Nuits (Irvington, New York)

Nuits
An elaborate yellow house with porches, a square tower on the right and green wooden shutters seen from slightly below it.
West elevation, 2009
LocationArdsley-on-Hudson, NY
Nearest cityYonkers
Coordinates41°01′27″N 73°52′25″W / 41.02417°N 73.87361°W / 41.02417; -73.87361
Area4.5 acres (1.7 ha)[1]
Built1852[1]
ArchitectDetlef Lienau
Architectural styleItalian villa
NRHP reference No.77000986
Added to NRHP1977

Nuits, also known as the Cottenet–Brown House, is an Italian villa-style house located in the Ardsley-on-Hudson section of the village of Irvington, New York, United States. It is a stone Italian villa-style house built in the mid-19th century. In 1977 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It is the only surviving example of the early residential architecture of Detlef Lienau. Built for Francis Cottenet, a wealthy New York merchant, it was later owned and renovated by Cyrus West Field, John Jacob Astor III and Manhattan College. It remains a private residence.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Risk, Sharon Clay. "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Nuits". Retrieved 2008-06-14.