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Smith-Taylor Cabin

Coordinates: 41°4′17″N 72°17′55″W / 41.07139°N 72.29861°W / 41.07139; -72.29861
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Smith-Taylor Cabin
Taylor Island on Shelter Island, October 2008
Smith-Taylor Cabin is located in New York
Smith-Taylor Cabin
Location in New York
Smith-Taylor Cabin is located in the United States
Smith-Taylor Cabin
Location in United States
LocationTaylor's Island, Shelter Island, New York
Coordinates41°4′17″N 72°17′55″W / 41.07139°N 72.29861°W / 41.07139; -72.29861
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
Architectural styleAdirondack log cabin
NRHP reference No.07001016[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2007

Smith-Taylor Cabin is an historic Adirondack style log cabin located in Coecles Harbor on Taylor's Island (Cedar Island) at Shelter Island in Suffolk County, New York. The original cabin was built around 1900 by Francis Marion Smith of "20 Mule Team Borax" fame. In 1937 S. Gregory Taylor (Soterios Gregorios Tavoulares) added a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, foyer, and landmark tower with catwalk.[2]

It was added to the New York State and National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ unknown. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Smith-Taylor Cabin". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".