Mackay Estate Water Tower | |
Location: | Redwood Dr. between Lincoln Dr. and Lufberry Dr., East Hills, New York |
Coordinates: | 40.7975°N -73.6397°W |
Built: | 1902 |
Architect: | McKim, Mead & White; White, Stanford |
Architecture: | Picturesque |
Added: | March 14, 1991 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 91000239 |
Mackay Estate Water Tower is a historic water tower located in the Incorporated Village of East Hills in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The tower was originally a component of Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill Estate.[1]
The tower is a utilitarian structure manufactured by the Phillipsburg, New Jersey-baed firm of Tippett and Wood. The tank is round in plan and topped by a bell-shaped slate roof and copper cupola. The tank stands on eight legs, each of which is 34 feet tall.
Originally a component of Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill Estate, the water tower and tank are concealed inside a tall structure designed by Stanford White that is constructed of stone, laid in random ashlar, and the roof is spanned by a Guastavino tile dome.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is one of three remaining buildings which were listed at that time – the others are the Mackay Estate Dairyman's Cottage and Mackay Estate Gate Lodge.