Roslyn Village Historic District
Roslyn Village Historic District | ||
MPS Roslyn Village Multiple Resource Area | | |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002650 | |
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| Added to NRHP | 1987 | |
The Roslyn Village Historic District encompasses the center of that village in the U.S. state of New York. It includes within its boundaries the earlier Main Street Historic District, although that is considered a separate district by the National Park Service, which added the Roslyn Village district to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Distinct from the Main Street district, the newer one includes more commercial property along Old Northern Boulevard, which makes a loop through downtown Roslyn off North Hempstead Turnpike (NY 25A), the main through road along Long Island's North Shore. Its contributing buildings, including several listed separately on the Register, are generally distributed over a wider range of architectural styles from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Geography
All but 25 of the district's 65 acres (6 of 26 ha) are accounted for by the Main Street District, which includes all property along that Street between Glen Avenue and the intersection with East Broadway. The Roslyn Village district includes most of the remaining properties within the triangle created by Main, East Broadway and Old Northern, and some areas to the northeast along Glen Avenue, going up to Route 25A and the old Northern Mill Pond.[1]
History
Since the settlement's earliest days, in the mid-17th century, its development had clustered around Main Street. That growth took off in the early 19th century after
As a result, the East Broadway houses skew to the late 19th century, with
In the early 20th century there was still some room left to build on at the edges of the district, and in 1921 the Bryant Library on East Broadway gave the future district its major Colonial Revival building. By 1930 the East Broadway area was as developed as Main Street had been several decades before, and builders turned elsewhere, leaving the district to retain its own historic character.[1]
As Roslyn's Landmark Society began to focus local attention on identifying and
Preservation
Roslyn has added to its ordinances a provision protecting the buildings in both its historic districts. They are recognized in its zoning and any additions, demolition or alterations are subject to approval by the six-member Historic District Board. The Roslyn Landmark Society also holds a restrictive covenant on some of the properties.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Peckham, Mark (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Roslyn Village Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 2, 2008. Photos
- ^ "Historic District Board". Village of Roslyn. January 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
