Gamecock Cottage

Gamecock Cottage is an historic building located at Stony Brook in Brookhaven Town, in Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. It was built in 1876 for storage of oars and sliding-seat rowboats and is the only remaining wooden beach cottage that was part of West Meadow Beach.

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Type: Historic site
Description: historic building located at Stony Brook in Suffolk County, New York
Also known as: “The Gamecock Cottage”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages and Stony Brook station.

Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages

Museum

The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages, known as the Long Island Museum, is a nine-acre museum located in Stony Brook, New York. Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages is situated 1 mile south of Gamecock Cottage.

Stony Brook station

Railway station

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Stony Brook is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located in Stony Brook, New York, adjacent to the campus of Stony Brook University, on the southeast side of New York State Route 25A, across the street from the intersection with Cedar Street. Stony Brook station is situated 1 mile east of Gamecock Cottage.

Stony Brook Grist Mill

Watermill

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The Stony Brook Grist Mill is a Registered Historic Place property in Stony Brook, Suffolk County, New York. Its construction in 1699 created the Mill Pond astride the Brookhaven-Smithtown boundary. The mill structure itself dates back to at least circa 1751. Stony Brook Grist Mill is situated 4,000 feet south of Gamecock Cottage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stony Brook and Head of the Harbor.

Stony Brook

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Stony Brook is a hamlet bordering the Long Island Sound, located in northern Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York. This historic town is home to Stony Brook University, The Stony Brook School, Three Village School District, and the “Stony Brook Village.”…

Head of the Harbor

Village

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Head of the Harbor is a village in Suffolk County, on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Head of the Harbor had a population of 1,520. Head of the Harbor is situated 1½ miles south of Gamecock Cottage.