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COME ON INN
Centuries Modern
of History Hospitality
Meet at Stony Brook’s Three Village Inn

By Eric Feil

W aterside setting. World class cuisine. Walking distance to
wonderful museums and historic sites. The must-have list for
a getaway from the everyday is unique to each traveler, but a
universal truth of any journey is the wonder of the unexpected.
Particularly when that journey is so close to home.
Adjacent to boats bobbing in Stony four-star dining in Mirabelle Restaurant the most important visitors in the Inn’s
Brook Harbor and sunset views that rival & Tavern,” says General Manager storied past.
Key West, across from the charming RaeMarie Renna. “Right across the street
hilltop Stony Brook Village Center and you have shopping, kayaking, paddle When Brooklyn residents Frank and
around the corner from the waterfront boarding, You can hike Avalon Garden Jennie Melville and their son, Ward,
Harmony Vineyard, the Three Village and Nature Preserve, or you can enjoy started out on a summer retreat to Long
Inn has the expect-the-unexpected thing music at the Jazz Loft and Museum right Island just over a century ago, their
at its very core. It always has. next door.” intended destination was the Hamptons.
After getting on the wrong train and
“Three Village Inn offers so much The list of attractions is vast, yet none winding up in Stony Brook, however, the
history, overnight accommodations, of them were actually part of what drew family not only stayed for their vacation,

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they permanently immersed themselves 1800s, when it was bought by Jonas Guy Reuge
in the community and eventually Smith in 1835, to serve as a summer Executive Chef
purchased what by then was known as retreat. Some historians believe the Inn
the Old Hallock Homestead. may have been part of the Underground Locally sourced delights at Mirabelle Restaurant & Tavern
Railroad prior to the Civil War. and luxurious accomodations await guests at the Inn.
Built in 1751 by Richard Hallock, the
property was home to the Hallock family Jennie Melville bought the property,
through the Revolutionary War (when then in a state of disrepair, in 1929 and
the famed Culper Spy Ring operated evolved it into the Three Village Garden
in the area, gathering intelligence for Club and the Exchange. There, the
George Washington) and into the early
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continued from previous page other architectural touches. A display of As a leader in the farm-to-table
Jennie Melville’s teapots and sugar bowls movement that our island’s top chefs
Stony Brook Village Center’s site proudly greets visitors in the lobby, adding to the have taken to another level, Reuge
states, “homemade jams and jellies, quilts, step-back-in-time sensation. remains dedicated to and inspired by
aprons and the like were sold to visitors local sourcing.“It has been my desire to
to help support local residents during the Just steps away inside the old house, find local ingredients that complement
Depression. As more visitors came, tea world-class cocktails and cuisine offer our surrounding area,” Reuge says. “My
and sandwiches were served and it became another transportive experience. Both passion is to serve exceptional food to our
known as the Tea House.” Mirabelle and the Tavern have become community while taking advantage of our
two of Long Island’s most beloved dining fertile Long Island farmland. Throughout
Ward inherited the property in 1939, destinations under the gastronomic the past 14 years with Lessing’s at the
renovated and renamed it the Three guidance of Executive Chef Guy Reuge, Three Village Inn, we have achieved so
Village Inn. The visionary who created who arrived in 2009, three years after many awards that certify our dedication to
Stony Brook Village, and donated the land Lessing’s Hospitality Group brought sourcing local and providing remarkable
for a small teachers college that would its own 125-year family history in food hospitality.”
become Stony Brook University, even then service to the Inn.
glimpsed a future in which history and Farms and farm stands that tie the area to
top-shelf hospitality converged. “The Three Village Inn has been a large its agrarian roots are within easy reach of
part of the Stony Brook and Long Island guests looking to do a little local exploring.
Welcoming overnight visitors today with communities for many years,” Renna As in real estate, the “location, location,
21 guest rooms and six cottages, built notes. “As we look into the future, we location” looms large here. A short stroll
in 1907 and overlooking the harbor, the are excited to offer dining options that leads one to the Jazz Loft or the Reboli
Three Village Inn mixes modern amenities continually feature local items on our Center for Art and History. Guests can
amid touchstones of its past, such as the menus.”
original pre-Revolutionary fireplace and continued on page 56

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continued from page 54 Bigelow Melville) is just down the road, housing artwork, the
Carriage Museum and historic structures on-site. A short car
walk around the corner to Sand Beach and gaze out at the ride takes you to West Meadow Beach, where there’s easy access
historic Gamecock Cottage at Shipman’s Point, or go across to explore the 88-acre wetlands preserve that surrounds Stony
the street to the Hercules Pavilion, home to the figurehead Brook, or the Old Field Point Lighthouse.
and anchor from the famed U.S.S. Ohio (the first ship
launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in 1820,) and All these roads and paths and such, of course, ultimately lead
the Polaris whaleboat, considered the only artifact guests back to their home away from home.
still in existence from the 1870 Charles Hall expedition
to the Arctic. “Staying at the Inn gives you that feeling of home with a vintage
charm,” says Renna, pointing out some of the timeless aspects
Exploration on foot or by bike just past the Stony Brook that remain. “The original beams with pegged mortise and tenon
Village Center leads to the Stony Brook Grist Mill, joints are still visible in the sitting room. Many guests love to
listed on the National and New York State Register of check into the hotel and enjoy cocktails by the fireplace in the
Historic Places. Opposite, the Avalon Nature Preserve sitting room while they admire the history around them.”
offers walking trails, varied terrains and multiple habitats
to explore among its 216 acres. The Long Island Museum Learn more about the Three Village Inn at lessings.com.
(cofounded by Ward Melville and his wife, Dorothy
Photos Courtesy Lessing’s Hospitality
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Page 54: Elegant yet comfortable ambience and Executive Chef Guy Reuge’s
award-winning cuisine are always on the menu at Mirabelle Restaurant.
Above: The cottages at Three Village Inn offer not only charming comforts, but water
views and stunning sunsets across the street that are among the most beautiful on
Long Island. (Photo: L.I. HOME)

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