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]
Land of Clover | |
![]() The "Land of Clover" the site of The Knox School since 1954. | |
Location | Long Beach Rd., S side, Nissequogue, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°54′48″N 73°11′12″W / 40.91333°N 73.18667°W |
Area | 56.7 acres (22.9 ha) |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Brown, Archibald |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
MPS | Stony Brook Harbor Estates MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 93000702[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 9, 1993 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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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