Have you imagined yourself living in the fabled village of Muttontown where the upper crust of New York society established their homes during the "Great Gatsby" era? Although most of the big estates have been subdivided, the area is still on a two-acre zoning.
Here is your chance to live in Muttontown across from the Muttontown Golf and Country Club.
1 Ripley Ln., Muttontown, NY is the best buy in the area. It is a unique custom home located in one of the most prestigious communities on the North Shore of Long Island on 2.49 beautiful acres across from the Muttowntown Golf and Country Club. It has two-car garage, dramatic entry hall
with high ceiling, open and airy with steps leading to a spacious living room
with woodburning fireplace, perfect spot for entertaining and wall of glass to a balcony overlooking a huge expanse of lawn, with towering mature trees where you have a perfect vista of the neighboring golf course.
Dining room adjoins a terrace overlooking a basketball court and heated gunite inground pool.
Bright and spacious eat-in-kitchen.
Two bedrooms, bath and Master Bedroom with plenty of closet space, Master bath and shower stall with plenty of light, his and her sinks. 
Two stairways to lower level with den, 
two bedrooms perfect for visiting extended families, bath and laundry room. Lovely private property with inground sprinklers. Less than an hour to New York City. Within minutes to major highways and Long Island Railroad.
Muttontown residents enjoyed the benefits of living near several golf courses. Tam O'Shanter Club has a prominent location on Route 107 and is located in Brookville. There are other golf courses nearby - Muttontown Golf and Country Club in Muttontown, Pine Hollow Golf and Country Club in East Norwich,The Mill River Club in Upper Brookville, Brookville Country Club located in Old Brookville, Meadow Brook Club in Jericho, Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury, Piping Rock Club in Matinecock and the Creek Club in Lattingtown, all within 10-mile radius of each other.
Muttontown, NY is a village adjacent to Brookville and the village is so widespread it encompasses four school districts. For buyers who want to live in Muttontown, NY but prefer small school district, you have a choice of Oyster Bay-East Norwich school district or Locust Valley school district. The other two school districts are Syosset and Jericho school districts. Muttontown is only two miles to Oyster Bay where you can enjoy Theodore Roosevelt Town Park and the Waterfront Center.
Nearby is Planting Fields Arboretum, a New York State Park, with extensive collection of shrubs and trees, walking trails, various themed gardens, greenhouses, and the Coe Hall Mansion.
For dining pleasure, residents of Muttontown take advantage of several restaurants on nearby East Norwich where cuisine range from simple fare to expensive gastronomical experience.
We have Rothmann's Steakhouse, (an East Norwich landmark), Angelina Italian Restaurant, Luce formerly called Café Girasole, Saggio Pizzeria, La Pizzetta Restaurant, IHOP Restaurant, Mezzina Market, Taste of China and Tokyo and Bagel Boss Café.
Moore was the first mayor of the village of Muttontown (1931-1938), which he named. Mr. Moore's died in 1938, and 17 years later Mrs. Moore married Robert McKay, a life-long friend. Mr. McKay died in 1958. In 1964, Mrs. Alexandra Moore McKay began donating portion of the property to Nassau County and over a period of 10 years, nearly 100 acres were donated to the County.
With this acquisitions plus the Christie House, Nassau County created the 550-acre Muttontown Preserve. Muttontown Preserve is one of the most beautiful preserves in Long Island. An Equestrian Center can also be found on its premises. For people who love nature, there are miles of nature trails where you can go on foot or ride your horse. During the early part of the 20th century, this area was a horse country. Fox hunting used to be a favorite pastime by the upper class.
King Zog of Albania once bought a property in Muttontown, NY called Knollwood with the intention of building a kingdom in exile here while the Nazis were raging war in Europe. He was not successful in obtaining enough visas so he abandoned his plan and never lived in Knollwood and was razed in the late '60s.
Delano & Aldrich, the prominent architect of the ‘20s made his first commission in this area. His first commission is the Christie House on Muttontown Rd whose exterior wall was modeled after Mount Vernon, the home of our first president, George Washington. This mansion is now called Nassau Hall owned by Nassau County.
Nassau Hall was built by Delano & Aldrich for the Winthrop family and was known originally as the Egerton L. Winthrop Jr. House or Muttontown Meadows. The estate was purchased by Lansdell Christie in 1950 and hence called the Christie House. His widow, Helen Christie sold the house and its 183 acres to Nassau County in 1969. It is now the home of Nassau Parks Conservancy. Nassau Hall has one of the biggest collection of pine trees.
Being a past president of the Long Island Rose Society and a resident around here, I was asked to restore the Rose Garden at Nassau Hall. For three painstaking years, we worked hard every Wednesday during the growing season trying to rehabilitate the old Rose Garden which was neglected for 30 years. It was a tremendous job as you can imagine. 
Posing at the center of the rose beds are myself (with the baseball cap) and two of my volunteers holding watering cans. We were able to finish two big beds and the center bed and I donated and planted about 40 roses. Due to the shortage of funds and volunteers and change in management at Nassau Hall, we have to abandon the project two years ago.
Chelsea Mansion, another mansion located nearby on the beautiful Muttontown Preserve has a French Normandy style architecture built for Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Moore in 1924. Mr. Benjamin Moore's great, great grandfather was the author, Clement Clark Moore, who wrote the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", otherwise known as "T'was The Night Before Christmas". Chelsea Mansion was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. One special feature of this property is the moat around the mansion, an Oriental influence favored by Mrs. Moore after a trip to China on her honeymoon in 1921. This mansion is also owned by Nassau County and used now for various charity fundraising events and concerts in the summer.
Copyright © 2009. By Rosalinda Morgan, "The Rose Lady". All rights reserved.. *SHORT SALE - 1 RIPLEY LN., MUTTONTOWN, NY - BEST BUY IN TOWN - $1,250,000*
If you are interested in selling or buying a home in Brookville, Muttontown, Oyster Bay, East Norwich, Oyster Bay Cove, Syosset, Laurel Hollow, Bayville, Centre Island and Mill Neck, please contact Rosalinda Morgan, "The Rose Lady".
Ph - 516-385-0584
Email - linda@rosalindamorgan.com
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