{"nrhp_refnum":"66000532","name":"Sousa, John Philip, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"14 Hicks Lane, Sands Point","address_restricted":false,"city":"Port Washington","county":"Nassau County","state":"NY","lat":40.84413419900005,"lon":-73.72983702187821,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1966-05-23","areas_of_significance":["Performing Arts"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story stuccoed frame house known as \"Wild Bank,\" on a bluff overlooking Manhasset Bay at Sands Point, Port Washington, Long Island, New York. It was built in 1907 by A. B. Trowbridge and sits on a 1.6-acre lot with a garage and stable and a teahouse.","why_significant":"The house was the home of John Philip Sousa, the \"March King,\" from 1915 to 1932. Sousa won international acclaim as a composer and bandmaster, directed the U.S. Marine Band, and led his own band, raising the marching band to new artistic and commercial heights. He composed over a hundred marches, including \"Semper Fidelis\" and \"The Stars and Stripes Forever.\"","narrative":"Perched on a bluff above Manhasset Bay at Sands Point, this two-and-a-half story stuccoed house was built in 1907 by A. B. Trowbridge and later called \"Wild Bank.\" John Philip Sousa lived here from 1915 until his death in 1932, adding a wing at the north end that holds the dining room and bedrooms. The red terra cotta tile roof, a long porch and balcony, and a library with Sousa's original shelves remain notable features. The 1.6-acre grounds also hold an L-shaped garage and stable and a small wooden teahouse near the beach. Sousa, known as the \"March King,\" directed the U.S. Marine Band, formed his own band in 1892, toured Europe and the world, and wrote more than a hundred marches, among them \"Semper Fidelis\" and \"The Stars and Stripes Forever.\" The property was recognized for its link to his later years, and it remains a private residence.","period_of_significance":"1915-1932","architect_builder":"A. B. Trowbridge (builder of the house, 1907)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and still used as a private residence; the garage apartment is still in use and the teahouse is used as a cabana.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.777441-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/66000532_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000532/068fec4b5c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000532/068fec4b5c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Philip_Sousa_House_front_cottage.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Philip_Sousa_House_front_cottage.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315808","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Sousa_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6252778"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/nassau-county/sousa-john-philip-house-66000532/"}