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James Havens Homestead

New York, US

James Havens Homestead

James Havens Homestead is a historic home located at Shelter Island in Suffolk County, New York. The house was built in 1743 and expanded in the early- mid-19th century. It is a large wood-frame building with wood-shingle sheathing, broad gable roof, wraparound porch, and rear wings. The main sectio

n includes a two-story, three-bay side-entrance-hall dwelling which was enlarged to four bays with a wide two-story, one-bay addition. Also on the property is a small wood-frame shed. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The house is owned by the Shelter Island Historical Society and operated as a historic house museum.

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