The de Seversky Center at the New York Institute of Technology

During a time of great fortune and soaring industry the families of New York's elite constructed gleaming estates along the North Coast of Long Island. One such monument to the period is The New York Institute of Technology's de Seversky Conference Center -- a Georgian-style Mansion on the island's famed "Gold Coast".

 

Completed in 1918 by designer and architecht Thomas Hastings for the businessman philanthopist Alfred du Pont the mansion was originally given the name 'White Eagle'. Du Pont sold the mansion years later to Frederick E. Guest, first cousin of Winston Churchill, who named it 'Templeton'. The mansion remained in the Guest family until 1972 when it was purchased by the New York Institute of Technology and named after Russian aviator Alexander P. de Seversky who was principally responsible for the acquistion.

 

Now the de Seversky Center is a premiere site for Long Island business conferences as well as premium wedding events and is part of NYIT's Old Westbury campus.

 

DIRECTIONS:

From New York City and points West:

Take the Northern State Parkway to Exit 31, Glen Cove Road. From the exit ramp, turn left onto Glen Cove Road and travel north for approximately four miles. Turn right on Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) and go one point two miles to the Old Westbury campus entrance, on the right at the second traffic light (West Road entrance). Proceed up the hill, and follow sign to the de Seversky Center on right.

 

From Southern Queens or Brooklyn: From southern Queens and Brooklyn, take the Cross-Island Parkway, the Clearview Expressway, or the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway north to the Long Island Expressway (I-495) east. Follow the directions for EAST from New York City and points west via the Long Island Expressway.

 

From Suffolk County:

Take the Northern State Parkway west to Exit 35N, Route 106/107 North. From the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 106/107, heading north. After approximately three-quarters of a mile, bear left on Route 107. Travel north on Route 107 for 3 miles. Turn left at Northern Boulevard (Route 25A). The Old Westbury campus entrance is on the left at the fifth traffic light (West Road entrance, past the East Road entrance). Proceed up the hill, and follow sign to the de Seversky Center on right.

 

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