Springbank is a historic home located at

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. It was built about 1835 and expanded and modified in 1880. A two-story rear addition was completed in 1959. It exhibits building construction and stylistic details from a number of periods. The first renovation was a conversion of the original simple dwelling to a

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style building. Details added include the

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main entry, full front porch, overhanging roof, front

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, and a seven-foot addition. It features a deep front porch on the front elevation with sawn brackets. The property was once owned by the family of

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. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying five photographs''
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in 1999.

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Roslyn Harbor, New York Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses completed in 1880 Houses in Nassau County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Nassau County, New York {{NassauCountyNY-NRHP-stub