Main Street In Sag Harbor Named a 2014 Great Street in America by APA

In the nine blocks between Long Wharf to the north and Jermain Avenue to the south, visitors can witness the aura of old wealth, culture and history about flag-lined Main Street where the vestiges of the whaling industry, the village’s role in several wars, and the outcomes of four devastating fires are still legible.

This is one of the reasons the American Planning Association chose Main Street in Sag Harbor as one of 2014’s Great Streets in America as part of their list of Great Places in America.

According to the APA website: Main Street has undergone many changes since its beginning in 1745, from a cosmopolitan global thoroughfare at the height of Sag Harbor’s whaling days in the 1820s and 1830s to its days as a scruffy blue-collar enclave in the 1950s. Today, village officials, business owners, residents, and visitors converge on Main Street as they go to work, do errands, shop, get coffee, eat a meal, or simply sit and watch the comings and goings of pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers.

Since 1972, the village’s planning board has been tasked with ensuring that any new development adheres to the requirements of the village’s zoning ordinance. Since a large portion of the village was designated a national historic district in 1973, the village’s Board of Historic Preservation and Architectural Review has been responsible for ensuring the integrity of historical and cultural landmarks along Main Street and elsewhere in the village. The village also approved measures in 2009 to keep the size and style of new development along Main Street compatible with its historic buildings.

For the full summary of Sag Harbor’s Main Street: click here.

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