Program

NYS Historic

Subject

House, People

Location

141 Sunken Meadow Rd, Northport, NY 11768, USA

Lat/Long

40.905648, -73.264412

Grant Recipient

Town of Smithtown

Zephaniah Platt (1704-1778) was taken prisoner in 1776 following the discovery of whale boats in his barn. These boats were allegedly used to harass the British at Long Island during the Revolution. Secondary sources say that Zephaniah Platt, then in his 70s, fell ill while imprisoned and died a short time after his release. A secondary source says this was also the home of Col. Richard Platt, a noted leader of the Revolution, who served in the invasion of Quebec and in other high positions in the Continental Army.