Sagtikos Manor, Bay Shore

About Sagtikos Manor

Sagtikos Manor is a museum in Bay Shore housed in one of Long Island's oldest estates, built in 1697. Visitors take guided tours through colonial-era rooms where generations of the Thompson-Gardiner family lived. The house features a bedroom, parlor, and other period spaces, along with a twentieth-century Gilded Age addition. The manor served as the British Army's Long Island headquarters and later as a retreat for the first American-born Mayor of New York. Tours wind through rooms that witnessed centuries of American history within these walls. The manor's gardens and grounds are free and open to the public daily. Guided tours are available at scheduled times, with tickets sold online through the venue's website. The historical society manages the property and coordinates its restoration efforts.