New York
Nassau County
Hempstead

African American Museum

The "Joysetta and Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County" was renamed on 18 May 2021 for its long-time Directors. African American Museum also known as the African American Museum of Nassau County, which opened in 1970, is dedicated to showcasing local and national African American artists.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Also known as: “African American Museum of Nassau County”
  • Address: 110 North Franklin Street, Hempstead, NY 11550

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center and United States Post Office.

Railway station
Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.
The is an intermodal center and transportation hub in , . It contains the Nassau Inter-County Express bus system's indoor customer facility between Jackson and West Columbia Streets – as well as the terminus for the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located right across West Columbia Street from the bus terminal. is situated 1,200 feet northeast of African American Museum.

Post office
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US Post Office-Hempstead is a historic building located at , , . It was built in 1932 and designed by consulting architects Tooker & Marsh for the Office of the Supervising Architect. is situated 790 feet south of African American Museum.

Historic building
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St. George's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 319 Front Street in , . It was constructed in 1822 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as St. is situated 2,300 feet southeast of African American Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hempstead and West Hempstead.

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Village is the downtown area of , in . It is an urban-scale downtown area, home to the town’s offices and its largest commercial and employment area.

Town
Hempstead is the most populous town in America, with a whopping 700,000 residents, located on the South Shore of , . The town is highly urbanized and fragmented, containing 22 semi-autonomous villages within its boundaries, and forty other neighborhoods. , encompassing the "Nassau Hub" region, has its own article.

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY 3.0.
is a large area in the heart of , on , in , consisting of the Village of , the Village of Stewart Manor, and three hamlets: East , Park, and South.

African American Museum

Latitude
40.70949° or 40° 42′ 34″ north
Longitude
-73.62758° or 73° 37′ 39″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Operator
Nassau County Parks, Recreation, Museums
Open location code
87G8P95C+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3389885751
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
8084624
Wiki­data ID
Q4689667
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