Allen-Beville House

The Allen-Beville House is a historic house on the Little Neck peninsula in the Douglaston neighborhood of Queens, New York City. Constructed between 1848–1850,[2] it is one of the few surviving 19th century structures in Queens built as a farmhouse that survives.[3][4]

Allen-Beville House
The Allen-Beville house is one of the few surviving 19th century farmhouses in Queens.
Location29 Center Drive, Douglaston, Queens, New York
Coordinates40°46′22″N 73°45′3″W
Built1848-1850
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.83001760[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 1983[1]
Designated NYCLJanuary 11, 1977

The site was inherited by Daniel K. Allen from his uncle, Richard Allen. Originally a farm of 16 acres (65,000 m2), he had purchased the land from Elijah Allen, Philip Allen and Cornelius Van Wyck prior to 1820. In 1847, Benjamin Allen acquired the site and built the house.

In the late 19th century, William P. Douglas, for whom Douglaston was named, purchased the home for use as a guest home for his estate, which was the original Douglaston Club building. When the clubhouse burned in 1917, the architects used this house as a model to create the current club.

In 1905-06 the Douglas Manor Company bought the Douglas Estate and subdivided the land as a real estate development.[5]

The Allen-Beville House was given landmark status by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1977 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[6]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. "Newsday". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
  3. Queens Chronicle
  4. Larry Gobrecht (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Allen-Beville House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-12. See also: "Accompanying four photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  5. History of the House
  6. "Hello NYC". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2008-12-29.


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