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UNIQUE SITE NO./03119,#"/0
DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
A[MANY, NEW YORK (518) 474-0479 NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME:Town of Southold/SPLIA DATE:Octob(-r 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 NAME(S): "Home Port" Combs house/ Overton. house
2. C'OUN'TY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE: Peconic
3. STREET LOCATION: Peconic Lane East side.
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ b. private P
S. PRESENT OWNER: Combs ADDRESS: Peconic Lane
G. USE: Original: R?sidence Present: Residence
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC. Exterior visible from public read: Yes 12 No
Interior accessible: Explain
DESCRIPTION
S. BUILDIM; a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑
MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ E shingles El g. stucco ❑ other:
'). STRUCTURAL a. wood frame with interlocking joints
SYSTEM: b. woad frame with light members Pq
(if kn«vn) c. masonry load bearing walls ❑
d. metal (explain)
e. other
It)- CONDITION: a. excellent 12 b. good D c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
1 I. INTEGRITY: . a. original site ❑ h, moved ❑ if so,when"
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
Porch posts are new. Clapboards on 2nd floor
have been covered by wood shingles.
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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 12 b. carriage house ❑ c. garage ❑
d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse
g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑
i. landscape features:
j. other:
16. SURROUNDINGS OF THE: BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land 0 b. woodland 1Z
c. scattered buildings ❑
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial 1:1 g. residential M
h.other:
17. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING; AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if' building or structure is in an historic district)
The house stands on Peconic Lane which is the main road
of the Hamlet of Peconic, which was known as Hermitage
in the nineteenth century. W.<,Rr*1*tkrJk1CAX *t�
18_ OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
22-story cross--gable house, 3 bays with side Q:N.
gable towards the street.
Brown shingles above, white clapboards on lst floor.
Wrap-around porch. Round-topped windows in gable peak with
louvered shutters. Double leaf entrance door w. round-topped
SIGNIFICANCE glass panels & interesting egg-and-dart molding surround.
IQ. DATE. OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: 1876 �
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER:
20. HIST'ORIC'AL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
Was Combs house in 1873.
']his hous¢iscalled the Overton Place in R.C. Newell ' s book
Rose Remembers. It is part of the ambP.nce of the street-
scap¢. It contributes to historic Peconic.
21. SOURCES: Beers , Comstock, Cline. Atlas of Long Island. 1873
*" Backroadingt A Happy .Foray To the forth Fork" .
Npm&day. Sunday, May 19, 1985.
Sanborn. Aug. 1929. Mattituck-Southold. Sheet # 9
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Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Moritt, research
assistant.
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Pat and Jack Combs'
1y "Homeport"in Peconic, built
in 187$, is one of the B&B
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Backroading.
A Happy Foray
To the Forth Fork
This is another in a series of occasional articles on marvelous working fireplace.This is Is o�S�s Mrs.McGee,didn't feel like traveling to the nearest
bed-and-breakfast travel, short trips that shun the turf,and woe betide those who rearrange anything. church so she built her own chapel and,the story
turnpike in favor of country highways and byways. Patricia grins as we stare at this collection in some- goes,the local priest held services for her.
thiThe author is a screenwriter who lives in Northport. house,"Pat said,g akin to awe. "When
took eone look atlthis room and her ked into this hold o strong-willed
houseghsays Barbara e was loathe to Withve ua
BY T.J. said It's mine' this even before the realtor had straight face, she suggests that perhaps Mrs.
quoted a price.Some businessman,but we love this McGee never did. "It happens at night when I'm
IN WHAT HAS TO BE classified as the most crazy place."The six Combs children all had their alone in the reading room," Barbara continues.
slapdash poll ever conducted, we asked 12 people own rooms and each reflects their mother'a skill. "First there are the creaking noises "We inter-
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where Peconic, attituck,New Suffolk,Cutchogue The collection of award-winning, hand-carved rupt to suggest a house this old is entitled to creak,
and laurel were located.Two of the 12 recognized decoys is exceptional and well it should be,for some but Barbara goes on to talk about books being
that all were in Su8'olk County. of it is the work of noted carving artist George W. moved around,doors swinging open,"the sense of
There has to be a moral to a tale that starts this Combs of Massapequa,Jack's rather.It is a talent another being in the room."
badly,and it is this:These are charming communi- inherited by 14-year-old Michael,who at one point "Believe me,"she adds,°I'm not given to this sort
ties in one of the least known and most beautiful comes into the room with his own carving:an unfin- of thing."With a smile,she admits she rather I ikes
regions of New York,the North Fork of Long Island. ished duck that'e startlingly alive in appearance. the other-worldly connection.
