Babylon Village Building Receives Historic Plaque

Press release from The Town of Babylon:

March 10, 2021

Town of Babylon Deputy Supervisor Tony Martinez, Councilman Terence McSweeney and Historian Mary Cascone joined with Village of Babylon officials and others to congratulate McDonough PLLC with a Circa Board from the Village of Babylon Historical and Preservation Society for its law office in Babylon Village. Founding Member Matthew T. McDonough, Esq. was joined also joined by Babylon Village Mayor Mary Adams and the Historical Society's Historic Homes Committee members Wayne Horsley and Gilda Gricka.

The Village of Babylon Historical and Preservation Society's Historic Homes Commitee is dedicated to researching and preserving the history of historic homes and structures in the Village of Babylon.

The building that houses the firm's law offices is known as the Thomas Wood House, Mr. Wood being the earliest known resident. The building was constructed circa 1860, around the same time Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States.

The site has ties to Long Island's legal community. The property was owned by Alexander McCue and Edgar M. Cullen, both men were founders of the law firm Cullen & Dykman. Mr. McCue went on to serve as the Solicitor of the United States Treasury under President Grover Cleveland and incorporated the New York and Brooklyn Bridge Co.. Mr. Cullen went on to serve as the Chief Judge of New York at the turn of the last century. While Chief Judge, Cullen presided over the impeachment trial of Governor Sulzer.

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