Bellerose Village, which was founded by Helen Marsh in the early 20th Century, is a beautiful idyllic community located in Western Nassau County. The people of Bellerose Village are its greatest assets. We have lots to offer. 

Village History:

The Village of Bellerose was founded by Helen M. Marsh. Helen Marsh was born in Andover, New Hampshire, on March 5, 1868, and died in Sarasota, Florida on February 1, 1954, just weeks before her eighty-sixth birthday. Marsh was a visionary who experienced success in a variety of business enterprises in an era when few doors were open to women. Founding and building up the Village of Bellerose was just one of her many achievements during an adventurous and productive life but, perhaps, the work closest to her heart. 

Great speculation surrounds the question of how Bellerose got its name. At the  time the land for Bellerose was purchased, there was a large farm south/southwest of the railroad that had been owned by Joseph Rose. A shed stood on his property along the railroad tracks about 1,000 feet west of the present station. In pictures of this shed, the name "Bellerose" is visible. Since the shed predated Marsh's arrival on Long Island, she clearly did not originate the name. However, she must have been content with the name because a picture of the property dating from 1907 features an empty field with a huge advertising billboard bearing the name "Bellerose."