Halsey Estate-Tallwood

Halsey Estate-Tallwood is a historic home located at West Hills in Suffolk County, New York, known locally as "Tallwood" but more formally known as the "Halsey Estate". It was built in 1925 and is a symmetrically arranged, 22-bay shingled residence with a central block and a series of either gable or gambrel roofs and varies in height from ​1 1⁄2 stories to ​2 1⁄2 stories. The central ​2 1⁄2-story block is five bays wide and has a gambrel roof. It is representative of the Colonial Revival style. Its builder, Richard Townley Haines Halsey, was a partner in Teff, Halsey and Company, brokers, and W. J. Sloane Company. It has been used since the 1970s as a children's day camp.[2]

Halsey Estate-Tallwood
LocationSweet Hollow Rd., West Hills, New York
Coordinates40°49′32″N 73°25′53″W
Area12.8 acres (5.2 ha)
Built1925
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSHuntington Town MRA
NRHP reference No.85002527[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: Halsey Estate / "Tallwood"". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20.



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