Guided tours of the Homestead are available on Saturdays from April through December on Saturdays 1-4 pm.
Call (631) 744-1776 for group and school tours.
Come and take a peek at the ongoing restoration. Tours will be limited, at this time, to the Rocky Point Room, the Farm Room and the Radio Room. You can also visit our Gift Shop and walk the grounds. Our tour now includes a Rain Garden and Butterfly Pollinator Garden. Come and see the Sandstone Blocks from the former Long Island Railroad Bridge over Hallock Landing Road.
The Hallock Homestead is the Birthplace of Revolutionary War Soldiers & Patriots!
Take a trip back in time with a visit to the Noah Hallock Homestead, at 172 Hallock Landing Road in Rocky Point hosted by trained docents. The house was built in 1721 when Noah Hallock and Bethia Youngs were married in November of that year and made Rocky Point their home. Three of their sons and three of their grandsons served as soldiers and patriots in the Revolutionary War. Noah and Bethia’s descendants lived in the Homestead and worked the farm for eight generations, through the next century and on to a good part of the twentieth century. At one time the Hallock family owned much of the land in Rocky Point.
Come by and tour the 15 rooms filled with artifacts and archival photographs of Rocky Point’s unique history including the Farm Room, the one-room schoolhouse, and the Radio History Room featuring the RCA Radio Central Transmitting Station and the 1902 Marconi wireless building.
The house has a gable roof wing on the west and 3 bay and the original wood shingles attest to their care through the centuries. In the mid-nineteenth century, Greek Revival details were added, such as the entrance containing sidelights, transom, and paneled front door. The old metal roof is unique and in excellent condition for its age. The house is a showplace of original furniture, artifacts, farm equipment, and archival photographs. It depicts life in Rocky Point from the early 18th century thru the 20th century with the establishment of RCA Radio Central, the world’s largest transmitting station from 1921-1978.
Displays feature furniture and artifacts which originated in the house and early families who settled in Rocky Point. The Farm Room displays early tools and equipment from Rocky Point’s early farms and dairies. Exhibits illustrate vintage photographs, household items, parlor, dining room, pantry, bedrooms, the one-room schoolhouse, an art gallery, Rocky Point’s early radio history of the RCA Radio Central Transmitting Station and the historic 1902 Marconi wireless building. Volunteer docents will lead you on a guided tour. Costumed docents portray individuals in the Hallock’s past, telling the stories of their lives and making Rocky Point history come alive. Children, in particular, enjoy their trip back in time. Our Docents enjoy their questions and make the tour relevant to their interests.
Even if you have visited the Homestead before, you will want to return to view the latest artifact acquisitions of Rocky Point’s fascinating history. For group tours or further information, call (631)744-1776.)