For Celeste Topazio, it all started with the peonies. The year was 2007. The red brick-walled garden at Sagtikos Manor in Bay Shore housed little but weeds, a far cry from the splendor ...

Sagtikos Manor, Islip Town’s oldest home, which this year celebrates its 325th anniversary, has struggled to draw visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic, which shuttered mansion tours in 2020.

Recently one morning the Sagtikos Manor in Bay Shore was a beehive of activity as volunteers were busily sorting through the centuries of family items accumulated over the years in the oldest ...

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In spring of 1790, our nation's first President George Washington toured the Island with a mission - and one of his overnight stops was the Sagtikos Manor in Bay Shore. Washington made several ...

Road Trip: Explore history at Sagtikos Manor in Bay Shore The historic estate was once owned by Judge Isaac Thompson, a prominent member of Islip Town government and a later member of the New York ...

"Are you alone or are others here with you?" The garden at the colonial-era estate known as Sagtikos Manor is pitch black, except for the small rays of light emanating from Mike Cardinuto's video ...

The historic estate was once owned by Judge Isaac Thompson, a prominent member of Islip Town government and a later member of the New York State Assembly.