Howard Mansion and Carriage House

Historic house in New York, United States
United States historic place
Howard Mansion and Carriage House
41°47′53″N 73°56′5″W / 41.79806°N 73.93472°W / 41.79806; -73.93472
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

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

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. ^ a b "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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