The directions to Bates House / Frank Melville Memorial Foundation

Directions to Bates House, Setauket by Cars
  • Exit Stony Brook campus and proceed North on Nicolls Rd.
  • At the end of Nicolls Rd. turn right onto NY25A.
  • Proceed about 1/2 mile and turn left at first light onto North Country Rd. (right would be Bennetts Rd.)
  • Drive about a mile on this Road. Eventually it becomes Main St.
  • The Setauket Mill Pond will appear on the left. When Main St. approaches a 'T' take a right (this is still Main St.) and then turn left (North) after a few houses onto a small, inclining road into a wooded area, which is Bates Road. Be sure not to take Dyke Rd., which intersects Main at the same place as Bates but goes Northeast.
  • Proceed through the trees (the road is narrow and kind of rough) and you will see the Bates House on the left and the parking lot beyond.




Modified Feb. 17, 2006 by Fumio.