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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSD-105 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY IWILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM SD 105 UNIQUE SITE NO. f0310-oma LS I DIVISION FOR HISTORICPRESERVATION QUAD NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES ALBANY, NEW YORK (519) 4740479 NEG. NO. YOUR NAME: Town of Southold/SPLIA DATE: January 1987 YOUR ADDR) SS: Town Fall, Main Road TELEPHONE: (516) 65-1892 Southold, Z. I. , N.Y. 11971 ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Development Office IDENTIFICATION Archeological Association) I. BUILDING NAME(S): Long Island Chapter Inc. , of the New York State Z. COUNTY: Suffolk-TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE- Southold 3. STREET LOCATION: Main Bayview Road, west side 4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ h private ❑ 5. PRESENT OWNER: ADDRESS: 6. USE: Original:museum Present: Museum 7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC Exterior visible from public road: Yea 19 No ❑ Interior accessible: Explain DESCRIPTION M. BUILDIN(I a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick 91 d. board and batten ❑ MATI:RiAL e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ❑ g. stucco ❑ other: 11. STRUCTURAL a. wood frame with interlocking joints ❑ SYSTEM: b. wood frame with lighi members ❑ Of kntwn) c. masonry load bearing walls LX d. metal (explain) e. other 10. CONDITION: a. excellent FX h. good ❑ c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑ 1 I. INTEGRITY: a, original site X b. moved ❑ if so,when? c. list major alterations and dates (if known): SD RSM XVI-3 12. PI[OTO: From south east 13. MAP: N. Y.S. DOT Southold Quad East (front) elevation and Wlloc� Hd., south elevation N £ ' •2 19 Irid o P 25 yl� r +G Z C •_ p r,--- / d �WII�MI/11 •1111111. S •�'O Laugghin _ug i `'"I South Hilbor ;�♦ * 11` ; Fa(k •e>a• Y s r 0 Hog Neck - - .. Bay v SD 105 A 0 B ING: a, none known X] 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 ❑ It. gardens ❑ i. landscape features: lawn j. other: I6_ SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary): a.open land M b. woodland 21 c.scattered buildings El d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial EJ f. industrial ❑ g. residential ❑ h.other: 17. INTFRRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS: (Indicate if building or structure is in an 'historic district) Low density, quiet country road, with houses surrounded by expanses of open fields and farmlands. 18. O'[HER NOTABLE. FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known): 12-story, gable roof brick building. Projecting gable roof center section with pediment supported on 4 white columns. The Archeological Society was founded in the 1930 ' s by Roy Latham, Stanton Mott, Nat Booth and Dr. Goddard among others, in order to preserve the vast wealth of Indian artifacts that they were finding in the area. Stanton Mott was (cont. ) SIGNIFICANCE 11). DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: 1964 ARCHITECT: BUILDER: 20. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE: This museum has an extremely fine exhibit of Indian arti- facts including the largest collection of Algonquin pottery in existence. Moreover 90% to 9$% of the exhibits are artifacts and relics of local Long Island Indians. 21. SOURCES: L. I. Community Newspapers. Heritage Magazine. Jan. Feb. 1986 Interview Lawrence Waitz. 734-5871. 3/27/1987 72. IH01I Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Moritt, research assistant SD 105 (cont. ) 18. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE: the chairman cf fund raising for the museum building. Dr. Goddard gave the money for the property, the building ,and for an endowment. SD 105 points on the map historic southold By&+ARMMt C<MDON and a library.A double Cape Cod,once owned by I 0anberye 16, 1667,Paviratorie being required Joseph Horton,has stood on West Main Street since to gf-in his tesbinarry betKt"v Soutfx>✓d IndiW L he Southold betatds enrol Sherxw& frick ris bounds allrm►ed The tthold Historical Society and Museum ac- Mat h7 his ofne Veen' was a war,between said quaints the visitor with fife in Southold after the arts enrol that Vee yrarx7cook lndiarts were English settled.The museum exhibits feature the Ann lnoi coonquered a„xl Aed to several parrs of tio)e malne Curve bell centurHallocy house and buttery,once a Moore and that alter a eertiarrre tyrrrc;yea-xxxx:*Indians Hent 19th century house,the pre f 653 TfKtrrtas Moore rrnrned agairie and&*wcrxk Irk*"said that house.the Cleveland GroverGagen blacksmith shop, circa 1845,.the 1845 Down Carriage Nouse,and the ob OW had totem odd h a arad Mx b`�'mitt Lighthouse Museum, located at Honon-s Point on rv►re and plant thereeragabr on the oiYaer stop of � hthouse Road. f-a x and soe they did,And afterwards drat g r there wasatxaredroKTx-J,trrtiremeadcnvsnowin During the summer, the museum is open from ` mntrovevsae and Ute sktin arxi Bre fatte of o'rem said noon to five p.m., Sunday Tuesday and Thursday. bean-as brought toShwx-,coctrindiauasdue unto The