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| Location: | 247 Candlewood Path, Dix Hills, New York |
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| Architectural style(s): | Ranch-style house |
| Added to NRHP: | June 29, 2007 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 07000628[1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
The John Coltrane Home is the house in the Dix Hills neighborhood of Huntington, New York where saxophonist John Coltrane resided from 1964 until his death in 1967. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Dix Hills is census-designated hamlet located in western Suffolk County New York on Long Island. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Dix Hills is census-designated hamlet located in western Suffolk County New York on Long Island. The Town of Huntington is a town located on the North Shore of Long Island, in northwestern Suffolk County, New York. [2] It was in this home that he composed his landmark work, A Love Supreme. A Love Supreme is a Jazz Album released by John Coltrane 's quartet in 1965.
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Coltrane and his wife moved their family to Long Island in 1964. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches The family included his wife, Alice; her daughter, Michelle, from a previous marriage; and their three children, John Jr. , Ravi and Oran. [3] He lived in this home until he died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital on July 17, 1967, at the age of 40. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC also called hepatoma) is a primary malignancy (cancer of the Liver. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. His wife Alice, lived in the home until 1973. [2]
The basement of the home was the site of Coltrane Studios, where many of his recordings were made. It has been credited as being the site where many of his works were written, and is suggested as the site of inspiration for A Love Supreme. [4] It is a 1950's era brick and wood frame "Farm Ranch" building with four bedrooms, living room, studio in the basement and a practice room above the garage. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Ranch-style houses (also American Ranch, California Ranch, Rambler or Rancher) is an American domestic Architectural style (although
In 2002, the 3. 4 acres (0. 0 km²) plot and home were threatened by a property developer, Ash Agrawal, who was going to raze the home and subdivide the grounds. A local historian, Steve Fulgoni, launched a campaign to find a benefactor to buy the home in 2004,[5] and in 2006 it was purchased by the Town of Huntington and given to the "Friends of the Coltrane Home. "[2] In 2007, the home was added to the New York State and the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of [6] This honor is rare, given the relatively new construction of the home, but is a reflection of its significance.