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Home My WebLink AboutSD-18B FOR OFFICE USE ONLY r BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM UNIQUE SITE NO. F031U. crmIb% 517 18b r+ DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES ALBANY,NEW YORK {51 ii) 474-0479 NEG. NO. - Pi YOUR NAME: Town of 0- tho-1 d. ./S.PLTA DATE: Nnvpmhrzr 1986 YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall-, Main Road—TELEPHONE:,-C-516)� 7E 5-1892 Southold L. I. , N.Y. 11971 ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Development Office IDENTIFICATION 1. BUILDING NAME(S): Chas. Case 7mporium 2. COUNTY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE: Southold 3. STREET LOCATION: Main Road, Route 251 east side # 50900 4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ b. private K 5. PRESENT OWNER: ADDRESS: 6. USE: Original: Store Z Residence Presen(: Residence 7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes 50 No Interior accessible: Explain DESCRIPTION 8, BUILDIN(; a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑ MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ F. shingles ❑ g. stucco ❑ other: Vi nP L Gi ding 1). STRUCTURAL a. wood frame with interlocking joints 21 SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members 0 (if knLwn) c. masonry lead bearing walls ❑ d. metal (explain) e. other 10. CONDITION: a• excellent ❑ b. good ® c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑ 1 I. INTEGRITY: a, original site ❑ b. moved ® if so,when?(in 1850 from corner c. list major alterations and dates (if known): Hobart Road Aluminum siding. New windows, Original appearance has been severely compromised. SD-RSI IX-21 12. PHOTO: From south 13. MAP: N.Y.S. DOT. Southold Quad. Front and south elevation •i�� A NE: Ko — 20nz - - - R — f M°• J5 _ s SD 18th .t 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 IN d. privy ❑ e. shed Pq f. greenhouse ❑ g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑ i, landscape features: j, other: Ib. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary): a,open land 19 b. woodland ❑ c.scattered buildings Jj d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial M f. industrial ❑ g, residential h.other: 17. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS: (Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district) Low density, agricultural area. The house stands on the Main Road, which was once the historic King's Highway. 18. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known): 21-story, 3-bay gable roof building, gable end to the street. Originally the lst floor was a store with center double leaf door Flanked by shop windows and with porch across the front. Second floor was the Case residence. SIGNIFICANCE I1r. DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: ARCHITECT: BUILDER: U. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE: A plaque reads: "Old Country Store. Oscar L. Case. c.1836. Moved ca. 1850. Frederick K. Terry. Last owner Chas. F. Case. " This is listed in Guide to Historic Markers No. 38 It was Mrs. G. B. Fanning on 1909 map. Guide to Historic Markers. Southold Historical ?I. SOURCES: Society. 19 0. R. C. Newell. Rose Remembers. 1976. P. 87,88. 2 TH L NI F: Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Moritt, research assistant. l SD l8b ie rear, hold the charm Island Traveler his "Hobbles About The Town". These "Hobbles" have proved of great interest and help in the re- search on many of the old houses under study—especially 1845-1942 those located on Southold's Main Street, 3d There are all the signs of age representing several periods M. Gagen of change in the old house. The present owner speaks of the Main Street, Southold) very interesting large chimney and fireplace which at one time jutted out into the room, with its brick oven opening at age Smithys of the 19th- was famous over the an unusual place; and there is a small window or two with hand-blown panes of glass. 15-1902). He was a man At one time this house doubtless was larger. It holds he Smith, a mighty man much old fine feeling in its re�P-4- g nbered for his remark- g ' P construction. ig snowy white beard. 38, OLD COUNTRY STORE 1871 to 1936 was close joined the shop in 1901, Oscar L. Case c. 1836 Moved c. 1850 Frederick K. Terry zg and the bellows blew Last Owner, Charles E. Case (Miss Mary C. Case, West Main Street, Southold, , ._ .......,�,,,Y.•. S, Harry G. Case, owner) SIN e- 1657-6'. (Mrs. Mary Biechele, tenant) Ja.