Robert Hawkins Homestead

Robert Hawkins Homestead is a historic home located at Yaphank in Suffolk County, New York. It was built about 1855 and is a clapboard-sheathed, wood-frame building on a brick foundation. It has a symmetrical, two-story, three-bay, cruciform plan with low intersecting gable roofs in the Italianate style. It features a one-story verandah and a large central cupola on the building's rooftop.[2]

Robert Hawkins Homestead
The Robert Hawkins House as seen from across Yaphank Avenue.
LocationYaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York
Coordinates40°49′4″N 72°55′4″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1855
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.86000702[1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1986

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] and is directly across the street from the Homan-Gerard House and Mills.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Austin O'Brien (February 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Robert Hawkins Homestead". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying two photos".

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Local historic sign facing southbound Suffolk CR 21 traffic.


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