John Coltrane Home
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Coltrane House
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| Location: | 247 Candlewood Path, Dix Hills, New York |
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| Coordinates: | 40°47′59.29″N 73°19′27.43″W / 40.7998028°N 73.3242861°WCoordinates: 40°47′59.29″N 73°19′27.43″W / 40.7998028°N 73.3242861°W |
| Area: | 3.4 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Architectural style: | Mid 20th Century Ranch |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 07000628[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 29, 2007 |
The John Coltrane Home is a house in the Dix Hills neighborhood of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, where saxophonist John Coltrane resided from 1964 until his death in 1967.[2] It was in this home that he composed his landmark work, A Love Supreme.[3]
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Background[edit]
Coltrane and his wife moved their family to Long Island in 1964. The family included his wife, Alice; her daughter, Michelle, from a previous marriage; and their three children, John Jr., Ravi and Oran.[4] He lived in this house until he died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital on July 17, 1967, at the age of 40. Alice Coltrane lived in the house until 1973.[2]
The basement of the house was the site of Coltrane Studios, where many of his demo recordings were made. It is a 1950s era brick and wood frame "Farm Ranch" building with four bedrooms, living room, studio in the basement and a practice room above the garage. The practice room above the garage, specifically, has been credited as being the site where A Love Supreme was composed.[5][6]
In 2002, the 3.4 acres (1.4 ha) plot and house were threatened by a property developer, Ash Agrawal, who was going to raze the house and subdivide the grounds. A local historian, Steve Fulgoni, launched a campaign to find a benefactor to buy the home in 2004,[7] and in 2006 it was purchased by the Town of Huntington and given to the "Friends of the Coltrane Home."[2]
In 2007, the home was added to the New York State and the National Register of Historic Places.[8] This honor is rare, given the relatively new construction of the house, but is a reflection of its significance. In 2011, the National Trust for Historic Preservation included the home on its list of the 11 Most Endangered Places.[9]
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References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ a b c "The Coltrane Home".
- ^ Virginia L. Bartos (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Coltrane House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 13 photos". and: "additional documentation".
- ^ Seymour, Gene (2007-07-15). "Jazzing up John Coltrane's Dix Hills home". Newsday.
- ^ Kahn, Ashley (2002). A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album. Viking Penguin. ISBN 0-670-03136-4.
- ^ The Coltrane Home in Dix Hills: Home Photos
- ^ "Town Trying to Save John Coltrane's Home". United Press International. 2004-03-25. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ Rice, Art (2007-09-21). "Coltrane Home In Dix Hills, NY Receives National Historic Designation". Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ "America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places 2011: John Coltrane Home". Retrieved 2011-06-15.
External links[edit]
- The Coltrane Home in Dix Hills
- Saving the Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, NY
- 247 candlewood pass, Dix Hills, NY
- Rice, Art. "Who Is John Coltrane?". Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- Saving the house of jazz legend John Coltrane
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