Allen-Beville House | |
 The Allen-Beville house is one of the few surviving 19th century farmhouses in Queens. | |
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| Location | 29 Center Drive,Douglaston,Queens,New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′22″N73°45′3″W / 40.77278°N 73.75083°W /40.77278; -73.75083 |
| Built | 1848-1850 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001760[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | September 9, 1983[1] |
| Designated NYCL | January 11, 1977 |
TheAllen-Beville House is a historic house on the Little Neck peninsula in theDouglaston neighborhood ofQueens,New York City. Constructed between 1848 and 1850,[2] it is one of the few surviving 19th century structures in Queens built as afarmhouse that survives.[3][4]
The site was inherited by Daniel K. Allen from his uncle, Richard Allen. Originally a farm of 16 acres (65,000 m2), he had purchased the land from Elijah Allen, Philip Allen and Cornelius Van Wyck prior to 1820. In 1847, Benjamin Allen acquired the site and built the house.
In the late 19th century,William P. Douglas, for whom Douglaston was named, purchased the home for use as a guest home for his estate, which was the originalDouglaston Club building. When the clubhouse burned in 1917, the architects used this house as a model to create the current club.
In 1905-06 theDouglas Manor Company bought theDouglas Estate and subdivided the land as a real estate development.[5]
The Allen-Beville House was given landmark status by theNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1977 and was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1983.[6]
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