Port Jefferson Long Island NY Plant Hotel War Veterans Camp

Description: Plant Hotel War Veterans' Inst. Camp, Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York. Current site of high school. Review Pictures For Conditions.Following America’s entry into World War I, the number of employees at the Bayles Shipyard in Port Jefferson jumped from 250 in November 1917 to 1,022 in January 1919. Architect Alfred C. Bossom to design cottages and dormitories in Port Jefferson for the burgeoning population. the Bayles Shipyard purchased almost 16 acres of land just west of Barnum Avenue from Catherine Campbell in July 1918. Nine detached, one-family homes were designed by Bossom to reflect the character of “old Long Island fishing villages” and erected along Cemetery Avenue, later renamed Liberty Avenue. Between 1921-23, Port Jefferson’s Plant Hotel served as a United States Veterans Training Center, the Plant Hotel included 206 rooms, a cafeteria, powerhouse, athletic field and water purification facilities. A porch connected the three major wings of the complex. In July 1929, taxpayers in the Port Jefferson school district voted to purchase the Plant Hotel itself and the remaining 13 acres. In subsequent elections, the citizens authorized the board of education to sell some of the hotel’s furnishings, grade the grounds and construct an athletic field on the site. In June 1934, the taxpayers voted to build a high school on the property. Now the site of Earl L. Vandermeulen High School,

Price: 5.99 USD

Location: Port Jefferson Station, New York

End Time: 2025-02-01T15:46:13.000Z

Shipping Cost: 2 USD