Christ Building (Sea Cliff, New York)

The Christ Building (also known as Harlan's General Store) is a historic commercial building located at 357-359 Sea Cliff Avenue in Sea Cliff, Nassau County, New York.

Christ Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Christ Building, September 2014
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Location	357-359 Sea Cliff Ave., Sea Cliff, New York
Coordinates	40°50′58″N 73°38′59″W
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1880 (1880)
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	11001002[1]
Added to NRHP	January 4, 2012

Description and history

It was built in about 1880, and is a three-story, Second Empire style frame building. It has a hexagonal slate mansard roof and is clad with wood shingles. The building houses a store on the first floor and two rental units on the upper floors. The building was built during the period when Sea Cliff functioned as a Methodist camp and originally housed a bakery and store on the first floor and boarding rooms on the upper floors.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 2012.[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/03/12 through 1/06/12. National Park Service. 2012-01-13.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Virginia L. Bartos (October 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Christ Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs