New York
Nassau County
Oyster Bay

Seely/Wright House

The Seely/Wright House 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.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: Oyster Bay, New York, a local historical landmark known also as Seely House
  • Also known as: “The Country Lady”
  • Address: 29 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, NY 11771

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raynham Hall Museum and Octagon Hotel.

Museum
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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.

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 400 feet west of Seely/Wright House.

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 410 feet southeast of Seely/Wright House.

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. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Seely/Wright House.

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 Seely/Wright House.

Seely/Wright House

Latitude
40.87198° or 40° 52′ 19″ north
Longitude
-73.53186° or 73° 31′ 55″ west
Open location code
87G8VFC9+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 963465446
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q7445844
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include House at 33 West Main Street and Raynham Hall Museum Visitors’ Center.

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