ELVIRA (sloop)
National Register of Historic Places

ELVIRA (sloop)

Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York
Listed
May 22, 2012
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12000288

About this property

Elvira is a female given name. It is believed to have first been recorded in medieval Spain; some sources state that it is likely of Germanic (Gothic) origin. In the Balkans, Elvira is popular among Bosniaks, Croats, and Slovenes in the former Yugoslav nations.

Location

Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York
40.77299, -72.89793

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 12000288. It was listed on May 22, 2012.

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTUREENGINEERING
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Tallmadge's Raid on Fort St. George
1780Revolutionary War
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Raid on Fort St. George (Mastic, Long Island)
1780Revolutionary War
2.9 mi
Battle of Fort St. George (1780)
1780Revolutionary War
6.7 mi
Battle of Fort Salonga
1781Revolutionary War
7.9 mi
Long Island Skirmishes – Setauket
1777Revolutionary War
11.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was ELVIRA (sloop) listed on the National Register?

ELVIRA (sloop) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 2012.

What type of historic resource is ELVIRA (sloop)?

ELVIRA (sloop) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for ELVIRA (sloop)?

The period of significance for ELVIRA (sloop) is recorded as the industrial era.

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