Nassau Hall (Muttontown, New York)

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Nassau Hall is a historic mansion on the grounds of the Muttontown Preserve in Muttontown, New York. It was built in 1904 for Bronson Winthrop and was known as Muttontown Meadows. [1] It was the first commission of Delano and Aldrich in the area. Its exterior walls were modeled after Mount Vernon, and was on an estate of 183 acres. [2]

It was purchased by Lansdell Christie in 1950, who sold it to Nassau County in 1969, becoming the headquarters of the Nassau Parks Conservancy. It was restored in 2010. [2] It is one of three mansions in the Muttontown Preserve, along with the Benjamin Moore Estate, also known as Chelsea, and the destroyed Knollwood Estate. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kellerman, Vivien (1998-04-05). "If You're Thinking of Living In/Muttontown, L.I.; Horse Country Just Below the Gold Coast". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. 1 2 "Nassau Hall – Restoring a 95 Year Old Mansion in Muttontown, NY" (PDF). Apline Painting & Sandblasting. Retrieved 2018-11-25.

Coordinates: 40°49′22.59″N73°32′22.08″W / 40.8229417°N 73.5394667°W / 40.8229417; -73.5394667