Thomas Dodge Homestead Explained

Thomas Dodge Homestead
Location:58 Harbor Rd., Port Washington, New York
Coordinates:40.8389°N -73.6975°W
Built:1721
Added:June 26, 1986
Refnum:86001387

Thomas Dodge Homestead is a historic home in Port Washington, Nassau County, New York. It is a settlement-era farmhouse dated to 1721 with additions completed in approximately 1750 and 1903. It is a -story, L-shaped, heavy timber-frame building sheathed with natural cedar wood shingles. The main block has a saltbox shape and there is a nearly square, -story gable-roofed wing. Also on the property are a contributing barn (1880), privy (1886), chicken coop, and shed.[1] It is operated as a historic house museum by the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society, which has its headquarters in the Sands-Willets Homestead, another historic house museum.

Thomas Dodge Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Thomas Dodge Homestead. April 1986. 2010-10-30 . Robert T. Englert. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 10 photos.