Three adjacent buildings (1353, 1355 and 1363 Old Northern Boulevard) were built for Frederick C. Hicks for stores from1895 to 1905. Since Hick's ownership, these three buildings have been sold continuously as a three-building parcel.

The westernmost of these buildings at 1353 Old Northern Boulevard is a Queen Anne Revival frame building of 2 1/2 stories, consisting of a main block, with roof ridge at right angles to the street and 2-bay gable façade, and a single-bay set-back wing to the east. A porch, later enclosed, unifies the principal south façade. In the 1960s, a concrete block warehouse for boat storage was added to the north (rear) of the building.

Among the businesses located in 1353 Old Northern Boulevard were a garage, an awning shop, an antique store and the following:

-Roslyn Boat & Tackle Marine Supplies (1960s & 1970s)

-U.S. Blues club and restaurant (1980s). On October 1, 1981, Madonna gave one of her earliest performances at U.S. Blues.

-E.F. Realty (1988)-1990s)

-Fond Memories (1992)

-Transitions (1992-current)

-Green & Bloom Flowers (?-current)

________________________________________________________

Frederick Cocks Hicks (1872-1925) was born in Westbury, New York with the original name Frederick Hicks Cocks. Hicks changed his name when he was adopted by his relatives. He attended Swarthmore College and Harvard University. He was a president of Roslyn Savings Bank, member of the Hicks, Kip & Herrick stock brokerage firm, and a director of Floral Park Savings Bank, Glen Cove Insurance Co., Nassau-Suffolk Bond & Mortgage Guarantee Co., Nassau County Trust Co., and Sea Cost Realty Co.

From 1898 to 1925, Hicks also served as a United States congressman from 1915 to 1923. He was a supporter of women's suffrage. Hicks had been at the bedside of his dying wife prior to the final vote on the Nineteenth Amendment in 1918, but left at her urging to take part in the vote. Hicks provided the final, crucial vote, and then returned home for her funeral.

From 1898 to 1925, Hicks lived in a 53-acre estate in Sands Point. He died at the age of 53 years and was interned at Westbury Friends Cemetery.

Frederick Cocks Hicks

Circa 1905

The Roslyn Grist Mill and the three Frederick Hicks stores as seen from the Roslyn Clock Tower circa 1906.

Garage sign on the building (Circa 1928)

Circa 1930

Roslyn Boat & Tackle Marine Supplies (circa 1965)

U.S. Blues (1982)

Madonna performing at U.S. Blues on October 1, 1981.