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DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALBANY, NEW YORK (5181474-0479 NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME.7own of Southold / SPLIA DATE: March 12, 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
I. BUILDING NAM1 (5): Buckingham house ,
2. COUNTY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY:. Sauthold VILLAGE:QlatchpEuP
3. STREET LOCATION: Main Rd E- „` _ Skunk Lane:
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ h private
5. PRESENT OWNER: A. Richmond ADDRESS: same
h. USF:: Original: Residence Present: Residence
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes 12 No ❑
Interior accessible: Explain
DESCRIPTION r
g. BUILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d, board and batten ❑
MATERIAL: e- cobblestone ❑ f. shingles 0 g. stucco ❑ other:
c). STRUCTURAL a. wood frame with interlocking joints
SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members ❑
(il' knavn) 'c_ masonry load bearing walls ❑
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. CONDITION: a- excellent Lk b. good ❑ c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site �X b. moved ❑ if so,when.1
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known Q b.zoning❑ c. roads ❑
d. developers ❑ e. deterioration ❑
f. other:
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY:
a. barn El b. carria a house ❑ c, garage
d. privy ❑ e. shed f. greenhouse ❑
g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑ Shed was
i. landscape features: Zummer kitchen moved from
j. other: nearby.
16. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land ❑ b. woodland ® Hitching post
c.scattered buildings ® east of house
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commer,ial ❑
f. industrial ❑ g. residential � kiedge and privet fence.
Ii.other:
17. INTFRRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
The house is situated on Route 25, a dual lane, low
density state road, which once was the historic King' s
Highway. It stands at the juncture of Skunk Lane, amongst
a highly historic cluster of buildings. Rte 25 at this
ppoint is called "Blubber Row" , due tool the
interiornfeshipi' kno(cont. )
IH (TfHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE ( g ):
12-story, 2-bay 2nd Floor, 3-bay 1st floor, side entrance
plan, gable roof house. Frieze windows6,,0east and west
elevations. 616 windows. Fine recessed doorway- surround
and louvered shutters.
SIGNIFICANCE
19. DATL OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: Circa 184.5
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER: ,
0. HISTORICAL AND ARCIIITLC'-fl RAL IMPORTa'N( F Plaque on house :
"Buckingham house ca. 1845. Three 18th century and 19th
century foundations. Daniel & Wm. Chatfield Buckingham. f
W. C. Buckingham was the local blacksmith. His shop was
a few yards down the road.
This house was included in the 1974 survey by the
Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council. Also it
is No. 28 on the "Summer of History" 1956 map Section 1.
_'I. SOURCES:
Interview with Mr.& Mrs.Albert Richmond 2112186
Currie-Bell. Guide to Historic Markers. 1960 , # 62
22 t-HLMI Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Moritt, research
assistant.
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17. Interrelationship of Building and Surroundings.
captains living in the area.
though Moses Case received a captaincy ("MaLflur �` se "s Case. undoubtedly has greater age. Col. Benjamin Case was Cut-
1776") he seems always to be spoken of as Lieut, MoseChOgue's first Postmaster, assisted by his brother Ebenezer. t
The forepart of the house shows an,t od taircase and He kept a Country store. He was a colonel in the War of 1812.
way of great beauty and a handsome p The late George Case, grandson, stated his grandfather pos-
archway in the entry hall. The records s show
rd°Ragan as
sessed the house sometime after his marriage with Lucretia
-- 1lVgr-Goodale, Carmen Terry= Goldsmith 1810. Architectural features are found in this house
later 19th century owners; the last, grandfather of Miss Hazel of early and later colonial periods. The dormer windows, old
1} he#d-'it Iron. 1$41–to recent a cellar, doors, are notable, and some of the carved woodwork
n w � ..Y .--.-- _.-____-.,__-- -- implies that this was the home of a sea captain. Of especial
60Hutchinson THE OLD CASTLE circa 1724 beauty is the doorway with its Ieaded glass fanlight and one
Col. Samuel of the four fireplaces has a mantle of fine carving.
(John Bauer, Main Road, Peconic) Captain Henry Green of Sag Harbor, famed Commodore
This fine old homestead, with it's many windows (twelve of the East End's Whaling Fleet, purchased the homestead in
lass carried the name of "The Old 1851. He retired from the sea after a Iast voyage, 1849 to the
over twelve panes of g ) ears. The oldest part California Gold Coast on his ship "Sabina" icsailed with
Castle" of the Hult yons for manlat r enlarged; and the 26 argonauts from Southold, Greenport, and Sag Harbor. He
was probably built b Matthias; came to Peconic with his large family to settle down on a farm,
properties increased by Elijah Hutchinson. The great areas of holdings as many retired captains didMem . "BlubberviIle" was the name
of the Hutchinson
a bornlndian Neck, and westerly intobers covered rthesCorchaug applied to this stretch of road where the whaling captains
Southtile lived. Captains Theron Bunker Worth, James M. Worth, James
division, M o Sound urrouacres of fer ndeda"The Old v Castle". running
Edwin Horton and others, were near neighbors of Capt. Green.
from Bay rominence, ability and influence.
Hutchinson was a man of P panel door, 62.
The beautiful ..18th century entrance(eight p BUCKINGHAM HOUSE c. 1845
n) the
bordered by narrow leaded wend he 'ow �but_ tr iee" the unol fine usual Three 18th and 19th Century Foundations
interior mantels and woodwork' Daniel and Wm. Chatfield Buckingham
V storage room, signified opulent family living. TI'r�ardta'hua daughtersDaniel
(Albert W. Richmond, Main Road and Skunk Lane, Peconic)
of-U0-rJEryah Hutchinsononary inherited
marriedSLieut. Moses Case.
married Jared Landon, Buckingham House has its name because of Daniel Buck-
and Elizabeth,who married Abraham Davids. "The Old Castle" in ham who pre use
built much a it,because
and his nephew,
was allotted to Martha and was held by Landons, eventually p
W�lliain Chatfield Buckingham, who was deeded it, 1849. The
passing into the hands of Hortons. Henry D. Horton and his latter was a blacksmith of wide reputation. His shopstood
wife Miriam Osborn are remembered as living there with their aloe the highway a bit west of Buckingham House, te other
children, Philip H. and Thomas Osborn Horton, dauyhtver g
side of the old Gilbert Howell house—the shop no longer
was the son of Thomas J. Horton and Eliza Davids ( g there and the Howell house moved around to Skunk Lane
of Samuel Davids and Nancy Wickham) who lived west Of (Bay Avenue).
"The Old Castle" On the Main Road (in the old part of the
Jonathan B. Horton figures in earlier land ownership, as
house now the residence of Mrs. Philip H. Horton). do Benjamin Case and Erastus Hallock, but it is not known
COL. 'BENJAMIN AMIN CASE HOUSE whether the Oldest foundations under this house were theirs or
61. not. Very possibly they could be,
Capt Henrye815 After the two Buckinghams, following owners were Ade-
j Green 1851 Peconic) laide Buckingham tivho married Gilbert Howell• Andrew J.
(Adam A. Zaveski,�Main Road opp. Skunk Lane,
Case, Fred D. Richmond and Albert Richmond. "Andy" Case,
Althou h. ncY an this interesting finely built old brother of George who lived on the Cox's Lane corner, had
g his store nearby. The old country store, once of Barnabas H.
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Curries-BA1l.
Guido to Historic Markars. 1960