Carll S. Burr Mansion

Carll S. Burr Mansion is a historic home located at Commack in Suffolk County, New York. It is an imposing ​2 1⁄2-story, seven bay shingled residence. The decorative roofline features a flat roofed belvedere with a bracketed cornice and a mansard roof. It was built about 1830 and remodeled in the Second Empire style between 1881 and 1885. Also on the property are a contributing barn and cottage.[2] Additionally it was said to be a horse race training farm during the 19th Century.

Carll S. Burr Mansion
Carll S. Burr Mansion, September 2012
Location304 Burr Rd., Commack, New York
Coordinates40°51′4″N 73°17′47″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1830
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPSHuntington Town MRA
NRHP reference No.85002502[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 26, 1985

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]


References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. NYS Parks & Recreation (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Carll S. Burr Mansion". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20.


Historical marker in front of the house as seen in April 2019. The marker also notes the fact that the house was used to breed and train race horses.


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