James William Beekman House

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.

James William Beekman House
LocationWest Shore Rd.,
Oyster Bay, New York
Coordinates40°52′45″N 73°32′49″W
Area37 acres (15 ha)
Built1863-1864
ArchitectHarrison, Henry G.
Architectural styleGothic Revival, "Rural Gothic"
NRHP reference No.73001212[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1973

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
  1. "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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