Caumsett State Historic Park

Marshall Field, III, Estate
Caumsett State Park
Location: Lloyd Harbor Rd., Lloyd Harbor, New York
Area: 1,400 acres (570 ha)
Built: 1701
Architect: Pope,John Russell; Holden,McLaughlin & Associates
Architectural style: Greek Revival
Governing body: State
NRHP Reference#: 79001633[1]
Added to NRHP: April 30, 1979

Caumsett State Historic Park is on Lloyd Neck, a peninsula extending into Long Island Sound, in the village of Lloyd Harbor, New York.[2] Lloyd Neck was originally part of Queens County, New York.[3]

Marshall Field III bought the property in 1921 and had an estate house built in 1925, one of the largest estates of the Gold Coast Mansions.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The Marshall Field estate was purchased by New York State for $4 million on February 3, 1961 and became a state park.[4]

In May 1961, plans were made to create Caumsett State Parkway, a northern extension of Bethpage State Parkway, to provide access to the park.[5] Although right-of-way was acquired, the parkway was never built.[6] A portion of this land was later used to create Trail View State Park.

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