Stunning Historical Photos of Port Washington Houses in the 1940s

Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County. The Port Washington Sandbank was the largest east of the Mississippi and was accessible by barge from Manhattan in the 1870s. Over 140 million cubic yards of local sand were used for New York skyscrapers (including the Empire State and Chrysler buildings) and the New York City subway. The North Hempstead sand mines were redeveloped as Harbor Links in 1998.

Port Washington tried to incorporate itself as a city in 1930, with boundaries similar to the Port Washington Union Free School District, excluding Sands Point, which had already incorporated itself as a village.

Below are some historical photos of Port Washington Houses in the 1940s taken from Port Washington Public Library.

#1 Cape style house, 1941

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#2 45 Carlton Avenue, January 1942

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#3 18 Overlook Drive, February 1944.

This chalet style house in the village of Baxter Estates in Port Washington was owned by Robert Gregory at the time of this photo

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#4 20 Central Drive, May 1944. This corner house in the arts and crafts style located in the village of Baxter Estates, Port Washington was owned by the O’Brien’s at the time of this photo

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#5 June 1945. An ornate entry off the driveway and an unusual weather vane on the peak characterize this unique house

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#6 June 1945. House listed as that of Bruce Chapman

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#7 Probably located at Chicken Valley Road, June 1945. A farmhouse style residence

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#8 5 Bogart Avenue, 1946. House located adjacent to school property. Port Washington High School (now C.P. Weber Middle School) is in the background

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#9 14 (street unidentified), 1946

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#10 23 (street unidentified), 1946

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#11 32 (street unidentified), 1946

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#12 70 (street unidentified), 1946

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#13 76 (street unidentified), 1946

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#14 80 (street unidentified), 1946

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#15 85 (street unidentified), 1946

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#16 128 (street unidentified), 1946

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#17 144 (street unidentified), 1946

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#18 10 (street unidentified), 1947

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#19 11 (street unidentified), 1947

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#20 39 (street unidentified), 1947

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#21 117 (street unidentified), 1947

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#22 238 (street unidentified), 1947. C.K. McCully on sign near lamppost

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#23 665 (street unidentified), 1947

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#24 1 (street unidentified), 1948

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#25 2 (street unidentified), 1948

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#26 5 (street unidentified), 1948

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#27 103 (street unidentified), 1948

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#28 105 (street unidentified), 1948

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#29 137 (street unidentified), 1948

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#30 3 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#31 7 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#32 11 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#33 18 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#34 23 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#35 23 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#36 25 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#37 33 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#38 71 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#39 89 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#40 106 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#41 114 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#42 727 (street unidentified), July 1949

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#43 Port Sales Corporation, 145 Main Street, August 30, 1949. A Studebaker dealership at the corner of Main Street and Central Drive

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#44 Port Washington Building and Loan, 277 Main Street, November 1949

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