Beyond The Walls of An Intriguing NY Farmhouse Abandoned For Four Decades

The Home Links to Walt Whitman

The photos document the lives of the Carll family. A local history book, Huntington’s Hidden Past by Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, disclosed some fascinating data regarding the family property.

“The land on which the farm stands, off Commack Road, was originally inhabited by members of the Secatougue Indian tribe. According to a deed of record from 1698, the Indians conveyed the parcel of land to John Skidmore and John Whitman, great-great-great-grandfather of poet Walt Whitman.”