James William Beekman House

James William Beekman House
Location West Shore Rd., Oyster Bay, New York
Coordinates 40°52′45″N 73°32′49″W / 40.87917°N 73.54694°W / 40.87917; -73.54694Coordinates: 40°52′45″N 73°32′49″W / 40.87917°N 73.54694°W / 40.87917; -73.54694
Area 37 acres (15 ha)
Built 1863-1864
Architect Harrison, Henry G.
Architectural style Gothic Revival, "Rural Gothic"
NRHP Reference # 73001212[1]
Added to NRHP December 12, 1973

James William Beekman House, also known as "The Cliffs," is a historic home located at Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York. 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 frame dwelling with a steeply sloped, cross gable roof 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 in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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".


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