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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPE-8 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY • BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM PE 8 DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION UNIQUE SITE NO. 0310.MrDSK QUAD NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES ALBANY, NEW YORK (519) 474-047") NEG. NO. YOUR NAME:Town of Southold/SPLIA DATE: September 1936 YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall, Main Road TELEPHONE: (516 ) 765-1892 out old, I . I. , N.Y.11971 ORGANIZATION (if any):Southold Town Community Development Office IDENTIFICATION 1. BUILDING NAME(S): "'Old Castle" Hutchinson 2. COUNTY:Suffol TOWN/CITY; Southold VILLAGE: Peconic 3. STREET LOCATION: Route _25, north side 4. OWNERSHIP: a. public 1-1 h private EX 5. PRESENT OWNER: Barry ADDRESS Route 25 G. USE: Original: RPsidPnce Present: Residence 7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC. Exterior visible from public road: Yes 21 No ❑ Interior accessible: Explain DESCRIPTION H. BUILDING, a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c, brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑ MATI.RIAI_: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ❑ g. stucco ❑ other: asbestos 11. STRUCTURAL a. wood frame with interlocking joints Lk Sys'n' g; h. wood frame with light members ❑ (if' kmrvn) c. masonry load bearing walls ❑ d. metal (explain) e. other Ill- CONDITION: a. excellent k] b. good ❑ c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑ I I- INTEGRITY: a. original site OX b. moved ❑ if so,when". c. list major alterations and dates (if known): Wing on west is oldest part of house. It was only 1-story originally. _E-section added 1757. Italianate roof and (cont. ) PF-RSM I-12 From SW 12- PHOTO: Front facade & W elevation 13. MAP: N. S. DOT Southold Quad } �.. 36 o y� Per©nie e> j c�Sch � o r Irt 40 ,r5 - .a � o Z O_ o 9 G 6 T. as BM•� y +> . 29 ro 0 6 ci Qp IV, t PE 8 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❑ b_ carriage house ❑ c. garage ❑ d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑ g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑ i. landscape features: j. ether: IG. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary): a.open land Y b. woodland c. scattered buildings FXI d.densely built-up ❑ 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 lies on Route 25, the old Kings Highway. It is surrounded by open Fields , cultivated land and wooded areas. 18. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known): 22-story, 3-bay, side entrance plan, gable roof house. 2--story, 4-bay wing on west with small windows under the eaves. 12/12 windows, entrance with side lights and transom and Greek Revival door. SIGNIFICANCE lir. DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: 1724, for lst floor and wing. 1757, for main section of house. ARCHITECT: BUILDER: 10. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE: Hutchinson 1724 Horton 1873, 1897 and 1909 John Bauer in 1960. See attachment. Beers , Comstock, Cline. Atlas of Long Island. 1873 Hyde & Co. Map of LonE Island, Section 4. B'klyn 1897 F. Belcher-Hyde . Atlas of Suffolk County, L. I. Vol. 2: North Side. Sound Shore. 1909 21. SOURCES: joy 3ear. Histori c Rouses. 1981 Warren Hall. PaLans , Puritans, Patriots. 1975 22. THEME: Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Moritt, research assistant. PP 8 ",Old Castle" / Hutchinson $ 11. Integrity. (cant. ) 2nd floor on wing added on 19th century. Hoods over windows are recent additions. $ 20. Historical and Architectural Im ortance. cont. In 1960 the architectural historians, Daniel M. O. Hopping and Ian Smith, examined this historic house. It was empty at the time, but not vandalized. The chimney and stairs were opposite the front door on the outside wall. The attic rafters six (6) feet "on center" with nailing strips pegged to the rafters, the pegs coming through on the bottoms of the rafters. $ 21. Sources. cont. A Summer of History. Town of Southold 1960-1965, 25th Anniversar; Celebration Program. 1965. Guido to Historic Markers. Southold^Historical Society. 1960. P- 54. 4. Pe though Moses Case received a captaincy ("Mather's Refugees of u 1776") he seems always to be spoken of as Lieut. Moses Case. ci The forepart of the house shows another colonial door- way of great beauty and a handsome period staircase and T archway in the entry hall. The records show Jacob Appley, s. i Oliver Goodale, Carmen Terry, William Edward Regain as C later 19th century owners; the last, grandfather of Miss Hazel o King, whose family held it from 1891 to recent date. c i. 60. THE OLD CASTLE circa 1724 Col. Samuel Hutchinson c (John Bauer, Main Road, Peconic) This fine old homestead, with it's many windows (twelve r over twelve panes of glass) carried the name of "The Old Castle" of the Hutchinsons for many years. The oldest part _ was probably built by Matthias; later enlarged; and the properties increased by Elijah Hutchinson. The great holdings of the Hutchinson family members covered various areas of South Harbor, Indian Neck, and westerly into the Corchaug division. Many acres of fertile lands and woodland running from Bay to Sound surrounded "The Old Castle". Samuel Hutchinson was a man of prominence, ability and influence. The beautiful 18th century entrance (eight panel door, bordered by narrow leaded window lights of fine design) the interior mantels and woodwork, the "butterie", the unusual ice storage room, signified opulent family living. Three daughters of Col. Elijah Hutchinson inherited the estate; Martha, who married Jared Landon, Mary, who married Lieut. Moses Case, and Elizabeth, who married Abraham Davids. "The Old Castle" was allotted to Martha and was held by Landons, eventually passing into the hands of Hortons. Henry D. Horton and his wife Miriam Osborn are remembered as living there with their children, Philip H. and Thomas Osborn Horton. Henry D. was the son of Thomas J. Horton and Eliza Davids (daughter of Samuel Davids and Nancy Wickham) who lived west of "The Old Castle" on the Main Road (in the old part of the house now the residence of Mrs. Philip H. Horton). 61. COL. BENJAMIN CASE HOUSE Pre 1815 Capt. Henry Green 1851 (Adam A. Zaveski, Main Road opp. Skunk Lane, Peconic ) Although a chimney on this interesting finely built old house with its gambrel roof bears an 1815 date, the house 54 i Guide to Historic Markers. Southold Historical Society.- 1960 �E _ i • �� f �. a���� s .. K,„ i r,'. _ -' ° '�i.-iLe'�tx i i'-.lr�� •- 1 +,ru � LONG AGO ON LONG ISLAND ' by 1 ERrNF,`",T:BRIEKLY f — IN MW t • — �~ MLEXLY THE"OLD CA8TL_E7j i PECON 4C.W I 161724 thls'old house omain.road in Peconie a i �Ls:tA-e�.Asidenceof Col. Sam u -l?Vutchinson. His home tstarLding �n,the.area 'a.d,,.with Its extensive' farm: larllls,-was looked upon a'baronial estates It • i e mrn ended.fr0Long Island §aurid• on, the north- to PeconiaBa�,on'the south and iricluiled addittonal lands grt.Stl�lte�i Islapd.and at Riv�erpead. At a time when }fev pen�pQLf,jt, owners on Long Island .had, slaves, the _ Castle.�lad'separate,Slave quartets. It was called the II r`(�astle"r li ause '3t,th2 time�glass Was'a luxury and it,;;" 'astle'''. d 'tetany windows of the rare material. Upgtr,the ,of tha-bTiginal owner the estate was ° herited *Ii]a Hutchinson who'later willed it to in tum bequeathed half of it, with Pepu o 'her favorite daughter. Through; this b. r daughter' marriage to bred Landon, another; dis• " •tinguished=name became associated with the old'house. ` is Vatl{an-Landorn;of Hertfordshire;England, Bared Lan-' ,'� do'i sg.grandfather),was the first member of ttiis•fam- i to Come to America,the first to Antigua in-the West s ; Indiesp and then:to Southold,-about I668, where he en- , gaged in.the Iucrative trade or rope-hiaking,He married tl}e,'daughter' (Jared's grandmbthrt) of Sir Thomas S4TWord of Poto Bago,•West Iridis. In' later yearsi Ileuy .D_ Horton` occupied the house. Thus, tourkol Lon :;Island's' oldest and-most•distinguished family , namdfs', Hutchinson, Landon, Sanford and Horton be is ' came associated with the "Old Castle LO NG ISLAND DAILY PRESS F The Old Castle"is the name by which this historic house in Peconic has been known for generations.It is on the north side of Main Road,between Indian Neck Lane and Skunk Lane. The land upon which the Old CasUe was The built was deeded by Thomas Hutchinson - -� "with good will and brotherly affection" to Samuel,his brother,in 1685.It was a Old _ large tract, encompassing woodlands, - - - fertile meadows and streams,stretching Castle ~� _ -- from the North Sea (the Sound) to —_s Richmond Creek and the bay. - _r Upon these vast holdings Colonel Sam- 1224, Peconic uel Hutchinson built the oldest part of this house(the wing with the left door,in sketch), in 1724. It was a one-story Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Barry I 0 structure and was probably divided into — a small bedroom and a living area,with extra sleeping space up under the roof. Behind these rooms,to the north,stretch- ed the kitchen and-very rare for those days - slave quarters. Old tread-worn bricks in today's back yard once may have floored these service rooms. Wayland Jefferson, former Southold Downstairs, the Barrys have a cellar Town Historian, outlined a sometimes with an unusually high ceiling, walls of disputed line of subsequent owners. He fieldstone and access to the outside by In 1757 an eastern wing and a second stated that the widow of the next owner, way of long stone steps. Original red floor were added,and the house became Elijah Hutchinson,passed half her pro- bricks support the chimney of two first legendary for its elegance. In a day of perty and this house to her favorite floor fireplaces. The ceiling is the orig- Haw did scarce glass the many large windows daughter. Hannah, who had married final first floor. t with their almost-unbelievable twelve- Jared Landon, She then divided the "The Old Castle' over-twelve panes earned for the house balance of the property between her Its title, "Old Castle". Colonel Samuel other two daughters. Upstairs the attic reveals the glories of earl! its flame? Hutchiason's wealth and culture are 18th Century carpentry - large hand- reflected in the classic grace of the `1 hewn beams, one on the stairway in- carved window frames, paneled doors, atoned house ha- been acquired scribed "1754" In old-fashioned numer- ornate baseboards, the four handsome endy by Mr.and Mrs.Gerald Ba als.StrucMMI attic supports are mortic- mantles on the first floor, and the who are compiling Its history an ed to receive cross beams which are beautiful Greek Revival entrance border- thoughtfully restoring it, with profes- secured with wooden pegs-a veritable ed by narrow leaded lights. sional advice. museum of lath Century carpentry lore. Joy Bear. Historic Houses. 1981 24 25 Pr 8 POMP GOT A GUN 51 r� ki Both Indians and negroes slaved in large tobacco fields. ar were usually housed together in cramped quarters, and in a generation or two the negro strain became dominant. A pure-blooded Indian was hard to find. Although new negro slaves were constantly being imported, slavery never became a big deal in Southold. The "Old Castle", home of Col. Mathias Hutchinson in Peconic, was one o e ew places to have separate slave quarters. Most large homes, such as the Old House in Cutchogue,had slave cubicles in the attic. Ezra L'Hommedieu took half a dozen slaves to Connecticut with him in the Revolutionary exodus,but one or two was the usual limit per family. On the whole, they were well treated. Lawyer Osborne gave his slave, Cyrus, to Judge Samuel Landon because Cyrus was enamored of Zipporah, the Landon cook. (It was Cyrus who lugged eight bags filled with gold and silver coins worth $24,004 aboard the sloop Polly when the judge "exodused" to Connecticut.) Wayland Jefferson says a note in Judge Landon's ledger showed he had already given another slave, Pomp, a musket and bayonet and told him to find a Continental regiment which would let him join to fight the king. During the Revolution a law had been passed by which slaves who enlisted in the army with their owners'consent would become free. Dr. Seth Tuthill of Orient and his wife, Maria, must have,been fond of their slaves. They were buried with 20 of them in a private cemetery. All this is rather hard to reconcile with the notation in the Civil War archives in Washington, D.C., that the Orient Point Inn was the last place in the United States from which slaves were bootlegged after their importation into the country was forbidden. Warren Hall. Pagans, Puritans Patriots. 1975