Carrington House

Carrington House is one of Fire Island's oldest surviving beach houses, in the wooded strip between Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines. It's the only residence in the National Park system recognised for its LGBTQ associations. Built around 1912, it was bought in 1927 by theatre director Frank Carrington, co-founder of New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. He turned it into a retreat for gay artists at a time when such places were rare. Truman Capote worked on Breakfast at Tiffany's there, and Lincoln Kirstein was among the guests. The house belongs to Fire Island National Seashore and isn't routinely open. Check with the National Park Service for any tours, and don't enter the grounds without permission.