James William Beekman House | |
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| Location | West Shore Rd., Oyster Bay, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°52′45″N 73°32′49″W / 40.87917°N 73.54694°W |
| Area | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| Built | 1863-1864 |
| Architect | Harrison, Henry G. |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival, "Rural Gothic" |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001212 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1973 |
The James William Beekman House (also known as "The Cliffs") is a historic house located on West Shore Road in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York.
Description and history
It was designed by noted English architect Henry G. Harrison in 1863 and built for New York Hospital vice-president James William Beekman (1815-1877). It is a two-story, rectangular wood-framed dwelling with a steeply sloped, cross-gabled roof designed in the Gothic Revival style. It features hipped roof dormers, a relatively simple one story verandah, and is situated on a flat plateau atop a rocky outcropping. Also on the property are a superintendent's cottage, stable, carriage house, brick greenhouse, potting house, and the Spring Lake archaeological site. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1973. [1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Lynn Beebe Weaver and Lenore Rennenkampf (August 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: James William Beekman House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-11-20. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
External links
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Gothic Revival architecture in New York (state)
- Houses completed in 1864
- Houses in Nassau County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Oyster Bay (town), New York
- 1864 establishments in New York (state)
- Beekman family
- Nassau County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs