Located in the present-day Town of Huntington, the Joseph Lloyd Manor House was completed in 1767 for Joseph Lloyd (1716–1780). The house was the center of the Manor of Queens Village, a 3,000-acre provisioning plantation established in the late 17th century on the ancestral lands of the Matinecock people. Jupiter Hammon (1711–before 1806), one of the first published African American writers, was one of the many people of African descent enslaved at the site.
The house remained in the Lloyd family until 1876, eventually becoming the country estate of Mrs. Anna Matheson Wood (1882–1980) who donated the property to Preservation Long Island in 1968. Today, Joseph Lloyd Manor is recognized as a national Literary Landmark in honor of Jupiter Hammon and is furnished to reflect life at the house following the American Revolution.
Scope of Collection
This collection contains images and descriptive data for 56 objects, mostly from the 18th century. The furnishings include pieces from across Long Island and New York and are representative of the types of furniture the wealthy Lloyd Family may have owned.
This collection was digitized as part of Preservation Long Island’s Long Island Furniture Project. This initiative aims to reexamine furniture made and used locally and enhance its accessibility to 21st-century researchers and the public. The digitization of Preservation Long Island’s furniture collection was supported by a grant provided by the Long Island Library Resources Council in 2025.
