Fort Hill Estate

Fort Hill Estate
South side of the estate
LocationFort Hill Dr., Lloyd Harbor, New York
Coordinates40°55′4″N 73°29′19″W / 40.91778°N 73.48861°W / 40.91778; -73.48861
Area22.8 acres (9.2 ha)
Built1879
ArchitectMcKim, Mead & Bigelow; Boring & Tilton
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.88000599[1]
Added to NRHPJune 02, 1988

Fort Hill Estate is a historic estate located at Lloyd Harbor in Suffolk County, New York. The estate home is a monumental brick and limestone Tudor Revival style structure built as a summer home in 1879, and enlarged in 1900. It is a three-story mansion with an irregular, asymmetrical and sprawling plan which is roughly C-shaped. It features a conical tower built as part of the original structure, designed by McKim, Mead, and White. Also on the estate are a formal garden, a water tower, a superintendent's house, two garages, and a cottage.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Robert D. Kuhn (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Hill Estate". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 18 photos".