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Garden City was once a significant portion of the expansive Hempstead Plains. This land became available for sale in 1867, giving Charles Harvey the opportunity to purchase the land for $42 an acre. Alexander T. Stewart also had plans for the Hempstead land, bidding $55 per acre in the hopes of creating his dream, a planned community. Although Harvey ultimately outbid Stewart by raising his offer to $56, his plans for the land remained secretive, causing rumors to spread that he intended to build a cemetery or jail. Hempstead residents voted 1,077 to 52 in favor of accepting Stewart’s bid regardless of the dollar loss per acre because of his ambition to create one of the nation’s first planned communities.

Stewart decided to name his community “Garden City” after Chicago’s informal nickname. The legacy of the name, however, came about after Stewart died and the Garden City Corp. took control of its growth. Stewart had insisted on solely renting to residents in order to maintain control of his community which had deterred families from settling. Garden City Corp. remodeled the Garden City Hotel, encouraged the sale of homes and filled the cold, vacant lots left by Mr. Stewart.

In 1910, property sales were low, causing them to open up land to the Doubleday, Page & Co. industry. The cornerstone laying for the new facility garnered the attention of former President Theodore Roosevelt. Garden City soon became the center for many historic events. During the Spanish-American War and World War II, remaining campgrounds on the Hempstead Plains were used by the army, bringing many people into the area and to the Garden City Hotel. Prior to his flight to Paris, Charles Lindbergh was also a guest at the famed hotel.

Garden City School District
Dr. Robert Feirsen, Superintendent of Schools
District Administration
56 Cathedral Avenue
Garden City, New York 11530
(516) 294-3000

Report Cards for all Garden City Schools are
found by clicking here

Private Schools

St Anne's School  
35 Dartmouth Street
Garden City, NY 11530

St. Joseph’s School
450 Franklin Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530

Waldorf School
225 Cambridge Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530

Universities

Adelphi University

One South Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
1(800) ADELPHI

Nassau Community College

One Education Drive
Garden City, New York 11530
(516) 572-7501

Nassau County

Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi
1 West Street
Mineola, NY 11501

Hempstead Town Hall

One Washington Street
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 489-5000
Supervisor Kate Murray
Councilman representing Garden City: Edward Ambrosino

Incorporated Village of Garden City

351 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 465-4000
Mayor: Gerard Lundquist
Administrator: Robert L. Schoelle, Jr.

Garden City Chamber of Commerce

230 Seventh Street
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 746-7724

 
Cradle of Aviation Museum


 


Mitchel Field
Garden City, NY 11530
(516)572-4111
Over 40 aircraft are on display in this museum, which contains exhibits relating to the history of aviation on Long Island.

Firehouse Gallery
Nassau Community College
Room 140, College Center Building
Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516)572-7165
Open: Hours vary; need to call ahead.
An art museum with changing exhibits.

Long Island Children’s Museum
11 Davis Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530(516)224-5800
Open: Weds.-Sun., 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed Monday and Tuesday.
A learning laboratory where hands-on exhibits invite visitors to experiment, examine and play. Through lively interdisciplinary activities, children and adults can share in the excitement of the learning process as they explore the world in which we live.

Cathedral of the Incarnation
50 Cathedral Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516)746-2955
This cathedral is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island and was completed in 1885. It was built by Cornelia Stewart in honor of her husband, Alexander, the founder of Garden City. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.