in Mastic, New York.

William Floyd Estate

• Who was William Floyd?
• The Old Mastic House
• Estate Grounds

 

The William Floyd Estate, which was authorized as an addition to Fire Island National Seashore, is located on the mainland of Long Island. Two hundred and fifty years of history are preserved at the Estate.

From Memorial Day to Veterans Day, visitors can explore the 25-room "Old Mastic House" and the grounds, including twelve outbuildings, the family cemetery, and 613 acres of forest, fields, marsh, and trails. The Old Mastic House contains a variety of architectural features and artifacts from three centuries of American life, the story of the family, and their use and enjoyment of this place.

William Floyd

William Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born in the house in 1734. In 1976 William Floyd's great-great-granddaughter, Mrs. Cornelia Floyd Nichols, and her children donated the house to the National Park Service.

Of the four New Yorkers who signed the document, his is the only house still standing and open to the public.

 

Come #FindYourPark at the William Floyd Estate

• Take a tour of the Old Mastic House, offered every half-hour from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm every Friday through Sunday and on holidays from Memorial Day to Veterans Day. Explore 25 rooms and more than 250 years of American history on an hour-long tours.
• Discover the fields, forests, and marshes or explore the family cemetery on a special program.
• Join the Annual Tri-Hamlet Day Celebration (early June)

Exhibits are available throughout the house, including historical photographs of the William Floyd Estate and the Floyd family. The Old Mastic House is filled with furnishings accumulated by eight generations of Floyd family members.


Open Friday through Sunday and holidays from Memorial Day to Veterans Day.

For more information please call 631-399-2030.

 

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  Directions to the William Floyd Estate

  Advanced planning is a must for your trip to Fire Island. Get directions and find fun before you go.

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  The Ancestral Home of William Floyd

  The Old Mastic House features 25 furnished rooms that highlight the continuous occupancy of the Floyd family through 1976.

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  Programs and Events at the Estate

  Discover the Old Mastic House on a tour or explore nature and history on a ranger-led program.