Green, John, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1900, the John Green House is a large, rambling Colonial Revival residence on a three-acre site at 167 East Shore Road in Huntington Bay, overlooking Huntington Harbor. Originally called "Point Siesta," it is a two-and-one-half story shingled dwelling with gambrel-roofed side wings, a large five-bay rear wing with a tent-roofed tower, and a wrap-around porch on paired fluted Doric columns that forms a porte-cochère on the east. Full-length windows and classically inspired details mark its style. The house is significant as a representative example of the spacious homes built for wealthy residents along Huntington's north shore between about 1880 and 1920, when the area changed from farmland to a fashionable summer and residential community. Many neighboring dwellings have been altered or lost their settings, but this house remains largely unaltered within its historic estate grounds. Little is known about its first owner, John Green.
Significance in brief: The house is presented as a representative example of the large upper-income single-family residences built in Huntington Bay during its rapid turn-of-the-century development. It is also described as a distinctive example of Colonial Revival architecture. It survives as one of the few relatively unaltered examples of its type and period in the multiple resource area, with an intact estate setting.
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 100000615, listed June 7, 2017. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 23 Main St., Nyack |
|---|---|
| County | Rockland County |
| Listed | June 7, 2017 |
| Reference number | 100000615 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as excellent; described as unaltered and on its original site; no threats known; privately owned. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.09033, -73.91605 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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 100000615.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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