Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York)
Encyclopedia
Rock Hall is a historic home located at Lawrence
in Nassau County, New York
. It was built about 1767 and stands on a manorial, park like setting overlooking Jamaica Bay
. It is a -story, Georgian
-style frame dwelling, with a T-shaped frame wing. It is five bays wide, with a central portico
shielding the main entry. During the early 1950s the Town of Hempstead restored Rock Hall to its 18th century appearance.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1976.
Lawrence, Nassau County, New York
Lawrence is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 6,483.The Village of Lawrence is in the southwest corner of the Town of Hempstead, adjoining the border with the New York City borough of Queens to the west and near the...
in Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
. It was built about 1767 and stands on a manorial, park like setting overlooking Jamaica Bay
Jamaica Bay
Jamaica Bay is located on the southwestern tip of Long Island in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, and the town of Hempstead, New York/hamlet of Inwood...
. It is a -story, Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
-style frame dwelling, with a T-shaped frame wing. It is five bays wide, with a central portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
shielding the main entry. During the early 1950s the Town of Hempstead restored Rock Hall to its 18th century appearance.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1976.
External links
- Rock Hall, Broadway, Lawrence, Nassau, NY: 19 drawings, 13 photos, and 7 data pages at Historic American Building Survey
- Rock Hall Museum website