Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York)

Rock Hall
Main façade of Rock Hall
Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York) is located in Long Island
Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York)
Location within Long Island
Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York) is located in New York
Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York)
Location within New York
Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York) is located in the United States
Rock Hall (Lawrence, New York)
Location within the United States
Location199 Broadway,
Lawrence, New York
Coordinates40°36′32″N 73°44′5″W / 40.60889°N 73.73472°W / 40.60889; -73.73472
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1767
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
Websitefriendsofrockhall.org
NRHP reference No.76001230[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1976

Rock Hall is a historic house museum and park owned and operated by the Town of Hempstead, located within Lawrence, a village in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.

History

The house was built about 1767 by Josiah Martin (1699–1778), a British sugar planter from the West Indian island of Antigua, and stands on a manorial, park-like setting overlooking Jamaica Bay. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, Georgian-style frame dwelling, with a T-shaped frame wing. It is five bays wide, with a central portico shielding the main entry. During the early 1950s, the Town of Hempstead restored the house to its original appearance.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Ellen F. Rosebrock and Raymond W. Smith (July 1976). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Rock Hall. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 8, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
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