Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York)

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Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York) (New York)
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Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York) (the United States)
Location199 Broadway,
Lawrence, New York
Coordinates 40°36′32″N73°44′5″W / 40.60889°N 73.73472°W / 40.60889; -73.73472 Coordinates: 40°36′32″N73°44′5″W / 40.60889°N 73.73472°W / 40.60889; -73.73472
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1767
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 76001230 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1976

Rock Hall is a historic home located at Lawrence in Nassau County, New York. It was built about 1767 and stands on a manorial, park-like setting overlooking Jamaica Bay. It is a 2+12-story, Georgian-style frame dwelling, with a T-shaped frame wing. It is five bays wide, with a central portico shielding the main entry. During the early 1950s the town of Hempstead restored Rock Hall to its 18th-century appearance. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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. Ellen F. Rosebrock and Raymond W. Smith (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rock Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-10-30.

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