Merestead
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Merestead
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Merestead in September 2016
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| Location | Byram Lake Rd., Mount Kisco, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′31″N 73°42′19″W / 41.17528°N 73.70528°WCoordinates: 41°10′31″N 73°42′19″W / 41.17528°N 73.70528°W |
| Area | 136 acres (55 ha) |
| Built | c.1850, c.1907 |
| Architect | Delano & Aldrich |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 84003431 |
| Added to NRHP | September 27, 1984 |
Merestead, also known as the former Sloane Estate, is a historic home located at Mount Kisco, Westchester County, New York. It was the country estate of William Sloane, president of W. & J. Sloane. It includes a neo-Georgian mansion completed in 1907. It was designed by Delano and Aldrich and is a 2 1⁄2-story, rectangular mansion with open porches on the ends and a 1 1⁄2-story service wing. Also on the property are 12 other contributing buildings: a garden house (c. 1907), two garages (c. 1907), carriage house, (c. 1907), a tenant house (c. 1850), cow barn (c. 1907), stable (late 19th century), storage / playhouse building (early 20th century), and four small shed / outbuildings date to about 1900.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The estate is now a park owned by Westchester County. Tours of the mansion are offered on a limited basis by appointment only.
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