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Hempstead House and Castlegould: A Tale of Two Houses in Sands Point, New York

Hempstead House, Sands Point Preserve, Nassau County, Long Island, New York

The history of Castlegould and the Hempstead House in Sands Point, New York. Discover the story behind the construction and life of two of Long Island’s most incredible buildings, view photos of the gothic architecture, and relive the sex and scandal worthy of Jay Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald in this curio from the Gothic Curiosity Cabinet.

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A Romantic Getaway At Kings Park Psychiatric Institution

Building 93, King's Park Psychiatric Center, Kings Park, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York

Kings Park Psychiatric Institute on Long Island was one of the first, as well as one of the largest industrial sized mental institution. Today it lies in ruins, a testimony to a dark chapter in our history, and another chapter in the Gothic Curiosity Cabinet.

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Rosemary’s Farm: "Life’s But A Walking Shadow …"

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Bridge to the stage at Rosemary Farm (Conklin Farm), Huntington, New York. Click here to view larger or to order prints “A poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” William [...]

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