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DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALBANY, NEW YORK 151 kl 474-0471) NEG. N0.
YOUR NAME:Town of Southold/SPLIA DATE: ?november 18 , 1985
Town Hall, Main Rd. ,
YOUR ADDRESS: Southold , L.I . ,N.Y. TELEPHONE: 516 765-1882
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ORGANIZATION (if any): SOu7thold Town Community Development Office
IDENTIFICATION
1. BUILDING NAMI;(S): "The Grove"
Z: COUNTY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE: New S»ffclk
3. STREET LOCATION: e , - a N. -4 ;r(k N 9 14 k (�
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ private bl
S. PRESENT OWNER: Brashic ti s�Fd `ADDRESS:
6. USE: Original: Home Present:
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC Exterior visible from public road: Yes No ❑
Interior accessible: Explain
DESCRIPTION
8. BUILDING; a. clapboard ❑ • b. stone ❑ c. brick d. board and batten ❑
MAT RIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ❑ g. stucco EX other:
"). STRUCTURAL, a. wood frame with interlocking joints ❑
SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members ❑
(il' knuvrt) c- masonry load bearing walls
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. C'ONDIT'ION: a. excellent & b. good ❑ c. fair ❑ d.-deteriorated El
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site RP b. moved ❑ if so,when°
c. list major alterations and dates (if known);
Enclosed porch on south is later.
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known n b.zoning ❑ c. roads ❑
d. developers ❑ e. deterioration ❑
f. other:
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY:
a, barn® b. carriage house EX C. garage ❑
d. privy LY e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑
g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑
i. landscape features: Milk house._
j. other:
16. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land ❑ b. woodland ❑ has long old concrete
c. scattered buildings n drive to house .
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial ❑ g. residential ❑
h.other: house surrounded by extensive garden
and lawn.
17. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
Garden is enclosed , with iron gates and brick gate posts.
A long drive leads to the house .
This house was listed in the Summer of History, Town of
Southold 1965 , map No . 1 as #33-- thiL - ouston house .
15. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE. (including interior features if known):
2z-story, 3-bay, mansard roof, side-entrance plan stucco
house , with 3-bay, 1i-story mansard-roof wing on north.
Semi-elliptical-roofed dormers. Porch across both main
unit and wing.
SIGNIFICANCE
11). DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION:- built before 1867 wing 1882
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER: - -
20. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
The house was built by Ira B. Tuthill , the most notable
figure of New Suffolk, important in the development of
this village. Ira Tuthill, however, never lived in this
house.
The house is built of Robins Island brick, made in the
brick works owned by Ira Tuthill , on Robins Island and
stuccoed .
This was the home of the Floyd Houstons .
21. SOURCES: S01Y TOS 1965 map section ONE.
ee�Comstock, Atlas of Long Island , 1873.
Butterworth, Marjorie Moore , The New Suffolk Story.
Greenport 19839 PP. 899910 and
22. THLNIE:
Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Moritt, Research Assistant.
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House built by Ira Tuthill where he lived the latter part of his life,then by 1
his son Jeremiah and his grandson Jeremiah.'Present owners Mr_and Mrs.
Walter Glasser.
his daughter, Ruth, to take over the business which she ran for ten
years. When she married Floyd_Hst
auon, he joined her in the
management of the family enterprises. It was solJ in 1966, ending
123 years of successful and ever-changing family business, one of the
five oldest in New York State.
Ira was also influential in opening the first post office in New
Suffolk and was the first Postmaster, where he handled and delivered
the mail from Goldsmith and Tuthill's store. Jeremiah was the
second Postmaster until 1898 when he was replaced by a Democrat
during President Cleveland's administration. With the return of the
Republican party, Howard G. Tuthill became Postmaster in 1900 and •-
remained so for 40 years. The post office as it is today was enlarged
by him to take care of the ever-increasing flow of mail. One last word
about Ira, who was successful in all his ventures but one. He planted i
a grove of mulberry trees for the purpose of feeding silk worms in
order to start a silk factory. After five years of hard work, the plan
proved not to be practical and was given up. After a long and pro-
ductive life, and still active as both a farmer and fisherman, Ira died 4
at the age of 89.
Many of the Tuthills thrive and are active in t.-ie village today. j
Their first reunion was held in 1867 at "The Grove" built by Ira but _ r,
j never lived in by him. The Tuthills have spread throughout the
country and number in the hundreds of thousands. A note of
interest is that the name is spelled in five different ways: Tuttle,
Tuthill,Tutell, Tootle and Tootell. The Long Island branch
sticks to Tuthill and in lesser numbers, Tuttle.
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Butterworth 1y 83
The New Suffolk S�ory.Greenport 198
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F his life then b - wnk
:rs Mr.and Mrs.
;he ran for ten
er in the "The Grove"—owner ladmila Brashic
1966, ending
iness, one of the
fice in New 1
ed and delivered
h was the
by a Democrat
return of the
aster in 1900 and +-
iy was enlarged
ul. One last word
)ne. He planted tit/ ter'
silk worms in
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,vork, the plan ;
long and pro-
:rman, Ira died `
llage today.
built by Ira but
�ghout the
i note of
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ays: Tuttle,
branch
Goldsmith &Tuthill Delivery Wagon
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Butterworth 1983
The New Suffolk Story.
Greenport 1983-