Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill (/væn ˈwaɪk/ van WYKE) is a historic tide mill located at Lloyd Harbor in Suffolk County, New York. It was built about 1793 and is a 3+1⁄2-story, gable-roofed, timber-framed rectangular building little altered since the early 19th century. The property also includes the earthen mill dam with sluice gates.[2] The Lefferts Tide Mill and Preserve, which owns the mill, partners with the Huntington Historical Soceiety, offers boat tours to the site and tours of the Tide Mill from May through October.[3]
Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill | |
 HABS image of the mill | |
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| Location | 2 mi. NE of Mill and Southdown Rds., Lloyd Harbor, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°53′59″N 73°26′42″W / 40.89972°N 73.44500°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1793 |
| Architect | Van Wyck, Abraham |
| MPS | Long Island Wind and Tide Mills TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001916[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1978 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Raymond W. Smith (June 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
- ^ Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill website
External links
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Media related to Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill at Wikimedia Commons
- [1] Information about the mill and tours] - Huntington Historical Society
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-106, "Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY", 19 photos, 8 measured drawings, 25 data pages, 2 photo caption pages