Thomas Dodge Homestead

Thomas Dodge Homestead is a historic home in Port Washington, Nassau County, New York. It is a settlement-era farmhouse dated to 1721 with additions completed in approximately 1750 and 1903. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, L-shaped, heavy timber-frame building sheathed with natural cedar wood shingles. The main block has a saltbox shape and there is a nearly square, 1+1⁄2-story gable-roofed wing. Also on the property are a contributing barn (1880), privy (1886), chicken coop, and shed.[2] It is operated as a historic house museum by the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society, which has its headquarters in the Sands-Willets Homestead, another historic house museum.

Thomas Dodge Homestead
Thomas Dodge Homestead is located in New York
Thomas Dodge Homestead
Thomas Dodge Homestead is located in the United States
Thomas Dodge Homestead
Location58 Harbor Rd., Port Washington, New York
Coordinates40°50′20″N 73°41′51″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1721
NRHP reference No.86001387[1]
Added to NRHPJune 26, 1986

Thomas Dodge Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Robert T. Englert (April 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Thomas Dodge Homestead". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-30. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".


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