House at 73 Grove Street
Why it's listed
A farmhouse at 73 Grove Street in Lynbrook preserves the village's agricultural past in what is now a suburban neighborhood. Probably built around 1840, though oral tradition claims a late-eighteenth-century date, it is a two and one-half story clapboard house with oak post-and-beam framing, mortise and tenon joinery, hand-cut nails and dentil molding under the eaves. Early in the twentieth century it was moved roughly 100 feet east to a new foundation and served as the residence of a chicken farm until 1933. That year new owners added a rear section with a modern kitchen and more bedrooms, placed out of view from the street. Lynbrook lost nearly all of its early farms as land was subdivided for housing after incorporation in 1911. The house is considered significant for its craftsmanship, for the work of an unidentified builder, and as a reminder of the shift from farmland to a commuter community. It remains a private residence.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is a rare surviving farmhouse from Lynbrook's early period, significant under Criterion C for its craftsmanship and Greek Revival-influenced design. It also qualifies under Criterion A as a physical example of the early twentieth-century real estate development that turned Lynbrook from rural farmland into a commuter suburb.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 07001453, listed January 23, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 73 Grove St., Lynbrook |
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| County | Nassau County |
| Listed | January 23, 2008 |
| Reference number | 07001453 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1840-1933 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Colonial Georgian; Colonial Revival (original vernacular Greek Revival form) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently used as a private residence; a three-bay garage built in 1953 is noncontributing. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.66512, -73.66677 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 07001453.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5914462
- This listing as JSON
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