Halsey Estate-Tallwood

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Halsey Estate-Tallwood
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LocationSweet Hollow Rd., West Hills, New York
Coordinates 40°49′32″N73°25′53″W / 40.82556°N 73.43139°W / 40.82556; -73.43139 Coordinates: 40°49′32″N73°25′53″W / 40.82556°N 73.43139°W / 40.82556; -73.43139
Area12.8 acres (5.2 ha)
Built1925
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Huntington Town MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002527 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 26, 1985

Halsey Estate-Tallwood is a historic home located at West Hills in Suffolk County, New York, known locally as "Tallwood" but more formally known as the "Halsey Estate". It was built in 1925 and is a symmetrically arranged, 22-bay shingled residence with a central block and a series of either gable or gambrel roofs and varies in height from 1 12 stories to 2 12 stories. The central 2 12-story block is five bays wide and has a gambrel roof. It is representative of the Colonial Revival style. Its builder, Richard Townley Haines Halsey, was a partner in Teff, Halsey and Company, brokers, and W. J. Sloane Company. It has been used since the 1970s as a children's day camp. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. NYS Parks & Recreation (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Halsey Estate / "Tallwood"". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.