Dowden Tannery | |
Location | 210 W. Rogues Path, Cold Spring Harbor, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°50′16″N73°26′58″W / 40.83778°N 73.44944°W Coordinates: 40°50′16″N73°26′58″W / 40.83778°N 73.44944°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1840 |
MPS | Huntington Town MRA |
NRHP reference # | 85002519 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 26, 1985 |
Dowden Tannery is a historic tannery building located at Cold Spring Harbor in Suffolk County, New York. It was built about 1840 and is a three bay, two story brick structure coated in stucco. Two, one story gable roofed side additions were built in the early 20th century. [2] The tannery is located in a residential area southeast of Woodbury Road, and east of Cold Spring Harbor Railroad Station. Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson Branch runs behind the building, which is accessible only from a diagonal driveway leading from above the embankment of West Rogues Path.
Tanning is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather. A tannery is the place where the skins are processed.
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Stucco or render is a material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture. Stucco may be used to cover less visually appealing construction materials, such as metal, concrete, cinder block, or clay brick and adobe.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]
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