Howard Mansion and Carriage House | |
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| Location | Howard Blvd., Hyde Park, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°47′53″N73°56′5″W / 41.79806°N 73.93472°W Coordinates: 41°47′53″N73°56′5″W / 41.79806°N 73.93472°W |
| Area | 12.9 acres (5.2 ha) |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architect | McKim, Charles F. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000862 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1993 |
Howard Mansion and Carriage House is a historic mansion and carriage house in Hyde Park, New York.
It was designed by architect Charles Follen McKim (1847-1909) and built in 1896. It is a two-story, six-bay, eclectic dwelling built of uncoursed fieldstone. The house is rectangular in plan and has a wood shingled roof with overhanging twin gables. The front entrance is a Dutch door and features a portico supported by two square, bracketed columns. The carriage house is a two-story, wood frame, stucco covered, Tudor style building built in 1901. It features a two-story, polygonal bay with a polygonal roof. Frederick W. Vanderbilt had the house built for his nephew, Thomas H. Howard. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]
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