Bellport
Village and Brookhaven Hamlet
Author: Victor Principe
# of Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia
Publishing
Price: $19.95
Book Description
(courtesy Arcadia Publishing):
Bellport Village, with its
beautiful historic homes and sweeping views of the Great South Bay, has
remained a thriving community through the years, retaining its strong
sense of place. The Bellport streetscape is alive with diverse
architecture that has enriched the lives of its residents and visitors
for generations. One knows immediately when one is in the Bellport area.
It is a place apart, where the monotony of contemporary suburbia gives
way to the charming eccentricities of history. Through a wealth of
historic images, most never published before, from several private
collections and from the extensive archives of the Bellport-Brookhaven
Historical Society Museum, Bellport Revisited chronicles the history of
a village that has resisted development and remained a charming and
unique place.
Author Bio
(courtesy Arcadia Publishing):
In his second volume on Bellport’s history,
Victor Principe introduces the people and explores the architectural
richness of Bellport and the surrounding communities through vintage
images from the 19th through the mid-20th century. He is a member of the
Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society and serves on the board of the
Bellport Village Historic Preservation Commission. A resident of
Bellport for more than 25 years, he is also a real estate broker and
antiques dealer.
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behind "Bellport Revisited"
Bellport
Revisited
Author: Victor Principe
# of Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia
Publishing
Price: $19.95
Book Description
(courtesy Arcadia Publishing):
When Capt. Thomas
Bell came to the old Brewster
Plantation in the 1820s, he
recognized its potential as an
important seaport. The place,
formerly known as Occumbomuck,
lay with nearby Fire Place
opposite an inlet on the barrier
island to the south. Bell's
vision never materialized;
however, the area soon had
admirers who made it one of the
earliest summer destinations in
Suffolk County. So it
remains-periodically
rediscovered as a summer haven
by a succession of scientists,
writers, artists, moguls, and
intellectuals, and
long-cherished by its permanent
residents. With more than two
hundred images, most of them
never previously published,
Bellport Village and Brookhaven
Hamlet visits the late 1800s and
the first half of the 1900s,
capturing the buildings, people,
activities, and events that
defined this special area. Old
houses at the early heart of the
settlements are not just
charming; some of them were home
to fascinating people: Birdsall
Otis Edey, poet and suffragist;
Oliver Hazard Perry Robinson,
inventor of the ball bearing;
William Glackens, Ashcan school
artist and summer resident; and
others. As Brookhaven Hamlet
remained quiet and rural,
Bellport Village became a
year-round resort with fancy
hotels, such as the Bay House,
the Goldthwaite, the Wyandotte,
and the Bellport, and an
exclusive beach club known as
the Old Inlet Club. Although the
area has always attracted the
famous and prominent, it was
also home to the creative and
entrepreneurial who made their
mark locally.
Author Bio
(courtesy Arcadia Publishing):
Victor Principe, a member of the
Bellport-Brookhaven Historical
Society and the National Trust
for Historic Preservation,
specializes in antiques and real
estate. He first came to the
area to work at the Gateway
Playhouse and later returned to
make Bellport his home. In
Bellport Village and Brookhaven
Hamlet, he brings to life a
bygone era by combining timeless
photographs and postcards from
museum and private collections
with a carefully researched and
informative text.