Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve

Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve Preserve and promote public access and enjoyment of this 18th-century treasure.

Join us next week as we present The Mills of Huntington at 7pm at the Elwood Public Library. It is free!
05/27/2026

Join us next week as we present The Mills of Huntington at 7pm at the Elwood Public Library. It is free!

The Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve had the privilege to give a presentation at the Tide Mill Institute Conference on Satu...
04/29/2026

The Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve had the privilege to give a presentation at the Tide Mill Institute Conference on Saturday in Fairfield, CT. Robert Hughes and Toby Kissam gave a lecture on "Restoring and Preserving the Lefferts Tide Mill".

We also heard presentations on:

Tide Mills of Eastern Long Island by Amy Folk, Southold Town Historian

A Hi-Tech Look at a 250-Year Old Tide Mill by Mark Borton, independent researcher and member of TMI Leadership Committee

Evaluating the Community Scale Tidal Energy Resource of Maine by David Hoyle, member of TMI Leadership Committee and TMI’s representative at the National Hydropower Association and the Marine Energy Council

Fairfield’s Historic Tide Mills by Walter Matis, Program and Volunteer Coordinator, Fairfield Museum and History Center

After the talks, a car caravan tour of Fairfield’s tide mill sites was led by Walter Matis.

The Tide Mill in the morning.... Beautiful!
04/01/2026

The Tide Mill in the morning.... Beautiful!

As part of the conference, Robert Hughes, Toby Kissam, and Kurt Dietrich will talk about the Lefferts Tide Mill. Over th...
03/25/2026

As part of the conference, Robert Hughes, Toby Kissam, and Kurt Dietrich will talk about the Lefferts Tide Mill. Over the centuries, there were numerous mills in the Town of Huntington on the north shore of Long Island, including four tide mills. This presentation will focus on the Lefferts Tide Mill, which is the last remaining mill in Huntington and which utilized the innovations of the third patent issued by the United States. The presentation will also address the challenges of maintaining a 240 year old earthen dam in the face of rising sea levels.

Enjoy the talks about the mills on Long Island Sound and see the Connecticut mills that are still standing as you venture from Fairfield Museum and History Center.

https://www.tidemillinstitute.org/tide-mill-conference-april-25-2026/

Learn about the history of the 18th and 19th-century Mills in Huntington at your local library! Get a stamp on your Suff...
03/18/2026

Learn about the history of the 18th and 19th-century Mills in Huntington at your local library! Get a stamp on your Suffolk County's 250th anniversary book!

Under the roof, we have a mix of original 1794 rafters and non-historic ones; we replaced them with period-correct timbe...
02/25/2026

Under the roof, we have a mix of original 1794 rafters and non-historic ones; we replaced them with period-correct timbers. The restoration was completed with some of the money you donated! Thank you!

In 1798, the Van Wyck family sold a half-interest in the mill to the Lefferts brothers from Cold Spring Harbor, who oper...
02/18/2026

In 1798, the Van Wyck family sold a half-interest in the mill to the Lefferts brothers from Cold Spring Harbor, who operated the mill. By the middle of the 19th century, Jarvis Lefferts, a son of one of the brothers, became the sole owner and operator of the mill until he died in 1882.

Photo of Jarvis Lefferts.

The Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve thanks Six Harbors Brewing Company for its generous $750 donation, representing a port...
02/11/2026

The Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve thanks Six Harbors Brewing Company for its generous $750 donation, representing a portion of sales from the specially brewed Lefferts Tide Mill Lager. The special beer was brewed by co-owner Mark Heuwetter and introduced to the public last August at a Brewery fundraising event for the Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve. The lager was available for sale in the following months, with a portion of the sale of each pint or can earmarked for the continued preservation of the mill.

The painting below is by Barbara Chadakoff. It is an interesting rendering of the Lefferts Tide Mill. In her vision, t...
02/04/2026

The painting below is by Barbara Chadakoff. It is an interesting rendering of the Lefferts Tide Mill. In her vision, the Lefferts Tide Mill has a ladder.

It's Way Back Wednesday, and this is the winner of the Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve design competition, by Peter Stango...
01/28/2026

It's Way Back Wednesday, and this is the winner of the Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve design competition, by Peter Stango. Breathtaking!

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PO Box 1481
Huntington, NY
11743

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