[5] The house was moved in either 1955 or 1958 to a plot of land behind the Smithtown Main Public Library in the Village of the Branch, New York.

By 1888 it was bought by the Brooklyn Gun Club, and converted into a sportsman's hunting and fishing preserve.

In 1963, it was acquired by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

[1][7] The 548-acre (2.22 km2) park[8] is managed primarily as a nature preserve, and offers space for passive recreation such as hiking, fishing, and cross-country skiing.

[9] Two branches of the Nissequogue River pass through the park, which also includes the Wyandanch Club Historic District.