Historic East Hampton

Tour with the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society: Devon Colony & Amagansett Highlands
2024-08-14 09:30 (America/New_York) | NY
The Devon Colony is a historic enclave founded in 1908 by Cincinnati’s William Cooper Procter (Procter & Gamble), Richmond Levering, Joseph Rawson Jr., and William Stanhope Rowe after they discovered the area on a hunting trip. The men purchased 1,000 acres of land, 90 feet above sea level, with Gardiners Bay to the north and the ocean to the south, and built grand stucco houses and smaller residences as their summer homes. The colony also includes what is now the Devon Yacht Club, which was originally established as the Gardiners Bay Boat Club in 1908. We’ll tour this area with Lucy Sachs, a descendant and former resident of the Highlands. Co-presented by the EH Trails Preservation Society and the East Hampton Historical Society.
Meet 9:30 AM at Fresh Pond Park (corner of Fresh Pond Road and Cross Highway), Amagansett. EH Town parking permit required.
Free for EH Trails and Historical Society Members, $12 for Non-Members. Pre-registration required.
Rescheduled from August 7 due to inclement weather.
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Guided Tour of the Moran Studio
2024-08-15 11:00, 2024-08-18 10:00, 2024-08-28 11:00, 2024-09-02 11:00, 2024-09-29 10:30 | Moran Studio, 229 Main St., East Hampton, NY, 11937, United States
Join us for a guided tour East Hampton’s original artist studio and learn how the Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran transformed perceptions of nature and especially the American West during the late 19th century. You’ll tour the grounds and interior of the Studio and experience how the building functioned as a home, artmaking studio, and entertainment space. You’ll also learn about Thomas Moran’s painting, Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, which is displayed exactly where he hung it after the Studio was built.
Meet at 229 Main Street, East Hampton. The tour is free for Members and $12 for Non-Members.

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Visit the Dominy Shops Museum
2024-08-17 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-25 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-08 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-21 11:00 - 16:00 | Dominy Shops Museum, 73 N Main St, East Hampton, NY, 11937, United States
In the new Dominy Shops Museum, you can learn how the site was restored and reconstructed on the original location where three generations of East Hampton’s most acclaimed woodworkers and craftsmen made everything from cradles to coffins in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The current exhibition, Made to Order: The Dominy Craftsmen and their Customers tells the stories of the variety of local residents who commissioned clocks, furniture, and tools from the Dominys.
73 North Main Street, East Hampton
Free for Members and $12 for Non-Members.
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Visit the Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran Home and Studio
2024-08-18 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-31 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-14 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-22 11:00 - 16:00 | Moran Studio, 229 Main St., East Hampton, NY, 11937, United States
See East Hampton’s original artist studio and learn how the Morans transformed perceptions of nature and especially the American West during the late 19th century. During a self-guided tour of the Studio, visitors can experience how the building functioned as a home, artmaking studio, and entertainment space. As a special treat, you can see Thomas Moran’s painting, Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus exactly as he displayed it in the Studio.
229 Main Street, East Hampton.
Free for Members and $12 for Non-Members.
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Walking Tour of Main Street, East Hampton
2024-08-21 11:00, 2024-08-30 17:30 | Clinton Academy, 151 Main Street, East Hampton, NY, 11937
Learn about East Hampton and how Main Street has changed over time. During the tour, you’ll get a chance to go inside Town House, see the British Headquarters during the American Revolution, and find out about enslaved Africans and Montauketts who lived and worked on Main Street. The Tour begins with a visit to Clinton Academy.
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Guided Tour of the Dominy Shops Museum
2024-08-24 10:00, 2024-08-31 10:00, 2024-09-07 10:00, 2024-09-21 10:00, 2024-09-28 10:00 | Dominy Shops Museum, 73 N Main St, East Hampton, NY, 11937, United States
Join us for a guided tour of the Dominy Shops Museum! You can find out how the Dominy Shops returned to North Main Street, learn about the famed Dominy craftsmen, and view the exhibition, Made to Order: The Dominy Craftsmen and their Customers.

The tour, which takes place at 73 North Main Street, East Hampton, is free for Members and $12 for Non-Members.
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Visit Mulford Farmstead
2024-08-24 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-01 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-15 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-28 11:00 - 16:00 | Mulford Farmstead, 10 James Ln, East Hampton, NY, 11937, United States
After using the AR1776 App to explore the augmented reality program on the Farmstead’s grounds, you’ll have the opportunity to go inside one of East Hampton’s oldest homes, which never had indoor running water or toilets. During your visit, you’ll learn about the American Revolution through the eyes of the Mulford family and the enslaved Africans who lived there. Located on an original home lot in East Hampton, visitors can also see a traditional dooryard garden, which is cultivated by the Garden Club of East Hampton.
10 James Lane, East Hampton. Free for Members and $12 for Non-Members.

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Tour with the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society: Freetown
2024-09-12 10:00 | NY
Freetown was settled in the late 18th and 19th century by free people of African and Native American descent, as well as people of European descent. Following the Emancipation Act of 1799, John Lyon Gardiner and other slaveholders in East Hampton set aside parts of their landholdings in Freetown to rent or sell to newly emancipated African Americans. Stretching roughly from Cedar Street to Morris Park Lane, the land was considered substandard for farming but close enough to East Hampton Village to provide a labor pool for wealthy residents. In the 19th century, many Montauketts arrived in Freetown after being forced to leave Montauk when their land was dispossessed.
We’ll tour the area with Dr. Allison McGovern, an anthropological archaeologist, and make stops at the Fowler House, Calvary Baptist Church, the Neighborhood House, and the original location of St. Matthew’s Chapel. The tour is co-presented by the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum, the East Hampton Historical Society, and the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society.
Meet 10 AM at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum, 131 North Main Street, East Hampton.
Free for members of EH Trails, EH Historical Society, and EH Historical Farm Museum. $12 for Non-Members. Pre-registration required.
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Photo credit: Allison McGovern

Tour with the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society: Moran Studio and Ocean Avenue
2024-09-14 10:00 | NY
In partnership with the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society, this 1.5 mile long walk begins at the home and studio of the acclaimed artists, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran. After visiting the site, you’ll tour the historic Ocean Avenue district and see the gorgeous “cottages” of East Hampton’s original summer colony and hear the stories of the wealthy families who, like the Morans, vacationed in East Hampton and introduced the iconic shingle style of building here.
Meet at the Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran Home and Studio, 229 Main Street, East Hampton. Note: Onsite parking is extremely limited so please park on James Lane. Leader: Irene Daria, 917-854-5296. irene@stepstutoring.com.
FREE for EHTPS members, $12 fee for non-members.
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Hats Off: 300 Years of Headwear in East Hampton
2024-10-02 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-03 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-04 12:00 - 16:00 | Clinton Academy, 151 Main Street, East Hampton, NY, 11937
Featuring a selection of hats, caps, and bonnets from the permanent collection, most of which have never been exhibited before to the public, Hats Off traces East Hampton history through its headwear. For centuries people wouldn’t think of leaving their home without a hat. Free to the public, the exhibition explores the evolution of headwear styles, historical hat making practices, and local East Hampton residents and businesses of the past.
On display in Clinton Academy at 151 Main Street in East Hampton through the summer, the exhibit text is accessible in both Spanish and English. Hats Off is open Monday through Friday, 12-4pm.
