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Old Westbury is a village in the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 4,671 at the 2010 census.
Old Westbury Gardens is a Long Island attraction featuring a historic mansion, formal gardens, and hosting programs & events.
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History of Old Westbury. The Village of Old Westbury was first settled in 1658 and was known as "Woodedge" because of its location on the north side of Jericho Turnpike where the flat Hempstead Plains to the south stopped and the rolling woodland to the north began.
History of and the Phipps Estate and Old Westbury Gardens. The Beginnings: From Cobbler’s Son to Partner in Carnegie Steel. In 1845, Henry Phipps Sr., a cobbler from Shropshire, England, moved with his wife and three sons to Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, now part of Pittsburgh.
Old Westbury Gardens, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the former country estate of John S. Phipps and his wife Margarita Grace Phipps. Opened to the public in 1959 with the mission of preserving a part of Long Island’s heritage, Old Westbury Gardens is an extraordinary example of a gracious era.
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Old Westbury Gardens, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a 200-acre garden and the former country estate of John S. Phipps and his wife Margarita Grace Phipps.
