Old
Purchase Properties is a full service independent real estate agency located
in the heart of Bellport Village. Established in 1979, Old Purchase
continues to be the leader in home sales in the Bellport, Brookhaven and
East Patchogue area. Our agents are all longtime local residents with over
100 years of combined experience. Whether buying or selling Old Purchase
Properties is at your service.
Please
browse our website to view our listings and learn more about us.
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From earliest
times the waters off Bellport have influenced and charmed the lives of those
who live nearby. Offshore whaling and the digging of clams for food and
wampum were pursuits of the Indians.
Bellport Bay is landlocked on three sides and until the middle of the
seventeenth century this was the home of the Unkechaug Indians, with headquarters in Mastic.
They called the section now Bellport, Occumbomock,
meaning "opposite the fishing place," which was the inlet through the great south
barrier beach from the Atlantic. Tobaccus, Sachem of the Unkechaugs, sold the land that is now Bellport, Brookhaven Hamlet
and the lands to the north of these
two villages to a group of men
who settled in Setauket in 1655. They wanted the abundant grasslands
on the south side of the
island to furnish salt hay and grass as bedding for their livestock. They
also had their eyes on the
whaling industry and fishing in the bay, especially the shell fishing.
On June 10,1664 an agreement was signed between Tobaccus and a group of men represented by Richard
Howell and John Cooper. For
fifty fadum of wampum, which was actually paid by four fur coats
and $16.25 in cash, the men bought a
substantial tract of south shore land and the fishing rights off its shore. In March 1667 Tobaccus deeded all whales
to the Brookhaven settlers and
the Indians continued to be
employed by the settlers as whalemen. This land bought from Tobaccus was called
The Old Purchase South.
Today the ocean offers fishing, swimming, surf boarding and sunning
on incomparable beaches, while Bellport Bay provides skating, ice boating and scootering over the frozen ice in
winter and sailing and crabbing in summer.
Captain Thomas Bell first came to Occum-bomock with his brother as an employee
of the American Coast Wrecking Company to wreck the Vessel Irene that had foundered off
Great South Beach opposite present day Bellport. He was so attracted by the region that in a
short time he returned to make
this his home. Today the heritage and amenities of the
Bellport-Brookhaven area
continue to attract old and new residents. Welcome!
Featured Properties For Sale
Bellport
Village South
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Property Type:
House Bedrooms: 3 Bath: 2.5 Asking Price: $1,895,000 |
www.oldpurchase.com Phone Number: 631-286-2424 |
WATER VIEW!!! Contemporary style home overlooking Bellport Dock and Fire
Island! Completely renovated Spring 2012. Party room, laundry/utility room,
garage and car port. 1st floor: Entry hall, living room w/ fireplace /dining
room. Gourmet kitchen with 2 dishwashers, wine refrigerator, disposal,
Cesare stone and marble counter tops, den , 1/2 bath and screened porch. 2nd
floor: master bedroom suite with deck, large walk in closet, and marble
bath. 2 guest bedrooms and bath. Wood floors, All custom cabinetry, wood
floors, Too many extras to list!
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Property Type:
House Bedrooms: 3 Bath: 1.5 Asking Price: $310,000 |
www.oldpurchase.com Phone Number: 631-286-2424 |
Custom built ranch style home. Hard wood floors. Eat in kitchen, living room
with brick fireplace, Den/dining room. 3 bedrooms plus 1 1/2 baths. Andersen
windows. Full basement. Cast iron baseboard heat. IGS. Well landscaped. Easy
walk to shops.
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Property Type:
House Bedrooms: 3 Bath: 2.5 Asking Price: $529,000 |
www.oldpurchase.com Phone Number: 631-286-2424 |
Lovely colonial with great water views!
Living room, DR, EIK, den with wood burning fireplace,
powder room, laundry and screened porch. Upstairs: Master
bedroom with bath and second story deck plus 2 bedrooms and
bath. Finished basement, attached garage. Wood floors. CAC.
Please browse our website to view
all of our listings and learn more about us.
Old Purchase
Properties Website
Old Purchase Properties
126 South Country Road
Bellport, NY 11713
Phone: (631) 286-2424
Email: info@oldpurchase.com
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