Denton Homestead

Denton Homestead
Denton Homestead, September 2015
Location 474 Ocean Ave., East Rockaway, New York
Coordinates 40°38′33″N 73°39′54″W / 40.64250°N 73.66500°W / 40.64250; -73.66500Coordinates: 40°38′33″N 73°39′54″W / 40.64250°N 73.66500°W / 40.64250; -73.66500
Area 0.46 acres (0.19 ha)
Built c. 1795 (1795), c. 1900, 1924
Architectural style Colonial, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference # 14000913[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 2014

Denton Homestead is a historic home located at East Rockaway in Nassau County, New York. It was built as a tavern about 1795, and is a 1 1/2-story, five bay, center hall plan, vernacular Colonial style frame dwelling. The Denton family bought it in 1808 and converted to a residential farmhouse.[2] It has a side gable roof and a hipped roof addition added after the house was moved to its present location in 1924. The front facade features a full width, shed roofed front porch. The interior features some Colonial Revival style design elements. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house (c. 1900). The house is a rare surviving former tavern and farmhouse from the village’s early period.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/10/14 through 11/14/14. National Park Service. 2014-11-21.
  2. ↑ "East Rockaway house a piece of history". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Jennifer Betsworth (August 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Denton Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs


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