Thomas Dodge House (circa 1721)
58 Harbor Road
516-767-3970
The
brown-shingled Thomas Dodge House (c. 1721) is probably the
oldest extant house in the Port Washington area. It has long
been a favorite local landmark. Thomas Dodge I built the house
after migrating to Cow Neck from Block Island in 1718. Seven
generations of the Dodge family lived in the house. The
house has changed little since its construction. There are
several other structures on the property including a two horse
barn, a vegetable garden, a chicken coop and a vintage outhouse.
The adjacent Water Pollution Control District purchased the
House, and the property on which it sits, to act as a buffer
zone in the early 1990s. Because the District is prevented
by law from maintaining a museum, it asked the Society to open
the historic house to the public as a museum in 1993. Since
that time, the Society has been actively restoring the grounds
and the house and developing the Museum's collections.
Museum Hours/Tours on the first Sunday of each month
- April - October, from 1-5pm
- November - December 1-4pm
The Thomas Dodge House is a Town of North Hempstead Historic
Landmark and is listed on the State and National Register of Historic
Places.
Museum and Educational programs are being developed. Please
call or email the Society for further information or to arrange
individual or group tours.More photographs & information coming soon!