Cobble Villa

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Cobble Villa
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Cobble Villa in November 2017
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Location657 Laurelton Blvd, Long Beach, New York
Coordinates 40°35′33.3″N73°40′22.1″W / 40.592583°N 73.672806°W / 40.592583; -73.672806 Coordinates: 40°35′33.3″N73°40′22.1″W / 40.592583°N 73.672806°W / 40.592583; -73.672806
Area0.32 acres (0.13 ha)
Builtc. 1912 (1912)
Built byElmohar Company
Architectural styleMediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No. 14001214 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 2015

Cobble Villa, also known as Villa Clara, is a historic home located at Long Beach in Nassau County, New York. It was built about 1912, and is a 2+12-story, asymmetrical Mediterranean Revival style brick and stuccoed dwelling. It consists of an "L"-shaped core, a two-story gambrel roofed addition, and a one-story porte cochere. The building has a varied, multi-gabled roofline covered in red terra cotta tile. It was built as the nascent resort's first showpiece and a demonstration of its developer's vision. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/26/15 through 1/30/15. National Park Service. 2015-02-06.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-02-01.[ permanent dead link ]Note: This includes Jennifer Betsworth (October 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cobble Villa" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs