Willowmere Explained

Willowmere
Location:435 Bryant Ave., Roslyn Harbor, New York
Coordinates:40.8153°N -73.6467°W
Built:1750
Architect:Peabody, Wilson & Brown
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:July 22, 1999
Refnum:99000872

Willowmere, also known as Pearsall House, is a historic home located at Roslyn Harbor in Nassau County, New York. It was originally constructed about 1750 as a -story, gambrel-roofed dwelling with a five-bay front facade. It was expanded in 1893. It was the property of Admiral Aaron Ward (1851-1918), a rose lover.[1] The portico was added in 1926, when the house was renovated to the Colonial Revival style.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Notes and References

  1. Jean Gordon, Immortal Roses, 1959, Woodstock, Vermont p. 53.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Willowmere . 2016-04-01 . Peter D. Shaver . PDF. November 1996. and Accompanying six photographs