Southampton

by Mary Cummings

Overview

Settled in 1640 by a group of Puritans from Massachusetts, Southampton, NY, changed very little until the railroad line from New York City reached the village in 1870. Then, with daily trains traveling east, wealthy New Yorkers were amazed to discover a bucolic backwater just hours away. By the turn of the century, Southampton was ranked among the most fashionable resorts on the East Coast. Over 200 photographs, many rare and previously unpublished, illustrate the changes that came to agrarian Southampton as successive waves of summer residents arrived, first to stay in farmhouses refurbished as boarding houses, then building their own sprawling summer "cottages." Drawn from local historical archives and private collections, these images will show how small-town life continued over the years in a place now world-renowned for its exclusive clubs, grand mansions, and celebrity residents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781531627225
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Publication date:	02/01/2006
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Author Mary Cummings was born and raised in Southampton. She has been associate editor at the Southampton Press, editor of The Hamptons Magazine, Hampton Life, and other publications, and a regular contributor to the New York Times Long Island Weekly. Her strong family connections and her special fondness for the area are clearly evident in this compelling visual history.