Gerry Park (also known as Gerry Pond Park and historically known as Roslyn Park) is a major park in the Village of Roslyn, on Long Island, New York, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned & maintained by the Town of North Hempstead.
The park opened in 1931, out of some portions of the land round Roslyn Pond, as part of a malaria control project. [2] [3] [4] It underwent a significant renovation project in the 1980s. [5] The park contains a replica of the community's original paper mill along Papermill Road, as well as one of the horse tamer statues from the former Roslyn estate of Clarence H. Mackay. [2] [6] [7] [8] [9]
It was listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1986. One year later, on April 15, 1987, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as a contributing property of the Main Street Historic District. [2] [10]
The park was renamed in 2001 after married couple Roger and Peggy Gerry, both of whom were leading figures in the historic preservation of Roslyn and in the founding of the Roslyn Landmark Society. [3] [11] It underwent extensive rehabilitation throughout the 2010s. [6] [12]
East Hills is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. The population was 7,284 at the time of the 2020 census.
Flower Hill is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The eastern half is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. Western and northern parts are more closely associated with Manhasset and Port Washington. The population was 4,794 at the time of the 2020 census.
Greenvale is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. The population was 1,069 at the time of the 2020 census.
Roslyn Estates is a village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. The population was 1,318 at the time of the 2020 census.
Roslyn Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. The population was 6,747 at the time of the 2020 census.
The Roslyn Cemetery is a historic cemetery located on Northern Boulevard in Greenvale, in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is owned by the Roslyn Presbyterian Church which is located within the Village of Roslyn.
Roslyn High School is a public high school in Roslyn Heights, in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is the only high school in the Roslyn Union Free School District, serving all of the district's students in grades 9 through 12.
The Main Street Historic District is one of two such districts in the village of Roslyn, New York. It is, as its name suggests, located along Main Street between North Hempstead Turnpike and East Broadway, incorporating Tower Street and portions of Glen Avenue and Paper Mill Road.
The Roslyn Village Historic District encompasses the center of that village in the U.S. state of New York. It includes within its boundaries the earlier Main Street Historic District, although that is considered a separate district by the National Park Service, which added the Roslyn Village district to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The Roslyn Grist Mill is located along Old Northern Boulevard in Roslyn, New York, United States. It was built sometime before the mid-18th century and is one of the few surviving Dutch colonial commercial frame buildings in the U.S. Added to both the National Register of Historic Places and New York State Register of Historic Places in 1986, it is currently being restored by the Roslyn Landmark Society for use as a museum.
The Roslyn East Gate Toll House is a historic building located within the Roslyn Cemetery on Northern Boulevard in Greenvale within the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York, United States.
The Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse is a historic fire station located in the village of Roslyn, in Nassau County, New York, United States.
The Cornell-Van Nostrand House is a historic home located in the hamlet of Manhasset Hills, in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States.
The Roslyn Savings Bank Building is a landmarked, historic commercial building located on Old Northern Boulevard in the Incorporated Village of Roslyn, in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States.
The Roslyn Union Free School District is an American public school district located in Nassau County, on Long Island in New York, United States.
The Flower Hill Cemetery, also known as the Burtis Cemetery and Old Cemetery at Flower Hill, is a historic cemetery and historic site located within the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill, in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.
Strathmore is an unincorporated, Levitt & Sons-developed hamlet in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States, within the census-designated place (CDP) of Manhasset.
The Roslyn Landmark Society is a nonprofit historical society headquartered at 36 Main Street in Roslyn, New York. It serves as the historical and landmark society for the Greater Roslyn area.
The Ellen E. Ward Memorial Clock Tower is a historic clock tower in the Village of Roslyn, Nassau County, New York. It is considered the symbol of Roslyn and appears on that village's official seal.
TheBryant Library is a historic building, community center, and public library located within the Village of Roslyn, on Long Island, New York, United States.