Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach is a historic
park
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and public
beach located on
Long Island Sound
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at
Rye
Rye (''Secale cereale'') is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (''Triticum'') and barley (genus ''Hordeum''). Rye grain is u ...
,
Westchester County, New York. It is located next to the separately listed
Playland Amusement Park. It was designed in 1909 by architects Upjohn & Conable (
Hobart Upjohn and
George W. Conable) and landscape architects
Brinley & Holbrook
Brinley is a given name and a surname meaning 'burned clearing’. Notable people with the name include:
;Given name:
*Brinley Rees (1919–2004), Welsh academic
* Brinley Richards (1904–1981), Welsh language poet, author, Archdruid of the Natio ...
. There are six historically significant buildings and structures; they are the
Mission Revival style Bathing Complex. This includes the Bathing Pavilion and two shelters, a restaurant (1910), the Spring House, and the Women's Bath House (1925).
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County, New York
References
External links
Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Mission Revival architecture in New York (state)
Buildings and structures completed in 1925
Buildings and structures in Westchester County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York
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