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The Town of Hempstead is the largest of the three towns in Nassau County (alongside North Hempstead and Oyster Bay) on Long Island, in New York, United States. The town's combined population was 793,409 at the 2020 census. It occupies the southwestern part of the county, on the western half of Long Island.
This is a list of all National Register of Historic Places listings in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1] [2]
Villages located partly in the Town of Oyster Bay: East Hills, Old Westbury, Roslyn Harbor; Villages located partly in the Town of Hempstead: Floral Park, Garden City (almost all in Hempstead), Mineola (almost all in North Hempstead), New Hyde Park
Once a site is designated as a landmark, it is subject to the Town of North Hempstead Landmarks Ordinance (Chapter 27 of the North Hempstead Town Code), which requires that any alterations beyond routine maintenance, up to and including demolition, must have their permit reviewed by the Town of North Hempstead Historic Landmarks Preservation ...
hempstead: 1784–1849, wrote "history of long island" while living here. his grave is in hempstead. 4: duke's law convention w. side cooper field parking space between fulton & front sts. hempstead: duke's law convention held near this spot in old building, 1664–65. 5: grist mill site merrick rd. e. of riverside dr. wantagh: col.
Hempstead may have been named after Hemel Hempstead in the English county of Hertfordshire, where village founder John Carman was born. [7] Another theory regarding the origin of the village's name is that it is derived from the town of Heemstede in the Netherlands, as this was an area from which many Dutch settlers of New Netherland originated.
This category is for articles related to the Town of Hempstead in Long Island, New York. Subcategories This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total.
Roosevelt (historically known as Greenwich and Rum Point) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 18,066 at the 2020 census. [2]