National Register of Historic Places

Rock Hall

Lawrence, Nassau County, New York
Listed
November 21, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001230

About this property

Rock Hall is a historic house museum and park owned and operated by the Town of Hempstead, located within Lawrence, a village in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The house was built about 1767 by Josiah Martin (1699–1778), a British sugar planter from the West Indian island of Antigua, and stands on a manorial, park-like setting overlooking Jamaica Bay. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, Georgian-style frame dwelling, with a T-shaped frame wing. It is five bays wide, with a central portico shielding the main entry. During the early 1950s, the Town of Hempstead restored the house to its original appearance. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Geographic data related to Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York) at OpenStreetMap Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-534, "Rock Hall, Broadway, Lawrence, Nassau County, NY", 13 photos, 20 measured drawings, 7 data pages Media related to Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

199 Broadway
Lawrence, Nassau County, New York
40.60909, -73.73421

Categories

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Sources

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When was Rock Hall listed on the National Register?

Rock Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Rock Hall?

Rock Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Rock Hall is recorded as the industrial era.

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