N. Velzer House and Caretaker's Cottage

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N. Velzer House and Caretaker's Cottage
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The house at 22 Fort Salonga Road in April 2019.
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Location22 Fort Salonga Rd.
Centerport, New York
Coordinates 40°53′10″N73°21′47″W / 40.88611°N 73.36306°W / 40.88611; -73.36306 Coordinates: 40°53′10″N73°21′47″W / 40.88611°N 73.36306°W / 40.88611; -73.36306
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1830
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
MPS Huntington Town MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002546 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 26, 1985

N. Velzer House and Caretaker's Cottage is a historic home and cottage located at Centerport in Suffolk County, New York. The house is a 2+12-story, three-bay clapboard structure flanked by 1+12-story, two-bay, gable-roofed wings. It was built about 1830 and exhibits restrained Greek Revival details. The cottage is a 2+12-story, clapboard residence with a shallow gable roof and a three-bay, side-hall plan. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] The properties of the house and the cottage are divided by a private road leading to some condominiums. [3]

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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: N. Velzer House and Caretaker's Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Aerial View of Bull Calf Landing between N. Velzer House and Caretaker's Cottage (Google Maps)
The Caretaker's Cottage at 24 Fort Salonga Road Velzer-Van Alst Caretaker's Cottage 2.jpg
The Caretaker's Cottage at 24 Fort Salonga Road