Wildcliff | |
 Wildcliff in 2014 | |
| Location | 42 Wildcliff Road, New Rochelle, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°54′23″N 73°46′12″W / 40.90639°N 73.77000°W |
| Built | 1852 |
| Architect | Alexander Jackson Davis |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001656 [1] |
| NYSRHP No. | 11942.000884 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 31, 2002 |
| Designated NYSRHP | October 25, 2002 |
Wildcliff, also referred to as the Cyrus Lawton House, was a historic residence overlooking Long Island Sound in New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York. This 20-room cottage-villa, built in about 1852, was designed by prominent architect Alexander Jackson Davis in the Gothic Revival style. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2002.[1]
The unoccupied mansion was destroyed by a suspicious fire on the evening of November 26, 2018. The house was a total loss.[3][4] On December 12, 2018, four 13-year old, middle school boys (all local, New Rochelle residents) were arrested and charged in connection with the fire. All were charged as juveniles with misdemeanor third-degree criminal trespass, while one faces a felony charge of fourth-degree arson.[5]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form description
- ^ "Historic Mansion in New Rochelle Goes Up in Flames". NBC New York. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "Historic New Rochelle Mansion Burns Down in Suspicious Fire".
- ^ "Four teens arrested in Wildcliff mansion fire". Rockland/Westchester Journal News. Retrieved 2018-12-12.