Westhampton Beach Historical Society

Yard Sale: Foster/Meeker House

dlm-web — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:09:36 +0000

Title: Yard Sale: Foster/Meeker House
Date: 2012-06-03

Westhampton Country Club

dlm-web — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:38:39 +0000

Enjoy our collection of Westhampton Country Club post cards. Information about the cards and, in some cases, descriptions of the messages written on the back are included in the captions beneath.

Historical Photos

dlm-web — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:32:36 +0000

Click here to see selected photos from the societies collection

History Is Everywhere You Turn

dlm-web — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:49:26 +0000

The Westhampton Beach of today is a distant cry from the one first settled in 1666 as part of the Quogue Purchase. Then it was a quiet, sleepy community that experienced its first real estate boom in 1675 when buying land for investment purposes became very popular. However, development was slow and the hamlet remained tiny over the next century and a half… until 1870 when the railroad reached Westhampton Beach and development really began. People began spending their Summers here as “bathing stations” flourished, and the character and economic development of the village was altered. As the Village began to evolve into a burgeoning Summer resort, real estate kept pace with the changing times and values increased considerably.

Around Westhampton

dlm-web — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:01:51 +0000

We are proud to announce the publication of Arcadia Publishing’s Newest book in its Images of America series: AROUND WESTHAMPTON. This is a story of people and places told thru 208 historic photos and captions of scenes around Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Quiogue, Remsenburg and Westhampton Dunes from the early days when the area was know as Catchaponack to the present day. To order your copy: Send $24 plus $3 for postage or pick up your copy at the Tuthill House Museum.