Indian Neck Hall or Bourne Mansion was a country residence of

Frederick Gilbert Bourne Commodore Frederick Gilbert Bourne (December 20, 1851 – March 9, 1919) was an American businessman. He was the fifth president of the Singer Manufacturing Company, from 1889 to 1905. He made the business "perhaps the first modern multinational ...

, president of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Located on the Great South Bay in

Oakdale, New York Oakdale is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County, New York (state), New York, United States, situated on the South Shore (Long Island), South Shore of Long Island. The hamlet's popula ...

, it was reputed to have been the largest estate on

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York (state), New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land are ...

when it was built in 1897. The Georgian-style home was designed by a noted architect, Ernest Flagg. In 1926, the property was sold and became La Salle Military Academy. St. John's University acquired the property in 2001 and offers a number of its graduate degree programs from the Oakdale campus.Newsday.com
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Malo, Paul. ''Fools' Paradise: Remembering the Thousand Islands'' (Fulton, NY: Laurentian Press, 2003) Islip (town), New York Houses in Suffolk County, New York Houses completed in 1897 1897 establishments in New York (state) Georgian architecture in New York (state) Gilded Age mansions {{NewYork-struct-stub

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