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Sylvester Manor Educational Farm

Shelter Island · 1652

The gateway to Sylvester Manor, a 1652 plantation homestead on Shelter Island, New York.
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A 243-acre estate granted in 1652 to Nathaniel Sylvester. The dark story — enslaved Africans labored here for over a century — is now part of the manor's public programming. The farm programs run year-round.

Address
Hours
Tours in summer; farm open daylight
Admission
$15 tour
Accessibility
Not wheelchair accessible
Official site
Access
Open to visit

Goes straight to a human. Not a public comment.