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Chichester's Inn

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Chichester's Inn is located along Chichester Road in a wooded section of West Hills, New York. It is a rare surviving example of a seventeenth century inn on Long Island, largely unchanged from its original form, although it now serves as a private house. Walt Whitman, who grew up in the area, and Theodore Roosevelt were among its past patrons. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 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
New York, United States 3
Completed Year
1680 1
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Standing 1
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Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 2
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1. Chichester's Inn (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Chichester's Inn is located along Chichester Road in a wooded section of West Hills, New York, United States.
  • Infobox: built
    1680
  • Uses Element: Timber, Building and grounds
    The main house is a 1+1⁄2-story, 11-bay clapboard structure of varied fenestration and form, reflecting considerable work and expansion in the first century of its existence.
  • In Group: Inns, Taverns and Public Houses, Lead paragraph
    It is a rare surviving example of a 17th-century inn on Long Island, mostly unchanged from its original form, although it is now used as a house.
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2. Chichester's Inn (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Historic house)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Historic house)
Wikidata item Q5095980, instance of (P31): historic house
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3. Chichester's Inn (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: New York, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: New York, United States
Wikidata item Q5095980, property P131/P17 (location): New York, United States
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