George Washington Denton House | |
Village of Flower Hill Landmark | |
Location | 57 West Shore Road, Flower Hill, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°48′16″N 73°39′19″W / 40.80444°N 73.65528°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1873 - 1875 |
Architectural style | Italian Villa |
NRHP reference No. | 85001937[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 29, 1985 |
Designated VFHL | November 4, 1996 |
The George Washington Denton House (also known as the Greta–Theo Holiday House) is a historic home located in the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.[2] It was built sometime between 1873 and 1875. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and was designated a Village of Flower Hill Historic Landmark in 1996.[1][3]
The home is a rectangular, 2-story wood-frame building with a two-stage rear service ell in a vernacular Italian Villa style. It features a 2+1⁄2-story engaged tower, semi-octagonal bay windows, and an L-shaped wraparound verandah.
Also on the property is a brick ice house built into the side of a hill.[2][4]
The Long Island Rail Road's 1877 guidebook, "Long Island & Where to Go", made mention of this home; the George Washington Denton House is one of four places of interest in the Roslyn area to be mentioned in this publication.[2]
The home is featured in the Roslyn Landmark Society's 1986 house tour guide, on pages 414 through 423.[5]
The house was built at some point between 1873 and 1875 by lawyer George Washington Denton.[2][6]
In 1919, Allene Tew Buchard, a socialite from Locust Valley and the wife of Anson Wood Buchard, purchased the Denton House and the rest of the property. She named the house the Greta–Theo Holiday House; she named it after her daughter Greta and her son Theodore – both of whom died one year earlier from the Spanish Flu.[6]
In 1930, Buchard donated the property to the Girls' Service League of America, following her husband's 1927 death. She donated the property upon moving to Europe after remarrying to Prince Heinrich XXXIII.