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23 Grand Ave, Shelter Island Heights, NY, 11965 |
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1.2 miGreenport
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Specialties
The Chequit returns as the grand dame of Shelter Island after an extensive renovation revealing beautiful new guestrooms. Each morning guests enjoy a rustic house made breakfast in the lobby and on the sweeping porches while soaking up the views of Derring Harbor. White Hill Café serves Jack’s coffee and delicious baked goods from Baked in NYC, and the restaurant Red Maple served locally sourced seasonally inspired cuisine in a cozy rustic atmosphere.
History
Established in 1872.
One of the first sights seen by visitors to the Island and those returning home from the north, the history of the place begins in the middle of the 19th century. Parts of the Chequit were built in 1849 as a town meeting hall, according to the Shelter Island Historical Society. But the building seen today was completed in 1872, in a Victorian style known as «Carpenter Gothic,» or more commonly known as «gingerbread.»
It was originally owned by the Shelter Island Groves Meeting Association, an organization associated with the Methodist Church when large parts of the Heights were used as summer retreats for city folks. A community dining room, it was known then as simply «the restaurant» and by 1909 was an inn. In the 1920s, Hollywood discovered Shelter Island, with stars such as Mary Pickford staying at the Chequit.