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Southampton Town Considers Landmark Protection for Atterbury Estate, but Shinnecock Advocates Say It Should Be Moved

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Historic preservationists have asked Southampton Town to landmark the Shinnecock Hills home that once belonged to Grosvenor Atterbury, but not where it stands now. The site is adjacent to Sugar Loaf hill, sacred ground to the Shinnecock Nation that used the region's highest points as burial grounds for centuries. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Historic preservationists have asked Southampton Town to landmark the Shinnecock Hills home that once belonged to Grosvenor Atterbury, but not where it stands now. The site is adjacent to Sugar Loaf hill, sacred ground to the Shinnecock Nation that used the region's highest points as burial grounds for centuries. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Historic preservationists have asked Southampton Town to landmark the Shinnecock Hills home that once belonged to Grosvenor Atterbury, but not where it stands now. The site is adjacent to Sugar Loaf hill, sacred ground to the Shinnecock Nation that used the region's highest points as burial grounds for centuries and the Peconic Land Trust, which now owns the land, has proposed relocating the house off the top of the hill. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Historic preservationists have asked Southampton Town to landmark the Shinnecock Hills home that once belonged to Grosvenor Atterbury, but not where it stands now. The site is adjacent to Sugar Loaf hill, sacred ground to the Shinnecock Nation that used the region's highest points as burial grounds for centuries and the Peconic Land Trust, which now owns the land, has proposed relocating the house off the top of the hill. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Tela Troge.

Tela Troge.

authorMichael Wright on Jul 31, 2024
A wholly intact 19th century mansion once owned by Grosvenor Atterbury and by Samuel Parrish should be landmarked for preservation because of its prominent role in the history of the... more

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