Preserving the legacy of John and Alice Coltrane for future generations.

A Historic Place Nearly Lost

Alice Coltrane and her children lived in the Dix Hills Home until 1973, when the family moved to California. Over the following decades, the property changed hands and its connection to the Coltrane family gradually faded from public awareness.

By the early 2000s, the house stood vacant and faced demolition. Without immediate action, the place where John Coltrane composed A Love Supreme and where Alice Coltrane developed some of her most visionary music could have disappeared.

A Community Comes Together

Dix Hills resident and jazz enthusiast Steve Fulgoni recognized the Home’s cultural importance and helped launch a grassroots campaign to save it. What began as a local preservation effort grew into a worldwide movement.

Members of the Coltrane family joined preservationists, musicians, historians, community leaders, volunteers, and music lovers in calling for the Home’s protection. Their work brought renewed attention to the property and demonstrated that its significance extended far beyond Long Island.

In 2006, the Town of Huntington purchased the property, protecting the Home from demolition. Friends of the John & Alice Coltrane Home now owns and leads the restoration of the house, while the Town maintains the surrounding land through an ongoing partnership.

National Recognition

The Home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its importance to the performing arts and Black history.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation later named the Home one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places and designated it a National Treasure. These distinctions affirm the Home’s significance to music, spiritual history, African American achievement, and the broader American story.

Saving the structure, however, was only the first step.

Years of vacancy and exposure to the elements left the Home in need of extensive stabilization and restoration. Preservation work has addressed urgent structural conditions, environmental hazards, exterior masonry, and other critical needs. The next phases will restore the mechanical systems, historic finishes, family spaces, composition room, meditation areas, and basement studio.

Every surviving detail helps tell the story—from the wood paneling and brick fireplace to the rooms where the Coltrane children played and their parents created.

Preservation is a Collective Art

The John & Alice Coltrane Home was saved because people understood that this place and the history it holds could never be replaced.

Its survival is a testament to what can happen when a family, community, and worldwide network of supporters come together around a shared purpose. Continued support will allow us to complete the restoration, protect the Home for future generations, and share its stories with the public.

The Home has been saved. Now, we must open its doors.