lighthouse is open July and August from noon 11"lrrn. } The X marke of FOCA TONE Taken bekvr me,JOHN MULFORD Southold has a rich and colorful,history as hinted '` at on this excerpt of early Southampton Town records. Bayview Road bong before the colonists arrived from England and Connecticut,a number of Indian tribes flourished in this area.First-time visitors are well advised to visit the '` -- local museums that vividly- _ dly rete pure Sotnttold's past. The Indian Museum.located on Bayview Road,Just off Route 25. houses one of the most complete collections of Indian artifacts to be enjoyed on Long Island.Displays trace the development of the Indian culture from primitive to the days of colonial settle- ment. Two spear heads in the collection are dated backl000Dyearsl Murals depict early Indian life and the tribe sub- divisions are graphed. Exhibits recreate how they 00 hunted,fished, farmed,developed crude doth from bark fibers,and played. The largest Algonquin ceramic pottery collection and an extensive grouping of carved soapstone pottery and bums are on view at the museum.Tool = logs will be excited by the array of knife blades,hoe •.1V Tw'�. y Wades. gouges, drilis and axes, many of them displayed with their contemporary counterparts.The unusual and large display of arrow and spear heads �` , •R. is always popular. To round out the picture of the daily life of the earfiest settlers are cooking imple- .r,. meets. herbs, children's toys, fishing tackle and ` sinkers,Jewelry, religious articles and clothing. The museum is open to the public from Thursday to Sundays during the summer from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Truck.green i%y tuns up the side of the ow pine bam,one Special and group visits can also be.arranged by of the exhibits at the museum.Photo by Sharman Gordon. calling765 - 5577 or765 - 3029, Lectures are also often featured,as well as meetings of the New York State Archaelogy Association. Marry lovely old homes and buildings line South- old's peaceful streets.Organized in 1640 as The First Church Congregational,the First Presbyterian Church on Main Street is the site of the oldest English(hutch and settlement in New York State, The present buildingwaserectedin 1803. The Lt. John Budd House, located on Tucker's Suffolk Life. 8/21985 SD 105 �,t`, h a e o l o g i c a l YOU will be exposed to the largest codec- -13 of Algonquin ceramic pottery that ex- c\_ p ists as well as an impressive collection of C_Museum earlier pots and bowls carved out of soap- _ stone.Then there is a big showing of projec- Bayview Road tile points: spear heads and arrow heads. r_� I �i SoutbLQ11 New York 11971 The arrow heads alone are worth a visit. 65-5577 or 765-3029 Worthy of special note are the displays of The Museums large collection of relics and knife bides,hoe blades,hammers,gouges, .� artifacts shows you in dramatic detail how drills and other tools, many of them ar- ) the Indians lived. ranged side by side with their modern coun- L The story starts 100 centuries ago.Hard terparts. For ecample,you will find an In- as it is to imagine,there are two spear heads dian axe made hundreds of years ago next on exhibit that date back 10,000 years.That to a new one specially bought for compari- C is 7000 years before the invention of the bow son purposes. and arrow.The displays illustrate the evo- And you will surely not overlook such v lution of Indian culture from primitative items as aborigine vegetables,foods,herbs prehistoric days to the surprisingly ad- for medicinal purposes as well as cooking, vanced agrarian society discovered by the children's toys,fishing tackle with nets and colonists in 1640. sinkers,iewelry and other ornaments,amok- 1 f fF tk f Colorful murals list the subdivisions of Al ing pipes, clothing and religious relics, gonquin tribes that inhabited Eastern Long Many visitors get vivid impressions they Island and illustrate their mode of life.Ex C ;,v never received from text books. hibits show how they hunted, fished, While 90 to 95% of the exhibits consist farmed,made crude cloth out of bark,played of artifacts and relics of local Long Island games,even gambled. Continued �D 0 5 L. I. Communit Newspapers, Heritage Magazine. Jan. Feb. 198 SD 105 tong Nland Tommunq Nrwspuprro Aly6tiquims,there are�aCeworthy eaanlpfes and equipment they use. y of the handiwork of Eskimos,middle and far Museum visiting hours are Summer, Western Indians and even tribes of Central Thursday thru Sunday; Winter, Sunday and South America. only:©pen 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. You will also derive an insight into the Appointments to visit the Museum may way archaeologists unearth artifacts by a also by made by individuals or groups at any special display containing the modern tools time by calling(516)765-5577 or 765-3029 This is a painting of a typical Algonquin beehive type dwefling called a wigwam,in use by the Long Island Indians when the first white settlers arrived_ It is on display in this museum , which contains the finest collection of Long Island aboriginal artifacts in existence. L. I. Community Newspapers, Heritage Magazine. Jan. Feb. 1986