Organized in 1723 and built in 1729, the Caroline Church of Brookhaven (Episcopal) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It looks onto the Setauket Green where the Battle of Setauket took place in 1777. A bullet from that battle is visible just inside the front door.
The entrance and resting place. People came out and sat on the carpet when they needed a break.
Succulents are so photogenic
It seemed everybody had a camera and it looked like they were making a salute to the floral excellence as each person raised his/her camera and clicked. I went through 3 sets of batteries.
Opera singers in costume entertained us with Italian arias from the height of this pavilion, which was a cafe. The crowds were thick but after 4:00 it was much easier (Most tour buses left at 3:30; ours left at 5:30)
The lighting was dim in many areas and it's amazing any of my photos came out.
Classical statues stood in many of the gardens and fountains splashed delightfully.
I wanted to walk right into this one
The Bonsai were breathtaking. This tree is 275 years old.
Ikebana
It was a brighter orange than the picture indicates.
So many kinds of cactus. They pick up the pot with pincers.
What is that shape there in the woods looking like an abandoned old car? Why, it's Patriots Rock. During the Revolution, the rock was used by the rebels to mount a 6 pound brass cannon for the Battle of Setauket in 1777. A plaque provides information. In those days this was open space not woods.
On the corner of Oxhead Road and Pembrook Drive is Christ Community Church, a member of the Reformed Church in America.
Christ Community Church
