Adapted from the 1977 House Tour Guide

This house was built before 1851 as a small cottage, and called a tenant house by Augustus
William Leggett, who advertised his estate, "Hillside", for sale in July of 1851. At that time
Hillside's main house was the Caleb Valentine house, which burned down in 1887.

The Leggett cottage and the Howard house were in common ownership until 1942, when
John and Helga Anderson sold this building to Albert and Mary Pagnotta (Nassau Co., Liber
2519 of Deeds, pag. 168, 7/1/1942). From the Pagnottas it passed in 1956 to Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Ogle, its present owners (Nassau Co., Liber 6084 of Deeds, pg. 427, 9/6/1956).

The house is superbly sited at the sound end of Glen Avenue on a hilltop overlooking the
Village and the entire Hempstead Harbor. Actually one has the feeling that time has been
forgotten here and that few changes have taken place during the past century.

Actually, the architectural history of the Leggett Tenant House is extremely difficult to
evaluate. The entire interior is covered with 20th century sheathing and the tiny attic is not
accessible. In addition, the exterior has been extensively, perhaps entirely, resheathed.
However, with all the many changes it is a delightful house and well worth the climb up the
hillside to visit.