Nathaniel Conklin House

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Nathaniel Conklin House
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Nathaniel Conklin House, 1936 HABS photo
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Location280 Deer Park Ave.,
Babylon, New York
Coordinates 40°42′2″N73°19′23″W / 40.70056°N 73.32306°W / 40.70056; -73.32306 Coordinates: 40°42′2″N73°19′23″W / 40.70056°N 73.32306°W / 40.70056; -73.32306
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1803
ArchitectNathaniel Conklin
Architectural styleColonial, Federal, Postmedieval English
NRHP reference No. 88002683 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1988

The Nathaniel Conklin House is a historic house located at 280 Deer Park Avenue in Babylon, Suffolk County, New York.

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Description

It was built in 1803 and consists of a rectangular main block and a smaller back extension. It has a two-story plus attic, five-bay-wide, frame building with an attached kitchen wing of one and one half stories. It was moved to its present site in 1871. It has been owned and operated by the American Red Cross since 1945. [2] As described by state records, the house is notable in its attention to craftsmanship. "The weather sheathing of this 1803 house is of hand-split and dressed shingles (except under the porch). These are butt-nailed with cut nails set and puttied."

National Register of Historic Places

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1988. [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. Robert D. Kuhn (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Nathaniel Conklin House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.See also: "Accompanying nine photos".

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