-oc { .,rep This house was once an old country store 1836 on the southeast corner Main Street and pobart Road, owned by Oscar L. Case; purchased by Frederick K. Terry c. 1850 and aur ,r.reet, Southold) moved by 50 yoke of oxen to the west part of the village (as letcaif, William Fansey remembered and described by the late N. Hubbard Cleveland, tomelot owners to John writing in 1913). On the way, something "gin out" and it 656, who departed soon stood all night with whale oil lanterns decorating it on top of snts. Stephen was Town Feather Hill (near present Library). After Terry's ownership, others followed until James Fang and then Charles E. of Balyes 1661, having Case (son of Charles A. Case and Hannah Wells Horton) took Sutton of Southampton aver the store. ig, his first wife, sister Oscar L. Case was son of Hutchinson H. Case who was revious site. He was one for many years President of the Suffolk County Mutual In- ge land holders and at surance and is said to have built the store for Oscar on its s (Orient). John Tuthill former site. Frederick K. Terry, next owner when the store ;tral forebears, in direct was moved to the present site (north of Terp's garage) Main it William Henry Harri- Street lived in the interesting, old house which in recent years :on, Anna's and William has been owned by Lewis E. Baker but nbw taken down. Mr. Terry had three wives: first, Mary Hallock, and then Abigail, vn Overseer, Town Pat- her sister, of Bay View; third, Mary Elizabeth Boisseau, 3 land of John Tuthill. daughter of Ezra Boisseau and Christina Horton. ugh Hortons and Cases. When Charles E. Case owned the store he lived above it, se and Hannah Horton, with his wife, Mary Jane Green, daughter of the Whaling who wrote for the Long Captain, Capt. Henry Green of Sag Harbor and Peconic. Their 35 Guide to Historic barkers. Southold Historical Society. 1960 i i Y- 4 n � r SD 18b daughter, Mary C. Case, now lives on the same upper floor, once occupied by her parents. The location happens to be close to the 2nd homesite of her 17th century ancestor, the first Henry Case. These lands were also the homesite property , of early settler, 1st Thomas Mapes, Town Surveyor. ,M 39, RICHARD TERRY.HOSE In Origin c, 16E" Also of Later Co.__-ij;, (Mrs. Harry Myers, West Main Street, Southold) This is the homesite land of Lieut. Richard Terry who was the second Town Recorder in the early settlement. The house stands on its original homesite and has earmarks of age j of various early periods. It has undergone change and_re- modeling which afford interesting stud_,_. the cellar door at! he front opens on stone stairs leading to-as small a cellar as been found among the old houses so far examined. Three Terry brothers, Richard, Thomas and Robert, sailed he from England to New England on the ship "James", July 13, wl 1635. Richard and Thomas settled in Southold. Richard and his wife Abigail had ten children. They were entered on the cr+ Southold Town Records by Richard Terry himself: Abigail, cc. born 1650; GCrshom, 1652; Nathaniel 1656; Sara, 1658; Richard, 1660-1; John, 1662; Samuel, 1664; Elizabeth, 1666; Mary, 1668; Bethia, 1672. tilt of Lieut. Richard Terry and his brother Thomas (whose an homesite lay farther south on this Main or Town Street) ch established the Terry family lines in the Township. The line e b of both is found in Orient: 2nd Thomas, son of Thomas, and ' GJohn, son of Richard, settling there. Richard's line is found a in Cutchogue. He moved to Cutchogue where he owned a large her tract of land including part of Pequash Necke. tur On the Southold property several Overtons followed par Terrys in ownership: Nathaniel who married Pastor Joshua Hobart's granddaughter, Malthias and Robert. In the 19th ' 17c, century, George B. Simons u,--zAmembered as living in this -,%+ house. gre 40. TOWN DOCTORS' HOUSE the + arly Settlement Perin anc. (Mrs. David A ..,:kinson, north side OL Bowery Lane, just ,. Vain Street, S—thold) Am This is the house which .rat, _.:b..ribed as belonging sto, to several early Town Doctors who lived here beside the Bill- .01 38 Guide to Historic Markers. Southold I Historical Sooiety. 1960 r SD 18h A seperate house ( see attached ) M�f r. ` A r .{ Bank. - apposite Charles Case Store ' use, torn ouse and ended in -iving the -len Case old lady chair by ' the sun E -ze drew `ireplace - F;,4' s, and a ve-over- window I don't castles cookie ';# Inside of sore R. C. Newe11. Rose Remembers, 1976 — 87 — SD 18b Charles Case Em orium ( continued ) 50930 -fain Road neg. RSM =-5 , from northwest . Small house +� at north side of Chas . Case store . L 4 This was a three bay, side-entrance plan house . Today the facade is obscured by a one-story addition across the front . However, the major mass of the house is still visible and contributes to the ambience of the streetscape . According to local tradition this little house is circa 1837.