Robert Hawkins Homestead

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Robert Hawkins Homestead
Robert Hawkins Homestead; Yaphank.JPG
The Robert Hawkins House as seen from across Yaphank Avenue.
Robert Hawkins Homestead is located in New York
Robert Hawkins Homestead
LocationYaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York
Coordinates40°49′4″N 72°55′4″W / 40.81778°N 72.91778°W / 40.81778; -72.91778Coordinates: 40°49′4″N 72°55′4″W / 40.81778°N 72.91778°W / 40.81778; -72.91778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1855
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.86000702[1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1986

Robert Hawkins Homestead is a historic home located at Yaphank in Suffolk County, New York. It was built about 1855 and is a clapboard-sheathed, wood-frame building on a brick foundation. It has a symmetrical, two-story, three-bay, cruciform plan with low intersecting gable roofs in the Italianate style. It features a one-story verandah and a large central cupola on the building's rooftop.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] and is directly across the street from the Homan-Gerard House and Mills.

References[]

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

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Media related to Robert Hawkins Homestead at Wikimedia Commons

Local historic sign facing southbound Suffolk CR 21 traffic.


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