Clapham-Stern House

Clapham-Stern House
Location 48 Glenwood Rd., Roslyn Harbor, New York
Coordinates 40°49′15″N 73°38′49″W / 40.82083°N 73.64694°W / 40.82083; -73.64694Coordinates: 40°49′15″N 73°38′49″W / 40.82083°N 73.64694°W / 40.82083; -73.64694
Area 2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built 1906
Architect Wrey Mould, Jacob
Architectural style Gothic
MPS Roslyn Harbor, New York MPS
NRHP reference # 05000570[1]
Added to NRHP June 10, 2005

Clapham-Stern House, also known as Wenlo and originally known as Stone House, is a historic mansion located at Roslyn Harbor in Nassau County, New York. It was originally built between 1868 and 1872 and turned into a premier estate in 1906 after being purchased by department store magnate Benjamin Stern. It is an asymmetrical ​2 1⁄2-story dwelling resting on a full basement. It consists of a main block with wings to the north and south, a tower, and a piazza wrapping around the south and west sides. It is constructed of rough-faced gray Greenwich granite accented by limestone. It has a moderately pitched hipped slate roof with copper cresting. After a major fire in 1960, the house was returned to a High Victorian Gothic style. Also on the property is a contributing bathhouse dated to the 1920s.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

The former gardener's cottage near the entrance to the former estate
  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Virginia L. Bartos (January 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Clapham-Stern House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. , Additional documentation, and Accompanying five photographs


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