National Register of Historic Places

Seven Oaks Estate

Palisades, Rockland County, New York
Listed
July 11, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90001013

About this property

Seven Oaks Estate, the former Charles F. Park estate, is a historic estate located at Palisades in Rockland County, New York designed by George E. Woodward, an editor of The Horticulturist magazine. The main estate house is a large clapboarded structure built in 1862 in the Gothic Revival style, with cues from Calvert Vaux's Villas and Cottages (1857). The house features a projecting central bay and full-width verandah. Also on the property are a coachman's house, built about 1862, and four subsidiary outbuildings. Beyond its basic architectural description, Seven Oaks Estate is significant as one of the earliest surviving estates from Palisades’ development as a summer retreat community in the mid-19th century. It reflects a broader historical trend in which wealthy New Yorkers built country homes along the Hudson River as railroad construction made the area accessible. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

Palisades, Rockland County, New York
41.00743, -73.90867

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Seven Oaks Estate listed on the National Register?

Seven Oaks Estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Seven Oaks Estate?

Seven Oaks Estate is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Seven Oaks Estate?

The period of significance for Seven Oaks Estate is recorded as the industrial era.

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