Beach Road Historic District

Beach Road Historic District is a national historic district located at Southampton in Suffolk County, New York. The district has nine contributing buildings. They are large mansions that are centerpieces of their individual estates. Each mansion is in a different architectural style popular in the early 20th century. They were originally built, as summer estates by some of America's most prominent and wealthy families, including the Mellons, Duponts, and Ladds.[2]

Beach Road Historic District
600 Beach Road, October 2008
Beach Road Historic District is located in New York
Beach Road Historic District
Beach Road Historic District is located in the United States
Beach Road Historic District
LocationBetween Shinnecock and Halsely Neck Rds. on Beach Rd. at Barrier Beach, Southampton, New York
Coordinates40°51′44″N 72°25′3″W / 40.86222°N 72.41750°W / 40.86222; -72.41750
Area45 acres (18 ha)
ArchitectCross & Cross, et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
MPSSouthampton Village MRA
NRHP reference No.86002723[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1986

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ unnamed (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beach Road Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2010. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".