Land of Clover

Historic house in New York, United States

United States historic place
Land of Clover
The "Land of Clover" the site of The Knox School since 1954.
40°54′48″N 73°11′12″W / 40.91333°N 73.18667°W / 40.91333; -73.18667
Area56.7 acres (22.9 ha)
Built1912
ArchitectBrown, Archibald
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPSStony Brook Harbor Estates MPS
NRHP reference No.93000702[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1993

Land of Clover, also known as the Lathrop Brown Estate, is a national historic district located at Nissequogue in Suffolk County, New York. The district encompasses an estate with six contributing buildings and one contributing structure. The estate house is a large two-story brick Georgian Revival structure built between 1912 and 1918. It is loosely patterned after Westover Plantation. Also on the property are a contributing horseshoe stable, superintendent's cottage, ice house and garage, U-shaped barn, small barn and a water tower. It is now a boarding school known as The Knox School.[2] The Estate house is currently known as Houghton Hall. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Kathleen LaFrank (July 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Land of Clover". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2010. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
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