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1WBUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM
UNIQUE SITE NO.
DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK S'IATE PARKS AND RE-CREATION SERIES
ALBANY, NEW YORK (5I8) 474-1479 NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME: Town of SoutholdLSPLIA DATE: February 1, 1986
YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall, Main Road TELEPHONE:_516/765-1892
Southold L. I. N.Y. 11971
ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Development Office
IDENTIFICATION
1. BUILDING NAM(?(S):1_ M Mil - .r)ne
2. COUNTY: Suff01 TOWNICITY: Southold VILLACE:CutchoEup
3. STREET LOCATION: `26850 Main Rd.
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public 91 b. private ❑
5. PRESENT OWNER: Town of Southold ADDRESS
6- USE:° Original:.- -1 leston . Present: HiStoriC Relic
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC Exterior visible from public road: Yes ❑ No ❑
Interior accessible: Explain
DESCRIPTION
8. BUILDINC a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑
MATERIAL. e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ❑ g. stucco ❑ oth€r:stone
c). STRUCTURAL a. wood frame with interlocking joints ❑
SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members ❑
(if kncxvn► c. masonry load bearing walls ❑
d. metal (explain)
e. other. Stone with cut 1 p .terms and numbers.
lid. CONIDITION: a. excellentk) b. good ❑ c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site ❑ b. moved ❑ if so,when"
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
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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. barn❑ b. carriage house ❑ c. garage ❑
d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑
g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑
i. landscape features:
I. other:
16. SURROUNDINGS O -I HE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land ❑ b. woodland ❑
c. scattered buildings ❑
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial ❑ g. residential ❑
It.other:
1?. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
The milestone is on Route 25 on the south side , east of
the Wiley house (# 26850 Main Road) .
lg. OTHER NO`IABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
Inscription: '° 12 M to SUFFOLK C .H. " (Suffolk Courthouse)
The milestones are all set on south side of the road.
SIGNIFICANCE
Ill. DKIL L• OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: 18th century.
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER:
20 HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
Most of the milestone that were placed on the King' s
Highway in Southold in the 18th century are still in
place. Only three are missing.
'I. SOURCES: AitDujj0 7'I41F F-DR45 . ��&a_gE:s- , 19T5 . pp. Qo-11I .
12. fHLKIF: Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Moritt, research
assistant.
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ABOUT THE MILE MARKERS
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 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.
Frank Coyle, of Greenport, and Archie Young located and mapped all the
markers between Cutchogue and Orient it 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.
"A Short Trig on Kings Highway"
January 26 , 1985