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David Conklin House
The David Conklin House is a historic house located at Huntington in Suffolk County, New York, on the southwest corner of High Street (Suffolk CR 92) and New York Avenue ( New York State Route 110). Description and history It is a -story, three-bay wide, gable-roofed dwelling with a -story, five-bay gable-roofed east wing and a -story, five-bay hip-roofed southwest wing. The main and original portion was built in about 1750. Also on the property are a privy and well house. It is occupied by the Huntington Historical Society. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... on September 26, 1985. References External linksThe 1750 David Conklin Farmhouse Museum (Official site) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 92 (Suffolk County, New York)
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town (county seat) with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
