Sands-Willets Homestead

Sands-Willets Homestead
Location 336 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, New York
Coordinates 40°48′56″N 73°40′51″W / 40.81556°N 73.68083°W / 40.81556; -73.68083Coordinates: 40°48′56″N 73°40′51″W / 40.81556°N 73.68083°W / 40.81556; -73.68083
Area less than one acre
Built 1735
Architect Sands, John,II; Sands, John,III
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 85002425[1]
Added to NRHP September 19, 1985

Sands-Willets Homestead is a historic home located at Port Washington in Nassau County, New York. It is a 20-room, shingled 2-story building with an enlarged porch and porte cochere. The west wing dates to about 1735 and was originally a four-bay,  1 1⁄2-story house with end chimneys over a full basement. The main portion of the house is a Greek Revival–style dwelling built during the first half of the 19th century. Also on the property is a contributing barn dated to the late 17th century and garden. The barn was moved to the property in 1978.[2] It is operated as a historic house museum by the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society, which also offers tours of the Thomas Dodge Homestead.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Austin O'Brien (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sands-Willets Homestead". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-30. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".


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