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Mackay Estate Gate Lodge

Coordinates: 40°47′35.8″N 73°38′32.1″W / 40.793278°N 73.642250°W / 40.793278; -73.642250
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Mackay Estate Gate Lodge
The front of the Mackay Estate Gate Lodge, as seen in 2013
Mackay Estate Gate Lodge is located in New York
Mackay Estate Gate Lodge
Mackay Estate Gate Lodge is located in the United States
Mackay Estate Gate Lodge
LocationJct. of Harbor Hill and Roslyn Rds., East Hills, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°47′35.8″N 73°38′32.1″W / 40.793278°N 73.642250°W / 40.793278; -73.642250
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectMcKim, Mead & White; White, Stanford
Architectural styleLate 19th- and 20th-Century Revivals, French Baroque
NRHP reference No.91000240[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1991

The Mackay Estate Gate Lodge is a historic gatehouse located in the Incorporated Village of East Hills in Nassau County, New York, United States.

Description

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The Mackay Estate Gate Lodge was designed in 1899 and built between 1900 and 1902 by architect Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White in the French Baroque style. It is a small but imposing stone building with a central entrance flanked by small square lodges and topped by a steep slate mansard and pyramidal roof. The central vehicular entrance contains a wrought iron gate of elaborate design. The house was originally a component of Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill Estate.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is one of three remaining buildings which got listed at that time – the others are the Mackay Estate Dairyman's Cottage and the Mackay Estate Water Tower.

In 2017, the deed to the Mackay Estate Gate Lodge was transferred to the Village of East Hills from the Town of North Hempstead.[3]

On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, the Village of East Hills and Roslyn Landmark Society began a full restoration of the gate lodge, including the stabilization of the slate roof, and the restoration of the doors and windows.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Kathleen LaFrank (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mackay Estate Gate Lodge". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-30. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
  3. ^ a b "Update: Restoration of the historic Mackay Estate Gate Lodge continues with clearing of the entrance". Roslyn Landmark Society. February 24, 2022.