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James Alfred Roosevelt Estate

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James Alfred Roosevelt Estate, also known as Yellowbanks, is a historic estate at Cove Neck in Nassau County, New York, several hundred feet west of Sagamore Hill, the home of President Theodore Roosevelt. It was designed by architect Bruce Price in 1881 as a summer home for James A. Roosevelt, an uncle of Theodore Roosevelt, and was later occupied by Emlen Roosevelt. The house is a Shingle Style building, rectangular in massing, two and a half to three stories high, with a gambrel roof. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Historic house 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Nassau County, United States 3
Completed Year
1881 1
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Standing Status
Standing 1
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Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 2
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Shingle Style, Styles and Movements
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1. James Alfred Roosevelt Estate (Wikipedia)
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    James Alfred Roosevelt Estate, also known as Yellowbanks, is a historic estate located at Cove Neck in Nassau County, New York. It is located several hundred feet west of Sagamore Hill, home of President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • Lead section
    It was designed by architect Bruce Price (1845-1903) in 1881 as a summer home for James A. Roosevelt (1825-1898), uncle to Theodore Roosevelt.
  • In Style: Shingle Style, Infobox: architecture
    Shingle Style
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2. James Alfred Roosevelt Estate (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Historic house)
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Wikidata item Q6128588, instance of (P31): historic house
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3. James Alfred Roosevelt Estate (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Nassau County, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Nassau County, United States
Wikidata item Q6128588, property P131/P17 (location): Nassau County, United States
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