Halsey Estate-Tallwood
Halsey Estate-Tallwood | |
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| Location | Sweet Hollow Rd., West Hills, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°49′32″N 73°25′53″W / 40.82556°N 73.43139°W |
| Area | 12.8 acres (5.2 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Huntington Town MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002527[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1985 |
Halsey Estate-Tallwood is a historic home located at West Hills in Suffolk County, New York, known locally as "Tallwood" but more formally known as the "Halsey Estate". It was built in 1925 and is a symmetrically arranged, 22-bay shingled residence with a central block and a series of either gable or gambrel roofs and varies in height from 1+1⁄2 stories to 2+1⁄2 stories. The central 2+1⁄2-story block is five bays wide and has a gambrel roof. It is representative of the Colonial Revival style. Its builder, Richard Townley Haines Halsey, was a partner in Teff, Halsey and Company, brokers, and W. J. Sloane Company. It has been used since the 1970s as a children's day camp.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ NYS Parks & Recreation (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Halsey Estate / "Tallwood"". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
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