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Mackay Estate Water Tower

Coordinates: 40°47′51″N 73°38′23″W / 40.79750°N 73.63972°W / 40.79750; -73.63972
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Mackay Estate Water Tower
The Mackay Estate Water Tower in 2013
Mackay Estate Water Tower is located in New York
Mackay Estate Water Tower
Mackay Estate Water Tower is located in the United States
Mackay Estate Water Tower
LocationRedwood Dr. between Lincoln Dr. and Lufberry Dr., East Hills, New York
Coordinates40°47′51″N 73°38′23″W / 40.79750°N 73.63972°W / 40.79750; -73.63972
Arealess than one acre
Built1902
ArchitectMcKim, Mead & White; White, Stanford
Architectural stylePicturesque
NRHP reference No.91000239[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1991

Mackay Estate Water Tower is a historic water tower located in the Incorporated Village of East Hills in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The tower was originally a component of Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill Estate.[2]

Description

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The tower is a utilitarian structure manufactured by the Phillipsburg, New Jersey-baed firm of Tippett and Wood. The tank is round in plan and topped by a bell-shaped slate roof and copper cupola. The tank stands on eight legs, each of which is 34 feet tall.[2][1]

Originally a component of Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill Estate, the water tower and tank are concealed inside a tall structure designed by Stanford White that is constructed of stone, laid in random ashlar, and the roof is spanned by a Guastavino tile dome.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Kathleen LaFrank (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mackay Estate Water Tower". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 30, 2010. See also: "Accompanying two photos".