James Alfred Roosevelt Estate Explained

James Alfred Roosevelt Estate
Location:360 Cove Neck Rd., Cove Neck, New York
Coordinates:40.8839°N -73.5081°W
Built:1881
Architect:Price, Bruce
Architecture:Shingle Style
Added:May 17, 1979
Refnum:79001592

James Alfred Roosevelt Estate, also known as Yellowbanks, is a historic estate located at Cove Neck in Nassau County, New York. It is located several hundred feet west of Sagamore Hill, home of President Theodore Roosevelt. It was designed by architect Bruce Price (1845-1903) in 1881 as a summer home for James A. Roosevelt (1825-1898), uncle to Theodore Roosevelt. It is a Shingle Style house, basically rectangular in massing, two and a half to three stories in height with a gambrel roof. The home was occupied by Emlen Roosevelt (1857-1930).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: James Alfred Roosevelt Estate. January 1979. 2010-11-20. Bonnie Marxer and Austin N. O'Brien. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017025132/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4605. 2012-10-17. See also: Web site: Accompanying six photos.