Of all the excellent accommodations on Shelter Island, according to a June 7, 1885 article in the New York Times, the Manhanset (also spelled Manhansett) House was the largest and the finest.

 

These photos show the hotel around the turn of the 20th century as taken by Detroit Publishing Co.

 

Manhansett [i.e. Manhanset] House and Peconic Bay, Shelter Island.

 

Photo: Detroit Publishing Co. c. 1904. No known restrictions on publication. Library of Congress.

 

Manhansett Hotel [i.e. Manhanset House], Shelter Island, N.Y.

 

Photo: Detroit Publishing Co. c. 1905. No known restrictions on publication. Library of Congress.

 

Landing at Manhansett [i.e. Manhanset], Shelter Island, N.Y.

 

Photo: Detroit Publishing Co. c. 1904. No known restrictions on publication. Library of Congress.

 

Tennis at Manhanset House, Shelter Island, N.Y.

 

Photo: Detroit Publishing Co. c. 1904. No known restrictions on publication. Library of Congress.

 

Bathing at Manhanset House, Shelter Island, N.Y.

 

Photo: Detroit Publishing Co. Taken between 1900 and 1910. No known restrictions on publication. Library of Congress.