James Havens Homestead | |
![]() James Havens Homestead, October 2008 | |
Location | NY 114, Shelter Island, New York |
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Coordinates | 41°3′49″N72°19′53″W / 41.06361°N 72.33139°W Coordinates: 41°3′49″N72°19′53″W / 41.06361°N 72.33139°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1743 |
NRHP reference No. | 86000701 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 10, 1986 |
James Havens Homestead is a historic home located at Shelter Island in Suffolk County, New York. The house was built in 1743 and expanded in the early- mid-19th century. It is a large wood-frame building with wood-shingle sheathing, broad gable roof, wraparound porch, and rear wings. The main section includes a two-story, three-bay side-entrance-hall dwelling which was enlarged to four bays with a wide two-story, one-bay addition. Also on the property is a small wood-frame shed. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]
The house is owned by the Shelter Island Historical Society and operated as a historic house museum.
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