Preserving The Historic Black “SANS” Neighborhood in Sag Harbor
Article by Tony O. Lawson for Shoppe Black Magazine | November 7, 2022
Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest & Ninevah Subdivisions (SANS) is an African American beachfront community in Sag Harbor, New York.
Founded following World War II, the SANS community served primarily as a summer retreat for middle-class African American families during the post-WWII and Jim Crow era.
In March of 2019, SANS was named to the New York State Register of Historic Places. SANS made its way onto the National Register of Historic Places just a few months later. In December of 2019, SANS was among those honored with a State Historic Preservation Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation Organizational Achievement.