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Cold Spring Harbor School District

Video Tour of Laurel Hollow

Welcome to the Incorporated Village of Laurel Hollow

English settlers bought the area known as Laurel Hollow in 1653 from the Matinecock Indians.

The pace of life quickened in 1836 with the start of the Whaling Center in Cold Spring Harbor

St. John’s Episcopal Church was built in 1836 overlooking the harbor on Bungtown Road, and is still standing on present day Route 25A.

The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery opened in 1833 and was the 2^nd permanent Fish Hatchery in NYS. After 99 years as a NYS Trout Hatchery, the Hatchery and Aquarium opened as a non-profit educational center dedicated to educating its visitors about the Fresh-water ecosystems of NY. Unique public programs are presented throughout the year and education programs are provided for thousands of students from pre-K through college who come from all parts of the state. Scouts, senior citizens and groups with disabilities also attend programs. The Hatchery is proud of having the largest living collection of NYS fresh-water reptiles, fish and amphibians which are housed in the Julia F. Fairchild Building, the Walter L. Ross II aquarium Building, and in 8 outdoor ponds. Brook, Brown and Rainbow trout are raised to stock private ponds. Visitors are given a self-guided tour sheet and can purchase food to feed the hungry trout. The Hatchery staff is always available to answer any questions. Located on Route 25A, the Fish Hatchery is open daily.

All homeowners in the Village of Laurel Hollow have deeded beach and mooring rights for the private beach area located at the end of Laurel Hollow Road.

The Incorporated Village is run from the Village Hall located at the end of Laurel Hollow Road. From building permits to zoning questions, village staff members are available daily from 9AM to 4PM

The Village Police Booth is located at the intersection of Laurel Hollow and Moore’s Hill Roads. A dedicated police car and officer from Nassau County’s 2nd Precinct patrols the village daily to provide an extra level of security for residents

The History of the West Side School begins about the time when our country became a nation. Westsiders tell the story of George Washington’s visit when he helped raise one of the rafters of the original school building on his last tour of Long Island. In the late 1890’s, a new school was built on Route 25A near St. John’s. This 2-room schoolhouse was used until about 1940. Today it is a private residence. Today’s West Side school is the 3^rd structure which has been updated and expanded over the years and now houses grades 2 through 6. In 1958, Laurel Hollow’s West Side School joined the East Side school of Cold Spring Harbor and the Lloyd Harbor School District to form the existing Cold Spring Harbor School District.

Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Labs is a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant genetics, geonomics and bioformatics. It has a broad educational mission. Cold Spring Harbor Lab’s academic program serves to communicate new discoveries, concepts and methodologies to an international community of scientists. The 107 acres house various research facilities, offices, lecture halls and private housing for the international staff of scientists. Grace Hall is used for scientific meetings and lectures, as well as community events and concerts. This internationally recognized genetic and cancer research center is also on the national registry of historic places. Three researchers from the center have won the coveted Nobel Peace prize for their genetic work. They are Barbara McClintock, Alfred D. Hershey and Richard Roberts.