Woodcrest
Why it's listed
Woodcrest is a country estate on a wooded, secluded site above Stony Brook Harbor in Nissequogue, New York. Its two-story shingled house was built in 1895 for Homer W. Reboul, a New York City merchant, and designed by Long Island architect Isaac H. Green, Jr. The long, narrow house combines two gambrel roof types, an English-derived form on the main block and a Dutch-type form on the service wing. Its Doric-columned porches and principal rooms face the water, and the interior keeps Colonial Revival mantels, a butler's pantry and an original hot air furnace. A carriage barn, an octagonal pump house and remnants of a formal garden survive. The estate has shrunk from 100 acres to about 30. It is significant as an early example of Green's work and as a representative of the harbor estates built in the decade or so around 1900, when wealthy New Yorkers turned a rural shoreline into a summer retreat.
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| Period of significance | 1895 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Shingle Style |
| Areas of significance | Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Social History |
| Acreage | 28.9 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Woodcrest (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.