For many Long Islanders,of course,the North There is more to the weekend than the house and If Mrs. McGee does still wander about,it's one
Fork is practically in the neighborhood.But it repre- the Combs tribe,as many bicyclists are coming to more bonus for travelers.This is the first season for
sents an authentic"backroading"experience none- realize.The area is a biker's paradise,with lightly the Georgia' B&B operation, and they've tried to
theless; the beauty of this largely rural region is traveled roads running through vineyard country. make the two guest rooms as gracious as possible.
year-round, and a number of bed and breakfast There were two vineyards five years ago,now there The rooms are large and tastefully decorated.After
places have sprung up in recent years to cater to are more than a dozen. In more ciement weather, breakfast,Bruce suggests badminton,croquet or the
travelers. (It should be noted, too, that the North tours are arranged through them and it takes a pow- use of a pair of hikes.Next to the house are several
Fork is well over 100 miles from those who live at erful tolerance to last through the wine tastings. public beaches,whicharerarelycrowded.Itisaplace
the western end of Long Island.) Pat joins us for breakfast in the spacious dining of ease, of sleepy mornings and the smell of good
One of the B&B attractions of this region is room,with brass candelabra,oak table,cut crystal coffee and loamy soil.The Georgia are sensitive peo-
"Homeport," built in 1876,home to Pat and Jack and cloth napkins in wooden rings.Large glasses of ple with a sense of old-fashioned care;a nice touch in
Combs of Peconic Lane Peconic. Pat and Jack,a orange juice are followed by a huge grapefruit,or- a nice place.The price per couple per night is 548,
ec boats,run one of the most ange salad,hot mums and aromatic tea and coffee. with continental breakfast;(516) 734-5817.
interesting arrangements yet encountered, Their You are well prepared for an outdoors day.
huge home is a laboratory of sorts,for it was here �Y,a"mostly Labrador,"greets you on the way "�E A TOTAL change of pace,we travel d
outside.The danger here is being licked to death. Fit,j�arionontheroadtoOtientPointaad
Pat perfected her artistic creativity,wallpapering. g the ysi a oma of vivacious Norma Mill- m
She is a graduate of a unique school in Rutland,Vt.: Then a nutty scene ensues:Lady chases and catches a ®r, who describes herself as "a Bunt- Z
the fully accredited United States School of Profes Rhode Island Red chicken and runs around the yard ington escapee" Her two-story home,"Seaway,"is o
sional Paperhanging. There is the temptation to with the bird hanging from its mouth.We fear for the on the south side of the causeway.Addresses aren't I
smile upon hearing this,until you look at her work, bird's life but Pat shakes her head and says."They're much help in this area'bui iTs 12910 Main Rd. N 4--
which is in demand throughout the Hamptons, a�t bird S�eon the,the
and and acts Labrador depoi- It would serve as a painter's para'�i��light =
Our bedroom,one of three available for boarders, gently ground
is done in a tiny,tasteful floral design with a gold is the most normal behavior in the world for dogs and floods this charming waterside house. A giant pic- v
trim that is perfectly aligned.The room,in federal chickens.It is apparently some sort of game the two trice window gives a full view of Orient Harbor,wa
blue,sports a live plant growing over the headboard creatures go through several times a week.When boor.o�aobnelyc�boaon t apparently windy mseeding the her-
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of the bed,which is covered with an enormous quilt. Lady chases the bird again it jumps into a small tree that atavistic feeling of smugness as we watch low-
Perched in a small recess is a circa-1935 Stromberg- and calmly peers at the frustrated dog. level clouds scudding by.
Carlson radio.Thirteen copies of a magazine enti- The overnight stay for two,including breakfast, Mie Miller is also new to$&$."When I travel i
tled "Our Folks," dated 1873, sit atop a-wicker costa $48. Make arrangements through Kathleen
nightstand. Above the luxuriant bed is an Aurora Dexter,"A Reasonable Alternative,"(516)928.4034. like this sort of arrangement,"she says."I don't like v
Brewing Company poster with a whimsical lase Town the road apiece we encounter yet another pretension and do like people.I find it hazel being a
staring off into the horizon,which sets the tone for unique B&B effort,the large,interesting home of landlord, and my guests quickly become friends,
this marvelous, rambling every Barbara and Bruce Geo at 1200 Indian Neck withShe re ares the house."
and guests are free to took
ling old house, where eve Georgi 4
room is wallpapered in beautiful suggestion
Lane in Peconic. Here is that pnono�-a- their own meals in the attractive kitchen,which also
Prior l this excursion,any ring nothing
that he ng aria rather than Long island,and a ma- faces the water,The guest rooms are small and taste-
wouldwalk through rooms edmiringnothingbut the rine motif enhances the feeling.
wallpaper would have been greeted with derision. The immense house is being restored,and we ad- ful.They,too,have direct light through windows and
But it is as if you were walking through a gallery of mire the parquet flooring that has been brought skylights. Surrounding the second floor is a deck,
unique work.In an upstairs bathroom,papered in a back.Barbara leads us to a delightful sun room wi-h where the view is even better.The beach is a dozen �
periwinkle blue motif, silhouettes of George and an enormous sideboard.The room is exquisite and yards away,and Mrs.Miller's German shepherd,tail
Martha Washington watch as you shave,But none of has that suggestion of ownership by people who de- wagging,stands with a stick clenched between her
this quite prepares you for the Teddy Roosevelt room, fight in graciousness.Five fireplaces are scattered teeth awaiting a friendly game of"fetch." �
a jumble of fishing gear,safari hats,carved decoys i throughout the 16-room house,built in 1867. Even if you don't want to play,it's a terrific place
and U.S. Grant and Roosevelt memorabilia, col-! Bruce,sales director at Charms 5 , esus on a for lazing, reading, sailing, swimming or beach-
[actions of bullets going back a century,a buffalo' brief walking tour that includes a small Episcopal combing. Mrs. Miller charges$100 per couple per
robe,rolltop desk,26(count'era)fishing reels and a chapel on the grounds_It seems the original owner,a weekend; (516) 477-0472. 0
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.�. Nowoll. Rose Remembers. 1975