James Havens Homestead

	James Havens Homestead
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	James Havens Homestead, October 2008
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Location	NY 114, Shelter Island, New York
Coordinates	41°3′49″N 72°19′53″W / 41.06361°N 72.33139°WCoordinates: 41°3′49″N 72°19′53″W / 41.06361°N 72.33139°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1743
NRHP reference No.	86000701
Added to NRHP	April 10, 1986

James Havens Homestead is a historic home located at Shelter Island in Suffolk County, New York. The house was built in 1743 and expanded in the early- mid-19th century. It is a large wood-frame building with wood-shingle sheathing, broad gable roof, wraparound porch, and rear wings. The main section includes a two-story, three-bay side-entrance-hall dwelling which was enlarged to four bays with a wide two-story, one-bay addition. Also on the property is a small wood-frame shed.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

The house is owned by the Shelter Island Historical Society and operated as a historic house museum.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Austin N. O'Brian (February 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: James Havens Homestead". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying four photos".

External links[]

Shelter Island Historical Society

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Austin N. O'Brian (February 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: James Havens Homestead". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying four photos".

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