Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park - Wikipedia
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, which includes the Coe Hall Historic House Museum, is an arboretum and state park covering over 400 acres (160 ha) located in the village of Upper Brookville in the town of Oyster Bay, New York.
Meet the Coe Family of Planting Fields, Oyster Bay, L.I. N.Y. William Robertson Coe (1869-1955): Born on June 8, 1869 in Worcestershire, England, he moved to the United States with his family in 1883 at the age of 14. While still young, he started at the insurance firm Johnson and Higgins. His rise through the ranks was meteoric, and by 1916 he was
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park - New York State …
Visit the former Gold Coast estate of the W.R. Coe family. This National Register property has over 400 acres of rolling lawns, gardens, woodlands, and nature walks.
HOURS AND ADMISSION – Planting Fields Foundation
Explore over 20 gardens, stroll five miles of woodland trails, delight in the warmth of the two greenhouses, tour a 65-room Tudor Revival mansion, and enjoy our year-round programming! Start your next visit at the Visitor Center in Coe Hall. The park is open every day from 9am to 5pm (closed December 25).
Coe Hall, Planting Fields - Oyster Bay
Coe Hall, built between 1918 - 1921, is a 65 room Tudor Revial mansion designed by architects, Walker & Gillette. The interior is that of the Elizabethan style. It was the home to William Robertson Coe, insurance magnate and railroad executive, and his wife Mary Rogers Coe.
Tours and Tickets - Planting Fields
Check back soon for the 2025 schedule. Explore the Main House like never before and discover the the wellness legacy of the Coes as we address their health challenges and innovative solutions, explore the site to find core Olmstedian landscape concepts, and discuss the benefits of winter and the warmth of the Main Greenhouse!
Planting Fields - U.S. National Park Service
They even transplanted two forty-foot copper beech trees from Coe’s wife’s childhood home in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Olmsted Brothers created a series of charming vistas on the downhill slope of the property. Vistas were created by artfully scattering oaks around the property.
Family Outing: Planting Fields Arboretum and Coe Hall Mansion
May 1, 2014 · Stop by for a seasonal festival or just let your little ones loose on the grounds at Planting Fields Arboretum and Coe Hall Mansion in Oyster Bay, a Long Island Gold Coast estate that has more than 400 acres of gardens, trails, and historic buildings to discover.
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park - TCLF
Now an arboretum and historic site open to the public, Planting Fields is confronting the significant challenges of maintaining the estate’s historic canopy as newly discovered diseases severely threaten its trees. Coe Estate, Oyster Bay, New York, 1924. Photo courtesy of Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site.
Planting Fields - Olmsted Network
The Olmsted Brothers began work on William R. Coe’s 409-acre Planting Fields estate in 1918 after the original house on the property burned down. The estate, located in Oyster Bay, NY, was named for the rich agricultural value of the land and its service to the Matinecock People and the Dutch and English colonists that settled there.