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== Landmarks == [[File:SandsโWillets House, Flower Hill, NY May 6, 2023 B.jpg|thumb|The Sands-Willets Homestead, now home to the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society.]] * The [[Flower Hill Cemetery (Flower Hill, New York)|Flower Hill Cemetery]] โ A historic cemetery located in the village; it was designated a Village of Flower Hill Historic Landmark in 2023.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":43" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Village of Flower Hill Board of Trustees April 3, 2023 Meeting Agenda |url=https://villageflowerhill.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4-3-23-Agenda.pdf |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Incorporated Village of Flower Hill, New York}}</ref> It is also known as the "Burtis Cemetery" and the "Old Cemetery at Flower Hill".<ref name=":43" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Frost |first=Josephine |date=1912 |title=Long Island Cemeteries |publisher=Survey: Long Island Cemeteries}}</ref> * The [[George W. Denton House|George Washington Denton House]] โ Located on West Shore Road, this property was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1985.<ref name=":43" /><ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=George Washington Denton House {{!}} Projects |website=Roslyn Landmark Society|url=https://www.roslynlandmarks.org/projects/george-washington-denton-house-57-west-shore-rd-1|access-date=October 17, 2020}}</ref> * The [[Sands Barn]] โ An old barn, dating back to the 17th century; it is operated by the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society and located at their museum in the village.<ref name=":43" /> It was designated as a Village of Flower Hill Historic Landmark on April 3, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Village of Flower Hill April 2023 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes |url=https://ecode360.com/FL0568/document/724303570.pdf |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=www.villageflowerhill.org}}</ref><ref name=":44">{{Cite book |last=Brady |first=Ralph F. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCp_CQAAQBAJ&q=%22Sands-Willets%22+&pg=PT20 |title=Landmarks & Historic Sites of Long Island |date=July 17, 2012 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-61423-590-3 |language=en}}</ref> It is designated as a Village of Flower Hill Historic Landmark, a [[New York State Register of Historic Places|New York State Landmark]], and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":43" /><ref name=":44" /> * The [[Sands-Willets Homestead]] โ One of the original farm houses to still be standing within Flower Hill. This building is now home to the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society, and is designated as a Village of Flower Hill Historic Landmark, a [[New York State Register of Historic Places|New York State Landmark]], and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":43" /><ref name=":44" /><ref name=":19">{{Cite web|date=Winter 2019|title=Village Letter โ Winter 2019|url=http://villageflowerhill.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/FH-Winter-2019-Newsletter-002.pdf |publisher=Village of Flower Hill |access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sands-Willets House|url=https://www.cowneck.org/sands-willets-house |website=Cnphs |access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=McMorrow|first=Fred|date=December 24, 1989|title=About Long Island; Saving the Sands-Willets House, a Mansion with a Prodigious Past (Published 1989) |work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/24/nyregion/about-long-island-saving-sands-willets-house-mansion-with-prodigious-past.html|access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref> * The [[Elderfields Preserve|Hewlett-Munson-Williams House]] โ Another original, surviving farm house located within the village.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":43" /><ref name=":19" /><ref name=":48">{{Cite web|title=Elderfields |website=Nassau County, NY - Official Website|url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/2938/Elderfields|access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> This home is now part of Nassau County's 4-acre (1.6 ha) [[Elderfields Preserve]], and is home to the Art Guild.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":43" /><ref name=":48" /><ref name=":19" />
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