Smith Estate
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The Longwood Estate, in Ridge, New York, one of many structures on the Smith Estate property.
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Nearest city: | Ridge, New York |
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Area: | 35 acres (14 ha) |
Built: | 1790 |
Architectural style: | Colonial Revival, Gothic |
Governing body: | Local |
NRHP Reference#: | 81000414[1] |
Added to NRHP: | December 10, 1981 |
Smith Estate, also known as Longwood Estate - Smith House, is a historic estate located at Ridge in Suffolk County, New York. It is preserved and maintained by the Town of Brookhaven. The Longwood Estate is part of a huge parcel of land originally purchased by William "Tangier" Smith in the 1600s, which he called Manor St. George. The estate consists of a large, late 18th century main house (altered and enlarged during the 19th century), caretaker's cottage, a farm complex (of barns and sheds dating from the late 18th through early 20th centuries), the Smith family cemetery, and a small frame schoolhouse moved to the property in 1977.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]