Shadowcliff
National Register of Historic Places

Shadowcliff

Upper Nyack, Rockland County, New York
Listed
April 6, 2014
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
14000131

About this property

Shadowcliff, also known as the Fellowship of Reconciliation Headquarters, is a historic home located at Upper Nyack, Rockland County, New York. It was built in 1921, and is a large two-story, Classical Revival style masonry dwelling. The 44-room residence features three porticoes, Palladian windows, and has a clay tile roof.

Location

521 N. Broadway
Upper Nyack, Rockland County, New York
41.11096, -73.91521

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 14000131. It was listed on April 6, 2014.

Categories

ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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 Historic Sites

Brookside
Civil War
0.3 mi
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Nyack
Early Republic
0.5 mi
Upper Nyack Firehouse
Civil War
0.6 mi
Van Houten's Landing Historic District
Early Republic
0.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Van Cortlandt Manor
1781Revolutionary War
1.6 mi
Action at Young's House (NY)
1780Revolutionary War
3.6 mi
Capture of Major André at Tarrytown
1780Revolutionary War
3.8 mi
Skirmish at Turlock (NY Westchester)
1779Revolutionary War
5.5 mi
Action at Tappan Massacre
1778Revolutionary War
6.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Shadowcliff listed on the National Register?

Shadowcliff was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 2014.

What type of historic resource is Shadowcliff?

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

What is the period of significance for Shadowcliff?

The period of significance for Shadowcliff is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1921.

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