Seven Oaks Estate, the former Charles F. Park estate, is a historic estate located at Palisades in Rockland County, New York designed by George E. Woodward, an editor of The Horticulturist magazine.[2] The main estate house is a large clapboarded structure built in 1862 in the Gothic Revival style, with cues from Calvert Vaux's Villas and Cottages (1857). The house features a projecting central bay and full-width verandah. Also on the property are a coachman's house, built about 1862, and four subsidiary outbuildings.[3]
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| Location | End of Ludlow Ln., Palisades, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°0′26″N 73°54′33″W / 41.00722°N 73.90917°W |
| Area | 15.3 acres (6.2 ha) |
| Built | 1862 |
| Architect | George E. Woodward |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Palisades MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001013[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 12, 1990 |
Beyond its basic architectural description, Seven Oaks Estate is significant as one of the earliest surviving estates from Palisades’ development as a summer retreat community in the mid-19th century. It reflects a broader historical trend in which wealthy New Yorkers built country homes along the Hudson River as railroad construction made the area accessible.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Woodward, Geo E. "RESIDENCE OF CHARLES F. PARK, ESQ.: CARRIAGE HOUSE AND STABLE." Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste (1846-1875), 08, 1863. 238.
- ↑ Michael P. Rebic (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Seven Oaks Estate. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 23, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places". May 29, 1990.