Lillian Sefton Dodge Estate


Lillian Sefton Dodge Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Frost Mill Rd., Mill Neck, New York
Coordinates	40°52′39″N 73°33′34″W / 40.87750°N 73.55944°W / 40.87750; -73.55944Coordinates: 40°52′39″N 73°33′34″W / 40.87750°N 73.55944°W / 40.87750; -73.55944
Area	86 acres (35 ha)
Built	1923
Architect	Clinton & Russell
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference #	79001595^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 22, 1979

Lillian Sefton Dodge Estate, also known as Sefton Manor and Mill Neck Manor Lutheran School for the Deaf, is a historic estate located at Mill Neck in Nassau County, New York. It was designed in 1923 by the noted architectural firm Clinton and Russell for cosmetics executive Lillian Sefton Dodge. The manor house is a Tudor Revival style dwelling. It is two and one half stories high with a full basement, of steel frame construction and faced withbrown Westchester granite and trimmed in tawny limestone. It has a gray slate roof perforated by granite dormers and chimneys. Also on the property is a Tudor style, half timber farm complex. The property also has a contributing formal garden designed by Charles Wellford Leavitt (1871–1928), garage, and greenhouse.^[2] In 1949, Lutheran Friends of the Deaf purchased "Sefton Manor." In 1951, Mill Neck Manor Lutheran School opened to 19 deaf boys and girls. By 1956, Mill Neck Manor was fully accredited by New York State.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

Mill Neck Manor is open once a month for docent-led guided tours.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Austin N. O'Brien (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lillian Sefton Dodge Estate". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-11-20. See also: "Accompanying 17 photos".

External links

Mill Neck Manor - official site
The Mill Neck Family of Organizations website

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