Pagan-Fletcher House

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Pagan-Fletcher House
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Location 127 Hendrickson Ave., Valley Stream, New York
Coordinates 40°40′31″N73°41′52″W / 40.67528°N 73.69778°W / 40.67528; -73.69778 Coordinates: 40°40′31″N73°41′52″W / 40.67528°N 73.69778°W / 40.67528; -73.69778
Area less than one acre
Built 1840
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference # 83001715 [1]
Added to NRHP September 8, 1983

Pagan-Fletcher House is a historic home located at Valley Stream in Nassau County, New York. It was built about 1840 and is a two-story, clapboard sided dwelling, five bays wide with a shallow central portico. It has a one-story rear wing with an exterior end chimney. It was extensively remodeled in the early 20th century to the Colonial Revival style, when the farmhouse was more than doubled in size. It is the only surviving 19th century structure in Valley Stream. The house was the site of the village's first post office. [2]

Valley Stream, New York Village in New York, United States

Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population in the Village of Valley Stream was 37,511 at the 2010 census.

Nassau County, New York County in the United States

Nassau County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2010 census, the county's population was 1,339,532, estimated to have increased to 1,358,343 in 2018. The county seat is Mineola and the largest town is the Town of Hempstead.

Portico Type of porch

A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cultures, including most Western cultures.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

The house has been restored by the Valley Stream Historical Society to an early 20th-century appearance. [3] It is open to the public on Sunday afternoons.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Austin O'Brien (July 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pagan-Fletcher House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-30.See also: "Accompanying four photos".
  3. "Valley Stream Historical Society". Henry Waldinger Memorial Library. Retrieved 25 September 2014.