36 Main St, Roslyn, NY, 11576

Williams-Cornell House

130 Main Street, Roslyn

Date Built1790
Original UseResidence
Restoration StatusCompleted
Roslyn Landmark Society Covenant No
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  • The son of barrel and cask maker Wilson Williams, John Williams was a builder.
  • Like many of the 1700s houses on Long Island, this house was built to face south. Its original door opened where the bay window extends today.
  • Originally, the house was clapboard-sheathed.
  • The house was purchased in 1855 by William H. Cornell, a relative of Ezra Cornell, founder of Western Union and co-founder of Cornell University.
  • Sometime in 1950, this property was subdivided from 122 Main Street property.
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