Bayport & Blue Point

Two Towns, One Community

The Bayport-Blue Point Heritage Association was founded in 1983 and continues to be an active organization with over 300 members. Our mission is to preserve Bayport and Blue Point’s history by collecting and maintaining historical information on the towns, their people, and buildings.

Our hard work has restored Meadow Croft, the summer estate of John Ellis Roosevelt – first-cousin to Theodore Roosevelt – into a historic museum located on the grounds of Suffolk County’s Sans Souci Park. The estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Tours are available on Saturdays and Sundays anytime between 2pm-4pm, June through October. Stop in at your convenience. Large groups over 10 people should please contact us in advance to schedule.

In addition to the Meadow Croft Tours, we offer a casually-paced bike tour through Bayport and Blue Point, featuring historical points of interest hosted by our local historian Frank Giebfried; a historical boat cruise in August which sails along the South Shore of Bayport-Blue Point on a chartered ferry from Sayville Ferry; free summer concerts at Bayport’s Memorial Park in June and July; and a Christmas open-house weekend at Meadow Croft with timely holiday decorations, hot cocoa and photos with Santa. We also sponsor special exhibitions and guest speakers throughout the year. Join us!

Monthly membership meetings are held the second Sunday of the month from September through June at the Bayport-Blue Point Library. Meetings are from 2pm-4pm and feature speakers making presentations on local history. Refreshments are served, and new members are always welcomed!

President of the Bayport Blue Point Heritage Association, Mary Bailey says hello…from Meadow Croft!! In this extra-special video, Mary gives us a virtual tour of the former summer estate of John Ellis Roosevelt.

History, Music and Art at The Roosevelt’s Meadow Croft Estates