Frank Carrington was a very private and enigmatic figure. He co-founded the Paper Mill Playhouse in 1934, he was a founding member of the Cherry Lane Theatre (1923) and he was a founder of the Cherry Grove Arts Project (1948). His work is his legacy, there is little written by him. There are no descendants, heirs or relatives. He did not smoke or drink. He lived at the Playhouse with his mother and sister. There are few references to any partners, much less lovers. Aside from the legacy of his work, he did leave his house and cottage for posterity to the nation. So, now it’s on us to peel back the onion and understand what happened and evolved on Fire Island over the last 100 years. Frank and his cottage touch our cultural history in many ways and over a period that has no equal. Not only is this rich past embedded in our cultural history, but its core is also an LGBTQ story that needs to be told and understood. It is on our generation to cherish its past and lust for its future. The fact that Truman Capote authored Breakfast at Tiffany’s in the cottage in 1955 is only the beginning. This cottage touched the worlds of art, literature, dance, photography and music during the cultural evolution spanning 50 of the most important years in gay rights and cultural history.