Howard Mansion and Carriage House explained

Howard Mansion and Carriage House
Location:	Howard Blvd., Hyde Park, New York
Coordinates:	41.7981°N -73.9347°W
Built:	1896
Architect:	McKim, Charles F.
Architecture:	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Added:	August 19, 1993
Refnum:	93000862

Howard Mansion and Carriage House is a historic mansion and carriage house in Hyde Park, New York.

History

It was designed by architect Charles Follen McKim (1847-1909) and built in 1896. It is a two-story, six-bay, eclectic dwelling built of uncoursed fieldstone. The house is rectangular in plan and has a wood shingled roof with overhanging twin gables. The front entrance is a Dutch door and features a portico supported by two square, bracketed columns. The carriage house is a two-story, wood frame, stucco covered, Tudor style building built in 1901. It features a two-story, polygonal bay with a polygonal roof. Frederick W. Vanderbilt had the house built for his nephew, Thomas H. Howard.^[1]

National Register of Historic Places

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

See also

• Thomas H. Howard
• Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Howard Mansion and Carriage House. January 1993. 2010-10-24. John A. Bonafide. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121016161350/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=2010. 2012-10-16. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos. 2010-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326231204/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=2011. 2017-03-26. dead.