February 13, 1932. The Old Whitman Homestead on the grounds of the Wyandanch Club burns in 1932. I do not have any other information as there was just a small mention of it in the Smithtown FD 100th Anniversary book. The Wyandanch Club is currently Caleb Smith State Park.
Information on this property:
Originally part of the estate of Caleb Smith (1724–1800), the great grandson of Richard “Bull” Smith, the house was built in 1753 with his father Daniel Smith II. Although it has undergone many renovations, much of the original house still stands within the present building. The house was moved in either 1955 or 1958 to a plot of land behind the Smithtown Main Public Library in the Village of the Branch.
Throughout the 19th century, the original house was expanded considerably. By 1888 it was bought by the Brooklyn Gun Club, and converted into a sportsman’s hunting and fishing preserve. The property was named the “Wyandanch Club” in 1893. In 1963, it was acquired by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
The Wyandanch Club Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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