Land of Clover

Land of Clover, also known as the Lathrop Brown Estate, is a national historic district located at Nissequogue in Suffolk County, New York. The district encompasses an estate with six contributing buildings and one contributing structure. The estate house is a large two-story brick Georgian Revival structure built between 1912 and 1918. It is loosely patterned after Westover Plantation. Also on the property are a contributing horseshoe stable, superintendent's cottage, ice house and garage, U-shaped barn, small barn and a water tower. It is now a boarding school known as The Knox School.[2] The Estate house is currently known as Houghton Hall. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

Land of Clover
The "Land of Clover" the site of The Knox School since 1954.
LocationLong Beach Rd., S side, Nissequogue, New York
Coordinates40°54′48″N 73°11′12″W
Area56.7 acres (22.9 ha)
Built1912
ArchitectBrown, Archibald
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPSStony Brook Harbor Estates MPS
NRHP reference No.93000702[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1993

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kathleen LaFrank (July 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Land of Clover". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".


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