James William Beekman House

James William Beekman House
James William Beekman House is located in New York
James William Beekman House
LocationWest Shore Rd.,
Oyster Bay, New York
Coordinates40°52′45″N 73°32′49″W / 40.87917°N 73.54694°W / 40.87917; -73.54694
Area37 acres (15 ha)
Built1863-1864
ArchitectHarrison, Henry G.
Architectural styleGothic Revival, "Rural Gothic"
NRHP reference No.73001212[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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

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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 and again on March 13, 1989 .[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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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