Howard Mansion and Carriage House

Howard Mansion and Carriage House is a historic mansion and carriage house in Hyde Park, New York.

Howard Mansion and Carriage House
LocationHoward Blvd., Hyde Park, New York
Coordinates41°47′53″N 73°56′5″W
Area12.9 acres (5.2 ha)
Built1896
ArchitectMcKim, Charles F.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.93000862[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1993

History

It was designed by architect Charles Follen McKim (1847-1909) and built in 1896. It is a two-story, six-bay, eclectic dwelling built of uncoursed fieldstone. The house is rectangular in plan and has a wood shingled roof with overhanging twin gables. The front entrance is a Dutch door and features a portico supported by two square, bracketed columns. The carriage house is a two-story, wood frame, stucco covered, Tudor style building built in 1901. It features a two-story, polygonal bay with a polygonal roof. Frederick W. Vanderbilt had the house built for his nephew, Thomas H. Howard.[2]

National Register of Historic Places

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. John A. Bonafide (January 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Howard Mansion and Carriage House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-10-24. See also: "Accompanying five photos". Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2010-10-26.


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