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James Benjamin Homestead

Houses completed in 1785Houses in Suffolk County, New YorkHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, New YorkSuffolk County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
James Benjamin Homestead; Flanders, New York 2
James Benjamin Homestead; Flanders, New York 2

James Benjamin Homestead is a historic home located at Flanders in Suffolk County, New York. It consists of a main section, built about 1785, which is a two-story, center-entrance residence, and one- and two-story rear additions, built about 1900. Also on the property is a small, late 19th-century barn.The house is hidden behind trees along New York State Route 24 and is a waterfront property along Reeves Bay, a segment of Flanders Bay, which is located between the Peconic River and the Great Peconic Bay. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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James Benjamin Homestead
Pleasure Drive,

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Pleasure Drive 5
11901
New York, United States
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