Evergreen Lands

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Evergreen Lands
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LocationDelano Dr., Rhinebeck, New York
Coordinates 41°53′6″N73°54′25″W / 41.88500°N 73.90694°W / 41.88500; -73.90694 Coordinates: 41°53′6″N73°54′25″W / 41.88500°N 73.90694°W / 41.88500; -73.90694
Area7.4 acres (3.0 ha)
Built1932
ArchitectPope, John Russell
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPS Rhinebeck Town MRA
NRHP reference No. 87001096 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1987

Evergreen Lands is a historic home located at Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York. It was designed by architect John Russell Pope in the Tudor Revival style. It was built about 1932 and is a one to two story dwelling, asymmetrical, with a steeply pitched slate hipped roof. The first story is built of fieldstone, with stucco and half-timbering above. Also on the property are three contributing sheds and a stone wall. The house was built for Laura Delano, a cousin of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was originally intended for use as a caretaker's cottage for a larger house that was never built. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Nancy Todd, Neil Larson (March 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Evergreen Lands". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2011-01-01.