Christ Building (Sea Cliff, New York)

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Christ Building
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Christ Building, September 2014
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Location357-359 Sea Cliff Ave., Sea Cliff, New York
Coordinates 40°50′58″N73°38′59″W / 40.84944°N 73.64972°W / 40.84944; -73.64972
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1880 (1880)
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No. 11001002 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 2012

The Christ Building (also known as Harian's General Store) is a historic commercial building located at 357-359 Sea Cliff Avenue in Sea Cliff, Nassau County, New York.

Description and history

It was built in about 1880, and is a three-story, Second Empire style frame building. It has a hexagonal slate mansard roof and is clad with wood shingles. The building houses a store on the first floor and two rental units on the upper floors. The building was built during the period when Sea Cliff functioned as a Methodist camp and originally housed a bakery and store on the first floor and boarding rooms on the upper floors. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 2012. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/03/12 through 1/06/12. National Park Service. January 13, 2012.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2016.Note: This includes Virginia L. Bartos (October 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Christ Building" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs