Clapham-Stern House
National Register of Historic Places

Clapham-Stern House

Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County, New York
Listed
June 9, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000570

About this property

The Clapham-Stern House – also known as Wenlo and originally as Stone House – is a historic mansion located within the Incorporated Village of Roslyn Harbor in Nassau County, New York. The house is an asymmetrical, 2+1⁄2-story dwelling that rests on a full basement. It consists of a main block with wings to the north and south, a tower, and a piazza wrapping around the south and west sides. It is constructed of rough-faced gray Greenwich granite accented by limestone. It has a moderately pitched hipped slate roof with copper cresting. The property also contains a contributing bathhouse, dating to the 1920s. The house was originally built between 1868 and 1872 and turned into a premier estate in 1906 after being purchased by department store magnate Benjamin Stern. After a major fire in 1960, the house was returned to a High Victorian Gothic style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Media related to Clapham-Stern House at Wikimedia Commons

Location

48 Glenwood Rd.
Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County, New York
40.82095, -73.64648

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Sources

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When was Clapham-Stern House listed on the National Register?

Clapham-Stern House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 2005.

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Clapham-Stern House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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