Thomas Dodge Homestead
Historic house in New York, United States
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The Thomas Dodge Homestead is a historic home in Port Washington, Nassau County, New York.
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| Location | 58 Harbor Rd., Port Washington, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°50′20″N 73°41′51″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1721 |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001387[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 26, 1986 |
Description
It is a settlement-era farmhouse dated to 1721 with additions completed in approximately 1750 and 1903. It is a 1+1⁄2-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, 1+1⁄2-story gable-roofed wing. Also on the property are a contributing barn (1880), privy (1886), chicken coop, and shed.[2] 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.[1]
