Eagle’s Nest is the summer home of William K. Vanderbilt II, the great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Eagle’s Nest was built initially in 1910 as a small English cottage.
Over the next 30 years, the house grew into the sprawling 24 room Spanish-Revival mansion that is seen today.
Eagle’s Nest was not only built with living space for Mr. Vanderbilt and his family, but also museum space where Vanderbilt could showcase the thousands of natural history and cultural specimens he had collected from his travels.
There is also a Planetarium there that I am sure every child on Long Island has visited.
I know each of my boys went there when they were in elementary school.
It is very nice to have this beautiful and historic place so close by.