John Ellis Roosevelt Estate, also known as Meadow Croft, is a historic estate located at

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. The main house, roughly L-shaped, is composed of two distinct parts: the original farmhouse, built about 1850, and now the rear of the house; and the larger, more formal

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mansion built 1891-1892 and set perpendicular to it. The original section is a two-story, rectangular farmhouse, sheathed in clapboard and surmounted by a gable roof. The 1891–92 section is a clapboarded, two-story structure with an elaborate facade with generous porch and surmounted by a steeply pitched, truncated hipped roof. Also on the property are contributing

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, equipment barn, garage, caretaker's cottage, swimming pool, storage hut, and archaeological sites. The property was purchased by

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(1829–1906) in 1873; his son

John Ellis Roosevelt John Ellis Roosevelt (February 25, 1853 – March 9, 1939) was a lawyer with the Wall Street firm of Roosevelt & Kobbe, the president of the Elkhorn Valley Coal Land Company and secretary of the Broadway Improvement Company. He owned the John El ...

(1853–1939) commissioned the estate. ''See also:'' The estate is located on the grounds of Sans Soucci Lakes County Park,Sans Soucci Lakes County Park (Suffolk County Department of Parks)
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in 1987. The Bayport Blue Point Heritage Association has restored the mansion and offers seasonal tours and exhibits of local history.

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Meadow Croft
- Bayport Blue Point Heritage Association
Meadowcroft Estate (Suffolk County Department of Parks)
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