Denton Homestead is a historic home located at East Rockaway in Nassau County, New York. It was built as a tavern about 1795, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, five-bay, center-hall-plan, vernacular Colonial style frame dwelling. The Denton family bought it in 1808 and converted to a residential farmhouse.[2] It has a side-gable roof and a hipped roof addition added after the house was moved to its present location in 1924. The front facade features a full-width, shed-roofed front porch. The interior features some Colonial Revival style design elements. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house (c. 1900). The house is a rare surviving former tavern and farmhouse from the village's early period.[3]
Denton Homestead | |
 Denton Homestead, September 2015 | |
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| Location | 474 Ocean Ave., East Rockaway, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′33″N 73°39′54″W / 40.64250°N 73.66500°W |
| Area | 0.46 acres (0.19 ha) |
| Built | c. 1795, c. 1900, 1924 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000913[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 2014 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/10/14 through 11/14/14. National Park Service. 2014-11-21.
- ^ "East Rockaway house a piece of history". Herald Community Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Jennifer Betsworth (August 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Denton Homestead" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine