Ben Rebhuhn House
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The Ben Rebhuhn House was built in Great Neck Estates
, New York
in 1937. This house is similar to the Ernest Vosburgh House in Grand Beach, Michigan
, except that this house is in the Usonian style while the Vosburgh residence, built 21 years earlier, was in the Prairie
style. The house follows a cruciform
plan. The house features a two-story living room and is built from tidewater red cypress
board and batten
inside and out, with brick and red roof tile. Notable owners of the house have included Texas oil heiress Diane Reid.
Great Neck Estates, New York
Great Neck Estates is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 2,761 at the 2010 census.The Village of Great Neck Estates is in the Town of North Hempstead...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1937. This house is similar to the Ernest Vosburgh House in Grand Beach, Michigan
Grand Beach, Michigan
Grand Beach is a village in Berrien County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 221. The village is within New Buffalo Township on the shore of Lake Michigan near to the Michigan-Indiana border.-Geography:...
, except that this house is in the Usonian style while the Vosburgh residence, built 21 years earlier, was in the Prairie
Prairie School
Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century architectural style, most common to the Midwestern United States.The works of the Prairie School architects are usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands,...
style. The house follows a cruciform
Cruciform
Cruciform means having the shape of a cross or Christian cross.- Cruciform architectural plan :This is a common description of Christian churches. In Early Christian, Byzantine and other Eastern Orthodox forms of church architecture this is more likely to mean a tetraconch plan, a Greek cross,...
plan. The house features a two-story living room and is built from tidewater red cypress
Taxodium distichum
Taxodium distichum is a species of conifer native to the southeastern United States.-Characteristics:...
board and batten
Batten
A batten is a thin strip of solid material, typically made from wood, plastic or metal. Battens are used in building construction and various other fields as both structural and purely cosmetic elements...
inside and out, with brick and red roof tile. Notable owners of the house have included Texas oil heiress Diane Reid.