The Christ Building (also known as Harian's General Store) is a historic commercial building located at 357-359 Sea Cliff Avenue in

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Description and history

It was built in about 1880, and is a three-story, Second Empire style frame building. It has a hexagonal

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and is clad with wood shingles. The building houses a store on the first floor and two rental units on the upper floors. The building was built during the period when Sea Cliff functioned as a Methodist camp and originally housed a bakery and store on the first floor and boarding rooms on the upper floors. ''Note:'' This includes an
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on January 4, 2012.

References

Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Second Empire architecture in New York (state) Commercial buildings completed in 1880 Buildings and structures in Nassau County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Nassau County, New York {{NassauCountyNY-NRHP-stub