The community is invited to join in a ribbon-cutting beginning at 11 AM at 272 South Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst’s vibrant downtown
On Saturday, September 12, 2026, residents, neighbors, and history buffs alike are invited to join Lindenhurst Historical Society leadership and Village of Lindenhurst officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking the widely anticipated grand reopening of the Lindenhurst Historic House Museum, c.1915. The museum, with its storied past, will begin its next chapter as a premier Lindenhurst downtown destination. The grand reopening is the culmination of a nearly four-year renovation and restoration collaborative effort between the Historical Society, the Village of Lindenhurst, and Suffolk County.
After a devastating December 2022 polar vortex caused serious damage to the building’s interior, forcing its closing but inspiring a restoration that has rendered the building’s interior a faithfully reminiscent reflection of a Lindenhurst home c. 1915. The closing also provided a pause during which the Lindenhurst Historic Society garnered Suffolk County JumpSMART funding to renew the building’s site to not only recreate an exterior reminiscent of homes that populated the village at the turn of the last century but also incorporated many environmentally sustainable features, including a permeable paver parking lot and a rain garden that each work to retain stormwater runoff on property. The grounds also feature indigenous plantings and sustainable solar lighting fixtures that are period appropriate.
The interior restoration and the site improvements were accomplished under the direction of Lindenhurst Village Museum Director Marianne Guglieiri who worked tirelessly with Lindenhurst Village Historian Anna Jaeger, Lindenhurst Village Mayor Mike Lavorata, Lindenhurst Village Deputy Mayor Maryann Weckerle, Lindenhurst Village Trustees Doug Madlon and Patrick Pichichero, Lindenhurst Historical Society Trustee and former Mayor Lynda Distler, former Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey, current Suffolk County Legislator, 14th District RJ Renna, Lindenhurst Historical Society past President Evie Sosna and current Lindenhurst Historical Society President Marion Conway-Santoli to bring this project to fruition. Once access to the building was possible, Museum Director Guglieri and her team of Historical Society Trustees, members, and museum docents, including Pete Guglieri, John Reilly, and Robert Distler, spent countless hours meticulously reimaging and recreating the museum’s exhibits.
At the Lindenhurst Historic House Museum, c. 1915 visitors are invited to take a trip back to a simpler time and place. The two-story dwelling depicts a typical Lindenhurst home c. 1915 and is furnished with antique furniture, artifacts, displays, accessories, and the trappings of a turn-of-the-century home. Each room is accurately decorated, immersing visitors in a time and place when the parlor’s collection of musical instruments was the source of a family’s entertainment, ice boxes kept perishables cold, and sleepwear included nightshirts and boudoir caps. Visitors will enter the museum from the newly constructed front porch, reminiscent of the period’s homes, and will be greeted by docents in the front room where rotating exhibits interpret and recreate Lindenhurst’s past celebrations, events, and traditions. Visitors are invited to tour both levels from the kitchen to the children’s bedroom and will leave with a new perspective on the similarities and differences between life in Lindenhurst then and life here today.
The grand reopening is also a significant milestone illustrating the importance of the nearly eighty year partnership enjoyed by the Village and the Lindenhurst Historical Society during which 3 other buildings; the 1901 Restored LIRR Depot and Freight House Museum and the Old Village Hall Museum have been preserved and maintained as museums; all providing valuable and outstanding exhibit space for Lindenhurst Historical Society’s vast collection of historical objects and artifacts intrinsic to their ability to preserve, celebrate and tell the Lindenhurst story.
“Saturday, September 12, 2026, is a day we have all looked forward to,” said Lindenhurst Museum Director Marianne Guglieri. Years of tenacious and arduous work by a dedicated team from the Village, County, and the Historical Society have achieved the results we have been envisioning. We now look forward to welcoming the community back into their museum; each visitor can look forward to stepping back in time once they cross the threshold into the House, where they will be immersed in life at home in Lindenhurst a century ago. Please join us as we cut the ribbon and embark on our next chapter.”
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