Raynham Hall Museum

Raynham Hall is in Oyster Bay, New York. Home of the Townsend family, one of the founding families of Oyster Bay, on Long Island, New York, and a member of George Washington's Culper Ring of spies, the house was renamed after the Townsend seat in Norfolk, England, in 1850 by a grandson of the original owner.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic house in New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Townsend Homestead”
  • Address: 20 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, NY 11771
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seely/Wright House and Octagon Hotel.

Historic building
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The is a historic house on West Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York. The house was built in 1830 by Dr. Ebeneezer Seely who married Phebe Townsend in 1808.

Historic building
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The , built as the Nassau House by Luther Jackson in 1851, was a pre-eminent political and social meeting space in Oyster Bay, New York. This eight-sided building is also believed to be among only a few like it on Long Island and perhaps the only octagon-shaped hotel in the . is situated 480 feet west of Raynham Hall Museum.

Church
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Hood African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded in 1848 is an historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located in Oyster Bay, New York. It is the oldest continuous congregation holding services in its original church structure in Oyster Bay. is situated 510 feet southeast of Raynham Hall Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oyster Bay Cove and Cove Neck.

Village
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is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in , on the North Shore of , in , United States. It is considered part of the Greater Oyster Bay area, which is anchored by Oyster Bay.

Hamlet
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is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in , on the North Shore of , in . The population was 286 at the 2010 census.

Village
is a village in the Town of Oyster Bay in , on the North Shore of , in , United States. The population was 1,054 at the time of the 2020 census. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Raynham Hall Museum.

Raynham Hall Museum

Latitude
40.87243° or 40° 52′ 21″ north
Longitude
-73.53161° or 73° 31′ 54″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
87G8VFC9+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 203029953
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6345874
Wiki­data ID
Q7299339
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In Other Languages

“Raynham Hall Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “雷納姆會堂博物館”
  • Chinese: “雷纳姆会堂博物馆”

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