Smith Family Cemetery
Ridge, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Contact Number: 631-924-1820
William Smith married Eleanor Jones from Cold Spring Harbor, NY and raised 10 children on the estate with the now enlarged home to accommodate them. Longwood Estate became a profitable business in livestock, and wood cutting where a wood mill in Yaphank was instrumental in the development of the Long Island Railroad. William served as Brookhaven Supervisor from 1829 -1834, served as Suffolk County Treasurer, and as a New York State Legislator.
William passed away in 1879, at the age of 83 and Eleanor in 1884, at 79. Their grandchildren, William Sidney Tangier and Helen Tangier Smith, took to the caretaking and preservation of the estate.
They willed the estate to Elbert Clayton Smith, and it was Bert who donated 51 acres to the Longwood School District and the Greenbelt land to Suffolk County. Upon his death in 1968, his widow sold the estate to Levitt real estate developers. The contents of the home were auctioned off. Then in 1973, developer Wilbur Breslin and Herbert Carmel purchased the property for commercial and industrial development. Brookhaven Town officials and area residents strongly opposed the plan and in 1974, Breslin and Carmel donated the manor house and 35 acres of land to the Town of Brookhaven.
The grounds of the historic Longwood Estate are open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 am to 3 pm.
Guided tours of the William Sidney and Eleanor Jones Smith home are offered. In addition, there is the Ridge Schoolhouse, a Barn, nature trails, and Picnic tables are available. The Smith Family Cemetery is also on the estate. Group tours are available by appointment, please.
Contact Number: 631-924-1820
William Smith married Eleanor Jones from Cold Spring Harbor, NY and raised 10 children on the estate with the now enlarged home to accommodate them. Longwood Estate became a profitable business in livestock, and wood cutting where a wood mill in Yaphank was instrumental in the development of the Long Island Railroad. William served as Brookhaven Supervisor from 1829 -1834, served as Suffolk County Treasurer, and as a New York State Legislator.
William passed away in 1879, at the age of 83 and Eleanor in 1884, at 79. Their grandchildren, William Sidney Tangier and Helen Tangier Smith, took to the caretaking and preservation of the estate.
They willed the estate to Elbert Clayton Smith, and it was Bert who donated 51 acres to the Longwood School District and the Greenbelt land to Suffolk County. Upon his death in 1968, his widow sold the estate to Levitt real estate developers. The contents of the home were auctioned off. Then in 1973, developer Wilbur Breslin and Herbert Carmel purchased the property for commercial and industrial development. Brookhaven Town officials and area residents strongly opposed the plan and in 1974, Breslin and Carmel donated the manor house and 35 acres of land to the Town of Brookhaven.
The grounds of the historic Longwood Estate are open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 am to 3 pm.
Guided tours of the William Sidney and Eleanor Jones Smith home are offered. In addition, there is the Ridge Schoolhouse, a Barn, nature trails, and Picnic tables are available. The Smith Family Cemetery is also on the estate. Group tours are available by appointment, please.
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- Added: 2 Feb 2007
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2205216
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