The estate areas in the Town of Hempstead have, for the most part, faded into history. In many instances, the mansions that have survived in the Five Towns area are situated on smaller pieces of property and have had their architectural integrity compromised by subsequent owners. What remains virtually untouched is what Garden City residents refer to as the original estate area, located in the central section of their village. Unfortunately, the estate areas in the villages of Hempstead, East Meadow, Uniondale, and Salisbury are forever gone. This fifth volume in the "Long Island's Prominent Families" series follows the same modified "Who's Who" biographical format and incorporates extensive appendices as found in other volumes in this series. Like its Southampton counterpart, it includes cross-referencing to family members in all other volumes. Documented are 758 Town of Hempstead families, with 355 photographs of their homes.