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Brecknock Hall
Brecknock Hall is a historic home located at Southold, New York, Stirling in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1857 and is a -story, square cut ashlar stone residence in the Italianate architecture, Italianate style. The central projecting gable has a one-room sized cupola centrally located on the roof. Also on the property is a 19th-century barn, a small early 20th-century greenhouse, and an early 20th-century caretaker's house. ''See also:'' It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Italianate architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1857 Houses in Suffolk County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, New York 1857 establishments in New York (state) {{SuffolkCountyNY-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southold, New York
The Town of Southold is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located in the northeastern tip of the county, on the North Fork of Long Island. The population was 23,732 at the 2020 census. The town also contains a hamlet named Southold, which was settled in 1640. History Algonquian-speaking tribes, related to those in New England across Long Island Sound, lived in eastern Long Island before European colonization. The western portion of the island was occupied by bands of Lenape, whose language was also one of the Algonquian languages. In surrounding areas, the Dutch colonists had established early settlements to the northwest: on the upper Hudson River was Fort Orange, founded in 1615 (later renamed Albany by the English); and New Amsterdam (later renamed Manhattan) in 1625. Lion Gardiner established a manor on Gardiners Island in East Hampton in 1639. Just across from Long Island, the Connecticut Colony, or Connecticut River Colony, was establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
