Merestead

Merestead
Merestead
Merestead is located in New York
Location: Byram Lake Rd., Mount Kisco, New York
Coordinates: 41°10′31″N 73°42′19″W / 41.17528°N 73.70528°W / 41.17528; -73.70528Coordinates: 41°10′31″N 73°42′19″W / 41.17528°N 73.70528°W / 41.17528; -73.70528
Area: 136 acres (55 ha)
Built: c.1850, c.1907
Architect: Delano & Aldrich
Architectural style: Georgian Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 84003431[1]
Added to NRHP: September 27, 1984

Merestead, also known as the former Sloane Estate, is a historic home located at Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York. It was the country estate of William Sloane, president of W. & J. Sloane. It includes a neo-Georgian mansion completed in 1907. It was designed by Delano and Aldrich and is a 2 1⁄2-story, rectangular mansion with open porches on the ends and a 1 1⁄2-story service wing. Also on the property are 12 other contributing buildings: a garden house (c. 1907), two garages (c. 1907), carriage house, (c. 1907), a tenant house (c. 1850), cow barn (c. 1907), stable (late 19th century), storage / playhouse building (early 20th century), and four small shed / outbuildings date to about 1900.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

The estate is now a park owned by [[Westchester County, New York]|Westchester County]]. Tours of the mansion are offered on a limited basis by appointment only.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Austin O'Brien (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Merestead". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=10473. Retrieved 2010-12-24.  See also: "Accompanying 17 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=10452. 

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