IN THIS ISSUE

Volume XL
XL Nos. 1 and 2 Fall 2004

HISTORIC PRESERVATION ISSUE
SPLIA Conducts Jones Beach Study

The Expanding Boundaries of Historic Preservation

Brooklyn-Downtown Brooklyn
Queens-Flushing
NASSAU
 

Glen Cove
New Hyde Park
Roslyn Harbor

SUFFOLK
  Bay Shore
  Barns of the North Fork
  Dix Hills
  Setauket
National Register of Historic Places - 2004 LI Listings
Lost
For Sale
Books Received

FOR SALE

525 New Suffolk Road, Cutchogue
The Wells-Fleet House, built c. 1680, remodeled in 1815. Recently fully restored. HABS survey 1937, National Register listed 2002. Includes four fireplaces with hand carved fireplace mantels (two with working cranes), 12/12/ windows, wide floor boards, crown and picture moldings, hand-hewn beams, chair rail and wainscoting, and paneled doors. Entranceway with fluted pilasters, sidelights and decorative leaded-glass transom. Exterior protected by preservation/conservation easement. New mechanical systems, 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, parlor, great room, formal dining room, new kitchen, study/office, situated on one acre. Call owner, J.F. Grothwohl, (631) 734-6507 or (703) 689-2596.

29 E. Williston Avenue, East Williston
Located in the Village of East Williston within the East Williston Historic District, originally built about 1873 added to in 1886 and 1902, clapboard exterior. Eight rooms, 3-4 bedrooms, 2 baths, several fireplaces. Details include parquet floors, high ceilings, crown moldings. Civil War period barn and in-ground pool and cabana. Call broker Andrea G. Levin, June Shapiro, Fine Homes and Estates, Laffey Associates, Great Neck,
(516) 482-1111 ext. 234

Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove
Built in 1913, shingled Queen Anne-styled house with wrap-around porch, high ceilings, original paneling, pocket doors, hardwood floors, three-story tower, and fireplaces in living room and dining room, 8 bedrooms, 5 baths, large master suite, situated on one-half acre with period landscape. Third floor includes office, three bedrooms and bath with separate staircase and entrance. Close to beach. Call broker Debra Baum, Daniel Gale Associates, Inc. (516) 759-4800.

105 Main Street, Incorporated Village of Roslyn
Obadiah Washington Valentine House, built about 1835. In local and National Register historic district. Greek revival house, with early 20th Century additions, retains most of its original windows, paneled shutters, and paired chimneys. Main floor interior details include original six-panel doors with locks and hinges. Long Island yellow pine flooring, 10-foot high ceilings, staircase with San Domingo Mahogany stair-rail with vase-turned balusters and turned newel post and molded gesso cornices in all rooms, with chandelier medallion in hall. Fireplaces in front and rear parlors. First floor includes kitchen and dining room with fireplaces, hallway, study and utility room. Third floor contains two bedrooms, with original Long Island yellow pine flooring. Deep lot with mature landscaping and brook. Outbuildings include small Gothic summer house, Gothic-style doghouse, and Victorian gazebo. Call Broker Linda Wohl, Daniel Gale Associates, (516) 484-1800.

335 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn Harbor
"Clifton," situated on 1.5 well-landscaped acres with 300 feet of waterfront on Hempstead Harbor. Commissioned in 1862, after designs of Frederick Copley. Exceptionally well restored. Unique Flemish gable ends, Gothic Revival details throughout. Wrap-around porches, three floors of living space. Elaborate moldings and marble fireplaces. Seven bedrooms, 3.5 baths, boathouse, carriage house with guest quarters. Near Roslyn Village shops and restaurants, convenient commute to New York. Call broker Katherine Cuddeback, Daniel Gale Associates, (516) 759-4800 ext. 133.

 

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