Babylon Luxury Sold Homes Through 5/31/10
Published On: June 24, 2010
Babylon Luxury Sold Homes Through 5/31/10
There were 3 luxury homes in Babylon that sold:
Please note the Days On The Market (DOM). Not long at all. So far, that is a good sign. The first one even had a bidding war!
About Babylon
What is now Babylon Town and Village was originally part of Huntington Town and known as South Huntington (or Huntington South). Lightly settled from 1689, its main industry, in common with much of the area along Great South Bay and South Oyster Bay (both actually lagoons), was the harvesting of salt hay, which was used as cattle feed and bedding.
When a community grew up in the area by 1803, prominent local citizens sought to adopt a new name. An influential local lady, Mrs. Conklin, was used to living inland in what is now considered Dix Hills and was at unease with the home site that her grandchildren would be raised in. The bible-reading Mrs. Conklin compared the new hamlet to the biblical city of Babylon and proposed that name in apparent defiance of the area's rather bawdy reputation as a stop-over place for travelers on Long Island's south shore. Her son Nat was appalled by the use of an "unholy" name. The family legend states she replied: "But it will be a new Babylon." The name stuck, despite some effort to change it.
The Babylon School District consists of Babylon Elementary School, Babylon Memorial Grade School, and the Junior-Senior High School
Babylon Village - There are tons of retail stores so you can shop to your heart's content. Many restaurants to choose from and if you are also looking for nightlife, Babylon Village has that too. Every October there is the Babylon Street Fair. Nothing like being able to walk down Deer Park Avenue without worry about the traffic!
Recent Blogs About Babylon:
Babylon Short Sales Market Report
Luxury Townhomes: Babylon Cove
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