JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR

Lloyd Lane and Lloyd Harbor Road,
Lloyd Harbor, New York

Lloyd Manor, built in 1766, is a handsome structure with fine interior woodwork by Connecticut craftsmen. Located in a spectacular setting overlooking Lloyd Harbor, the grounds contain a formal garden. The house is furnished to the 1793 inventory of John Lloyd II. Lloyd Manor was the home of Jupiter Hammon, a slave who became the first published black poet. Interpretive exhibits provide the history and documentation for the installation.

• Explore the African-American experience in New York and Long Island by visiting the home of former slave-owners.
• Students will role play as the former slaves and owners of Lloyd Manor.
• Meet the first published African-American poet, Jupiter Hammon, through a video reenactment and his writings.

• Experience the social life, school and everyday chores of children growing up around the time of the American Revolution.
• Hands-on activities include butter churning, quill pen writing, and grinding corn.
• Play colonial games, create a craft, and discover how colonial children were expected to dress.

• Discover artifacts made by colonial potters, carpenters, coopers, and blacksmiths through biographies and their original handiwork.
• Students will recreate a clay inkwell from the colonial period.
• Examine the objects needed for everyday life in the 18th century by taking a self-guided tour of Lloyd Manor.

Directions:

Follow Route 25A into Huntington, turn north on West Neck Road (opposite library), follow West Neck Road into the Village of Lloyd Harbor and across the causeway (water on both sides) to Lloyd Neck. This road turns east at the Neck and follows the south shore. Lloyd Manor is located at the intersection of this shore and Lloyd Lane, (one-half mile east).

Lloyd Manor - Open for Visitation:
Memorial Day Weekend through Columbus Day, Sat/Sun, 1-5
Adults $3.00 Children (7-14) & Seniors $2.00
Groups by appointment only 631-692-4664