Woolworth Estate

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Woolworth Estate in Glen Cove, Long Island (1921)

The Woolworth Estate is a historic property in Glen Cove , Long Iceland in the US state of New York .

nature

The 56-room house was built in 1916 by Winfield Woolworth , the founder of the FW Woolworth Company , by the architect Charles Gilbert as a country residence. It comprises five buildings, including a former mansion, and is one of the last and largest private houses that gave the so-called Gold Coast its name. The house is privately owned. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ny/Nassau/state3.html
  2. ↑ http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregsearchresult.do?fullresult=true&recordid=253

Coordinates: 40 ° 52 ′ 31.1 "  N , 73 ° 38 ′ 37.2"  W.