Roslyn House (also known as the Eastman House) is a historic

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located on Roslyn Road (CR 7) in

Roslyn Heights Roslyn Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by ...

in Nassau County,

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, United States.

Description

The Roslyn House is a two-story

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style building that was constructed around 1870. It is a rectangular, five-bay-wide frame building, clad in clapboards and set on a brick foundation. It has a hipped roof. It features a second-story porch along the front and south facades supported by

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columns. ''See also:''

History

On March 7, 1989, the Roslyn House was listed as a Town of North Hempstead Designated Landmark. The following year, on June 7, 1990, it was added to the

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References

Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Roslyn Heights, New York Italianate architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1870 Buildings and structures in Nassau County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Nassau County, New York 1870 establishments in New York (state) {{NassauCountyNY-NRHP-stub