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BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM L L ,
UNIQUE SITE NO. 03—- 10 - D&
DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALBANY, NEW YORK (5151474-)479 NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME:TQu s--of e outh.,l ,a /gpl IA DATE: Fall 1985
YOUR ADDRESS: 'own Hall, Main Road TELEPHONE, 516/765-1892
Southold, E.I. , • . 119 (]1
ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Dev. Offices
IDENTIFICATION
I. 13UILDIN{; NAME(S):
07 Mile Marker
2. COUNTY: n1 k _ -__ m TOWNICITY--qa+,+hnl A VILLAGE: Laurel
3. STREET LOCATION: — D� i ii t'U� _� a_ r;; }F 41t-01,'16,4
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ h. private' El _ -
5. PRESENT OWNER: ADDRESS:
fr. USE:: Original: Mile marker - Present;Present:
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes No
Interior accessible: Explain
DESCRIPTION
ti. BUILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑
MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ❑ g. stucco ❑ other: g' c�vca
1). STRUC'IURAL. a. wood frame with interlocking joints ❑
SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members El(if kn(wn) c. masonry load bearing walls
d_ metal (explain)
e. other $To N E
Itl. CONDITION: a. excellent Cl b. good IR c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
I I. INTFGRITY; a. original site IXC ? b. moved ❑ if so,when''
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
17. PHOTO: LLH 2/1 N/W view 13. MAP: NYS DOT MAttituck Quad _
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known b, zoning❑ c. roads ❑
d, developers ❑ e. deterioration
f. other:
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY:
a. barng] b. carriage house ❑ c. garage ❑
d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse El
g. shop ❑ h, gardens ❑
i. landscape features:
j, ether:
1(�. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land ❑ b. woodland FA
c. scattered buildings En
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial ❑ g. residential 71
h.other:
17. INTI-RRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
The mile marker sits several feet from the road with the
front facing west. This is also several feet from the
McCarthy-Kuester Mouse.
18. OTHER NOTABLE. FEATURES OF BUILDING; AND SITE (including interior features if known):
The marker designates that there are seven miles to the
courthouse. It is approximately three feet tall and four
inches wide of white stone.
SIGNIFICANCE
Int. DAT F. OF: INITIAL € ONSTRUCTION: l Cern-r. IT 56p)
ARCHITECT:
BUILDI R:
20. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
One of the few mile markers left in the area. These markers
were at one time placed at every mile mark along the Kings
Highway.
?1. SOURCES: Towle 14 t v''b-LzGp .
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Form prepared by Linda L. Harvey, Research Assistant
ABOUT THE MILE MARKERS -1
Have you noticed any worn white stone markers along Kings Highway today?
If so, you have sharp eyes, for they were set in 1756, and few remain today.
The mile markers were placed about a year after Benjamin Franklin visited
Long Island. Augustus Griffin in Griffin's Journal wrote that Benjamin Franklin
rode along Kings Highway in 1755 in a carriage o his own design. The carriage
was so constructed that every 20 rods it would ring a bell, and in this way the
good Doctor Franklin measured Long Island.
In 1755 Franklin was sharing the job of Postmaster General with Colonel
William Hunter of Virginia. Stephen Jenkins in The Old Boston Post Road wrote
that the two men shared an annual salary of 600 English pounds, provided that
they could raise that amount from the net proceeds of postal revenue.
In 1753 Franklin began visiting all the post offices in the colonies. He
arrived on Long Island in 1755, and was said to have determined the location of
each mile marker on the Post Road (Kings Highway) himself. The spot for each
marker or "monument" was marked with a stake. Subsequently the stone markers,
showing the distance from Riverhead, were installed.
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Frank Coyle, of Greenport, and Archie Young located and mapped all the
markers between Cutchogue and Orient in 1950. Many of these have disappeared
in the ensuing years.
The Suffolk County Historical Society wishes to gratefully acknowledge the
invaluable assistance of the following people who made this tour possible. Mrs.
Joy H. Bear planned today's tour, .designed the printed tour guide, prepared
the text, and illustrated the guide. The guides on the buses for today's tour
are Joy Bear, John Dorman, John Stack, and Jean Tiedke.
This publication was made possible through generous support from:
SOUTHOLD SAVINGS BANK
and
BURT LEWIS REAL ESTATE.
The Suffolk County Historical Society is a private, nonprofit organization.
The Society is an authorized agency of the County and receives partial funding
from Suffolk County, Peter F. Cohalan. County Executive.
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