by real estate developers and destined for destruction. After another real estate developer, Wilbur F. Breslin, proposed a huge residential, industrial, and commercial complex on the site, public outcry was enough that the house and 35 acres (0.14 km2) were donated to Brookhaven Town for preservation in 1974. Current uses The Museum Manor of St George is open to the public free of charge from May 1 to October 30. The Longwood Estate is used as parkland, open to the public, and contain a museum. References Resources and external links The Manor of St. George by John B. Deitz The Illustrated History of the Moriches Bay Area by Van and Mary Field The Longwood Estate by Jean Lauer Manor St. George from a website about the Carman family Things to Do in Brookhaven Photos of the Longwood Estate Pre-statehood history of New York (state) Historic sites in New York (state) Museums in Suffolk County, New York Brookhaven, New York Historic house museums in New York (state) Houses in Suffolk County, New York Parks in Suffolk County, New York 1693 establishments in the Province of New York