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Benjamin Moore Estate

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Architect
  
Delano, William Adams

Area
  
13 ha

Added to NRHP
  
14 May 1979

NRHP Reference #
  
79001596

Year built
  
1923

Nearest city
  
Muttontown

Benjamin Moore Estate

Architectural style
  
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, French Renaissance

Benjamin Moore Estate, also known as Chelsea, is a historic estate located at Muttontown in Nassau County, New York. It was designed in 1923-1924 by noted architect William Adams Delano (1874-1960) for Benjamin Moore and Alexandra Emery. The manor house is an eclectic Chinese and French Renaissance style inspired dwelling. It is "U" shaped, two and one half stories high with hipped and gable roofs, covered with concrete block on a concrete foundation. The front facade features a steeply pitched roof, four large irregularly spaced chimneys, and a large brick tourelle with a conical roof. The property also has a contributing formal garden, gatehouse, picturesque roadways, garage, conservatory, octagonal gazebo, shed and tool house, and large open lawns.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

Benjamin Moore Estate Wikipedia