Coindre Hall

Coindre Hall is a French chateau-style mansion on 33 acres of hilly ground in Huntington, spanning about 80,000 square feet with multiple turrets and varied architectural details. The building overlooks Huntington Harbor and Long Island Sound and is now managed by Suffolk County's Department of Parks.

The house was commissioned in 1912 by pharmaceutical executive George McKesson Brown and designed by architect Clarence Sumner Luce in medieval style at West Neck Farm. Its construction reflected the era of grand estates being built along Long Island's North Shore in the early 1900s.

The mansion was repurposed as a school by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in 1939, named after Father André Coindre, until the school closed in 1971. This religious use shaped the property's identity for decades and remains part of how locals remember the place.

The property is accessible via Browns Road and offers monthly guided tours along with options for private events. Visitors should know that the grounds consist of hills and varying elevations, which is worth considering when planning a visit.

The estate includes a waterfront boathouse connected to the main building by sloping terrain that naturally creates sledding hills during winter. This seasonal transformation gives the grounds an unexpected recreational quality that many visitors discover by chance.

Location: New York

Inception: 1939

GPS coordinates: 40.89472,-73.43694

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:55