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27% of Lattingtown’s homes were built before 1940

More historic than 91% of U.S. towns. What drives it

2 places in town are on the National Register. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1897 on, and the census since 1940.

2on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
1famous people
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About Lattingtown’s history

How historic is Lattingtown?

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More historic than 91% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Lattingtown’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lattingtown is more historic than 91% of U.S. towns. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lattingtown’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194027.4% of homes (±14.0) · typical NY town 26.6% · U.S. 8.4%A−National Register2 listings, 13 historic buildings, 66.3 per 10,000 residents · typical NY town 12.3 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 91%
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New York towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New York town has 12.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lattingtown’s 66.3 sits above most of its state (71% of New York towns have fewer) while its 13 historic buildings outnumber those of 77% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±14.0 points).

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Lattingtown’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18974 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1967. Watch Lattingtown change.Old housesHalf of Lattingtown’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lattingtown’s history is told.

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On the map

Lattingtown on the map, 1897 to 1967

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lattingtown. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lattingtown on the 1897 USGS mapLattingtown on the 1900 USGS mapLattingtown on the 1954 USGS mapLattingtown on the 1967 USGS map1897Oyster Bay sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lattingtown.

The story

How Lattingtown came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Lattingtown.

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The area of marsh along the coast was occupied by a band of Lenape, known as the Matinecock – a name long associated with the area.

The Matinecock sold the area in 1660 to Richard Latting and his son, Josiah Latting. The Lattings sold marsh reeds for use in thatched-roof houses. The same family later established the hamlet of Lattingtown at Marlborough, Ulster County, New York, north of Manhattan.

The 1986 film The Money Pit was partially filmed at a run-down house in Lattingtown.

Soong Meiling (also known as Madame Chiang), the former renowned First Lady of China, spent the latter years of her life in America here, and passed away in her house in Lattingtown.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Lattingtown, 1769 to 1897

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 18th century
  2. 1769Born hereGeorge Townsend is born here
  3. 19th century
  4. 1834In the archiveUntitled photo
  5. 1897On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Lattingtown, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1830s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1830s2 items
Untitled photo1834Untitled photoDocumentUntitled photo1834Untitled photoDocument
Today13 recent
UnderhillHouse2inLV2026UnderhillHouse2inLVMunnsunkatBaileys2026MunnsunkatBaileysMatinecockFarms2026MatinecockFarmsLindebergKillingworth2026LindebergKillingworthLattingtown Village Hall, Lattingtown, Long Island, New York August 29, 2021 B2021Lattingtown Village Hall, Lattingtown, Long Island, N…Lattingtown Village Hall, Lattingtown, Long Island, New York August 29, 2021 A2021Lattingtown Village Hall, Lattingtown, Long Island, N…Munnysunk - Bailey Arboretum2018Munnysunk - Bailey ArboretumBailey Arboretum2018Bailey ArboretumTrees roots moss2017Trees roots mossTrees roots moss pond2017Trees roots moss pondTrees roots bailey arboteum2017Trees roots bailey arboteumBailey arboretum tree2013Bailey arboretum treeLong Island aerial2010Long Island aerial
On the National Register

2 historic places in Lattingtown

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
13
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Lattingtown, census by census

05001,0001,5002,000194019601980200020201,881

Grew from 613 people in 1940 to 1,881 in 2020, 3 times over.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lattingtown’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Locust Valley1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGlen Cove6 historic placesA−Oyster Bay61 historic placesA−Mill Neck3 historic placesA−

Questions about Lattingtown’s history

How does Lattingtown rank for history?

Lattingtown is more historic than 91% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Lattingtown?

27% of Lattingtown’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±14.0 points), against a typical 27% for a New York town; the median home was built in 1958.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (15), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.