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# BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM RED
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DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALBANY, NEW YORK (518l474-0479 NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME:Town of Southold SPLIA DATE: November 79 1986
YOUR ADDRESS:Town Ha11, Main Road TELEPHONE: 516/765-1892
Southold, L. I. N.Y. . 11971
ORGANIZATION (if any):Southold Town Community Development Office
IDENTIFICATION
1. BUILDING NAME(s): Foster House
2. COUNTY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold _VILLAGE:New Suffolk
3. STREET LOCATION: New Suffolk RoJ, i , s i v,, iv. .> cJED t i= lea.
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ b. private X]
5, PRESENT OWNER: Maffei ADDRESS:
6. USE: Original: Home Present: Home
7, ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes IN No ❑
Interior accessible: Explain
DESCRIPTION
g. BUILDING a. clapboard ® b. stone ❑ c. brick X] d. board and batten ❑
MA'[FRIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ❑ g. stucco ❑ other:
11. STRUCTURAL. a. wood frame with interlocking joints 21
SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members ❑
(it' kn(wn) c. masonry load bearing walls
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. CONDITION: it. excellent ❑ b. good PC c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site PP b. moved ❑ if so,when"
c_ list major alterations and dates (if known):
12. PHOTO- NS—rsm 11-8 13. MAP. N.Y.S. DOT Southampton Quad
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a.none known ® b. zoning ❑ c. roads
d. developers ❑ e. deterioration ❑
C. other:
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY:
a. barn® b. carria e house ❑ c. garage ❑
d. privy ❑ e. shed f. greenhouse
g, shop ❑ h. gardens ❑
i. landscape features:
j. other:
IG. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land ❑ b. woodland ❑
c. scattered buildings X
d.densely built-up l❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial ❑ g. residential ❑
h.other:
17. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
The house is on New Suffolk Road, a 2-lane, concrete, tree
lined , rural, low density road. In the back the lot forms
a concavity) it is large and pleasantly laid out, partly
as a garden, forming a cluster with the barn and other
buildings in the background.
18. OTHER NOTABLE. FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
12 story, side entrance plan, clapboard house, 22 stories
on the rear. Semi-wrap around porch w. octagonal columns.
Paired round-topped windows in gable with unique round-
topped muntins in each. Small windows under the eaves on
north and south elevations with semi-elliptical window heads.
SIGNIFICANCE (cont. )
11t. DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: 1858
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER:
10. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE.
This house was built for Horton's bride. Mrs. Horton was
the daughter of Ira Brewster Tuthill who not only laid
out the plan for the village of New Suffolk, but also
owned Robins Island and its brick works.
All details are original and have not been altered.
This house was listed in "Summer of History" , Map 1, #32.
This house was researched by E1. Plimpton, 19 4.
'I. SOURCES: Butterworth, Marjorie Moore. The New Suffolk Story.
Greenport, N.Y. 1983, p, 26.
Wells, Betty. Robins Island. 1981, p. '4.6 45"
Suffolk Times 11/1571981
?Z. rHLNIF Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Moritt, Research
Assistant
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(cont. ) 18. Notable featur_e_sofBuildin_and Site.
2-story semi hexagonal bay windows on the east with 4/4
windows. Floor length French doors (balcons-fenetre) open
from parlor to front porch. Front entrance with side lights.
Large basement kitchen of Robins Island brick.
Barn. Large gable roof with facade gable on south. The flush
vertical siding is articulated by clipped board ends in
gables. 6/6 windows and brick foundation.
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Until tlrc death of Edna Foster in 19s'O, this hnu"Ie %�;IS Cf►91tIIfUOUS1% li%Cd ill
b} sans• famil. for 122 }'ears. Captain C'lukrles Ilortun built the hoakse in Itij,si the smaller Iran of [hi
fur his bride Emliee Fli/abeth Tuthill,dau!hlcr of Ira B FIL111ill. T teir ;ua1_1iter. nl the oldcs[ in \e.. S
Irene Horton.married Ed..in R. Foster of Southampunr in 1899."110%%.is an In the e;rrl. 1900,. it
estate eardener.OI'their three children.(fill. Edea sur.i.cd their nwther's death Iloaard C I uthill u..
in 1940. She lied ..ith her father until he died in 1950 and then continued to and ..aumfi,s,[abled ill
Ike alunr in the house for another thirt. .cars. The house is noted for its from the bang,at the
large basement kitchen made of Rubins Island brick.its Palladian ..indot.s and le house ..as bou-+ht
fluor-to-ecilink ut uk rr street sl c. Dire .c:ls no immediate famik ,o the ua, purchased ]1. the
11OUSC aa,I►u[ up fur auction. The present mo,1wrs are Pail Maffei,his wife
Meredith and hrother Tcd
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ibis green shingled house 1I1 black shutters on the corner of 1lailr and frufathrt fit Captain Fr:utit!' married .luhn Jcnnuk+_,
..as o..ned b. the Loc 11rs. Blanche Ilrandes It is, belie.orl to Ira.r been Imilt marri house ..ith Pali:►
beh%een 1840 alld I ti;U.;and Cunsi,is(if t..0 houses put tos;ether Doidtosc, khc 1 u[rd ajkrr .leknkm ;,
architect for the Iloll;ind srtlmwrmv.lked herr chile "orking it :1e.. Sulfolk 111th:uul',death Ilk. t
Butterworth Marjorie M. Butterworth 1983
The New Suffolk Story.
Greenport 1983