The Crest (Huntington, New York)
The Crest is a historic house on Eatons Neck in Suffolk County, New York. Although on the land mass of Eatons Neck, the house today is within the jurisdiction of the Incorporated Village of Asharoken. According to the National Register of Historic Places, on which the house is listed, it has also been known as Hasbrouk-DeLamater House and as Robinson House. Another name for the house is Walnut Crest.[2]
The Crest | |
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| Location | 563 Asharoken Ave., Eatons Neck, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°56′22″N 73°23′9″W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Donnell, Harry E. |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| MPS | Huntington Town MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003645[1]
100008116 (decrease) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 2007 |
| Boundary decrease | September 9, 2022 |
The house was built in 1902 for Oakley Ramshon DeLamater who presented the house as a gift to his wife, Elizabeth Hasbrouk DeLamater. Oakley R. DeLamater was the grandson of Cornelius H. DeLamater, who owned the DeLamater Iron Works located where 13th Street meets the Hudson River in New York City. The ironworks is where the turret and machinery was built for the ironclad USS Monitor during the Civil War. The estate, originally named "Walnut Crest" was built on a high crest of land overlooking Walnut Neck. Walnut Neck is a peninsula on the south side of Eatons Neck.[3]
The house was designed by Harry E. Donnell, who was married to another grandchild of Cornelius H. DeLamater.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Carr, Edward A.T.; Michael W. Carr; Kari Ann Carr (1994). Faded Laurels, The History of Eaton's Neck and Asharoken. Heart of the Lakes Publishing. pp. 133–137. ISBN 9781557871190.
- NYS Parks & Recreation (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Crest". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
