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BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
UNIQUE SITE NO. 165- I!1 - 10 x9 MK--12
DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALBANY,NEW YORK (518) 474-0479 NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME: ,'own of Sc) thnl �/__S:PI,1A - — DATE:DATE: -+x1.__1985
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YOUR ADDRESS:
Town Hall, Main Rd. 516/765-•1.892
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ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Dev. Offices
IDENTIFICATION
I. BUILDING NAME(S): George Penny House
2. COUNTY: Suffolk TOWNWITY: Southold VILLAGE: _Matt;ttjrnk
3. STRF,ET LOCATION: Sound Ave. - V �) . io L w'. rf LojV, tSLAN.D P.P,.
4. OWNERS]IIP: a. public ❑ b. private
S. PRESENT OWNER: Fenny Family ADDRESS: Mattituok
6. USI:: Original: Residence Present: Residence
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes 11 No ❑
Interior accessible: Explain Bra— appt e -nl y
DESCRIPTION
A. BUILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑
MATI.RIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ® g. stucco ❑ other:
9. STRUCTURAL a. wood frarne with interlocking joints ❑
SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members EJ
(if kn(wn) c. masonry load hearing walls ❑
d. metal (explain)
C. other
10, CONDITION: a. excellent 1 b. good ® c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site LE b. moved ❑ if so,when?
c_ list major alterations and dates (if known):
LLH 2/17 NYS DOT Mattituck Quad
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a.none known® b.zoning❑ c. roads ❑
d. developers e. deterioration El
f. other:
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY:
a. barn❑ b. carriage house ❑ c. garage ❑
d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑
g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑
i. landscape features: Lumber yard to east
j. other:
Ili. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land ❑ b. woodland ❑
c. scattered buildings 5D
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial 13
f. industrial residential
h,other: CY to R.R. crossing
17. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
Structure sits N/W of L. I. R. R. on Sound Ave. which is a
mix of residential and commercial buildings. Penny Lumber
yard and adjacent structures are diiLectly to the east.
18. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
12 story, small) gambrel. roof, T=shaped, brown shingle house.
Subsumed entrance porch. Gothic-headed window in gambrel peak.
Double hung windows have interesting upper sash with star-pattern-
ed muntins.
SIGNIFICANCE
111, DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: may. 1905
ARCHITECT:
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20. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
This well preserved house is unusually detailed) andlAan important
component of the streetscape. Considered to be an "up-to-date
cottage" when built.
Penny Lumber has owned and operated this business since 1890.
21. SOURCES: Hyde, E. Belcher, Atlas of Suffolk County,, L. 1. , N,Y.
Vol. Two, Plate 27, 1909.
Interview with George Penny' s Great-Great-Great Grandson.
October 22, 198
2. FH!,%1F L T e.r-da n 11/13/80
"Days in Cour Past. " 75 Years ago.
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MK- 12,
ISLAND TRAVELER-WATCHMAN ® THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 15$0
The schr. "Wm.Henry,"Capt. moth eget ables on his well-tilled
D.T. Conklin, New Suffolk, has, far . We are indebted to him for � )Years, j)Ago
Dayslt ,,JJust sailed gjn Robbins Island s e turnips. 15 of which weigh- 7
(with a cargo of bricks foe New d 65 lbs.
OuirPast The possibility that atomic
'York. r'S 1!`C• � `,y scientists may help solve causes
�� G )�� (Lars Abp) of the disappearance of our
100YEars,"I O �`) Ye"��/ —qo oysters and other shellfish was
7 Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Vail brought to light this week.
(S90 r Our good friend, Geoff L. celebrated their Golden Wedding Faced with the apparent failure
W.W.Griffing,station agent eft Penrr broke ground last Monday anniversary. of the oyster industry in Peconic
Greenport, has been appointed ora new dwellfi for his famil "Russ" Baker collected a 25 and Gardiner's Bay and with the
train dispatcher of the Montauk use.It will be situated just west of cent bounty for a possum tail. rising unemployment of oyster-
Division. L.1.R.R. Leander his present house (which he Lester Moeller, our tree ex• shop workers in this area, Super.
Wright of Amityville is now in intends to remove later) and will pert,and his crew are boarding at visor Norman Klipp and Mayor
charge of Greenport, but it isbe an up-to-date cottage, with all Miss Katherine Furey's while Otis Burt of Greenport recently
Probable John Reeve, now ex- the modern improvements. they are engaged on several conferred with Representative
press messenger, wil! re-assume President Peters of the Long extensive jobs in this neighbor- Stuyvesant Wainwright concern-
his former duties as agent at the Island Rail Road has promised a hood, ing the matter.
Greenport station, delegation from Easthampton Ground was broken this week
/ Boss Edw. Fordham has taken that next season there will be an for a new machinery building on Construction of the U.S. Dept.
the contract to build Wm. early morning train for the whole the property of the Long Islandof Agriculture Animal Disease
Schwenk's house, Bridgehamp- south side. Enneth
oduce and Fertilizer Com-1 Laboratory on Plum Island oppo-
ton. It is to cost about 51400. Anyone wishing whitewash for ny's plant in this village.) site Orient Point, L.I. will be
Messrs. Hall and Hall of hen roosts, etc, can obtain the Dickerson was awarded continued despite rumors to the
Mattituck have made an addition same of Lester Albertson, super- the contract to make the excava- effect that the project would be
to the scallop fleet by pur- intendent of the Southold Light- tion for the new bu' nd closed down pending the inves-
chasing a large boat which they ing Co., free of cost. part of the work is well under- tigation of a recent fire on
are using in the business. Michael Fischer raises mam- wati. November 15th.