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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSD-115 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM UNIQUE SITE NO./0310- DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD NEW YORK STATE PARKS k%lt RECREATION SERIES ALBANY, NEW YORK (518)474-0479 NEG. NO. YOUR NAME: 8Cq'g1?bSOAJ V0�1 _ DATE:_ I? nfL i s� jFs YOUR ADDRESS: 5JGI W '1 rst V r_l e..f TELEPHONE:01Z Z4 ; t;Z ke 1qv_633q ) Ny , ORGANIZATION (if any): IDENTIFICATION 1. BUILDING NAME(S}: --f 04&vJ4E " 2. COUNTY: SuFf r_K TOWN/CITY: u 7 r 0e.� VILLAGE: _ SCU r(c Lid 3. STREET LOCATION: 83 5 5 11r'?a",t 8-111,,(,� � .SC u'rr o 0 , ti y /»' � 4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ h private .K 5. PRESENT OWNER: h?/C,14/04­0 ADDRESS: 52 WZA2 '7i Sl/e t N V0 AJ X00 2 3 6. USE: Original: /e f,d e•-n•ce Present: re-4-L-4--c-e- 7, e-4-*-4--c-e 7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yeses No ❑ Interior accessible: Explain DESCRIPTION f;_ BUILDING a. clapboard b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑ MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ❑ g. stucco ❑ other: 11. STRUCTURAL a. wood frame with interlocking joints plus bru k A mo,,- ff-&t &ehwec.t t,,%,6e rs SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members ❑ (if knLwn) c. masonry load bearing walls❑ d. metal (explain) e. other 10. CONDITION: a. excellent ❑ b. good ❑ C. fair X d. deteriorate ..R --se c 11. INTEGRITY: a. original site� b. moved ❑ if so,when" � f""t� c. list major alterations and dates (if known): I1PHQM. 13. MAP: e d' r' d l r,� 14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known ❑ b, zoning❑ c. roads ❑ d. developers ❑ e. deterioration dee Si4ed-te fr f. other: 15. RELATLD OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY: iy t, 3 r-t,46-- (dAA-t r;,�� .s,.;cc d4-,&e parrd) a. barn b. carriage house ❑ c. garage ❑ d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑ g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑ i. landscape features: j. ocher. 16. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary): a.open land PR b, woodland c. scattered buildings.® 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) &ild;.-y 1s OVI high. 0,_d rx.bout= 1�i-o' fr,— r.ad wry a rC.� *_a.� f viecr �rJsS l�rahee le J ,( ;v upr,YLr I100r5, ,.e to u.�pfe ErecS ate'` veye--"hoot. Ao-d pr4gie. .l 10-Ch We&,elymt ,f (ov. l a t p In�f f Q.. S62e e�. � j u i/�/i rc$ ✓� /sl ¢t r6 J`C i. �c utih<<t ��1 C{sy c�� C�tvt ct�r L.ce4.eys'1 19. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known): ,C,41-Acc Ata r( ,j ue.- aur L��!° /x!S� l��letcf,�w.., -f'� r�au cr + � lYGsv C+'""m r Je/ 41CeA L�G �� L ILS✓1 [�..^�(� L�1 tY✓Ci I1"rj RG a C.j/[T✓� T �r.c / Ca�i.wy7�lAi+S /O3 �2 "s �Jk SIGNIFICANCE I1). DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: .re-e ARC]IITECT: BUILDER: 20. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE: is AeCell•Jf`Ls-.,L/ e;k IL-111,1 v/,/ --II� / ��Lre YVr� T7rL[r6./L�ltFt-f Cs -d/: e tla A"a e PIJA4 t.1.� f /Ol[![t E � Co Atr�a "r4,tA C.oa e AeVje r.� /�' et fid 4+t 2 Ncr t-, a.r' C'c�. cc4rr") . �.1��•.C� iii�2C J 2.c•,,-li e®t ��`"'`�'' S'��//e.,.,e.,.f iw /y��„- �c1fi ��6+w,� IC44le of sq z) dlte—,,644 AA-0 16e-e-, Stuff-,. Kj /94 �l Com..-�✓ry� A-e+-� I/J rGt-�ra-c(� �Jfr.t� Cd�•u�u' rr.. Co�e.t��e.�c. — Gu�L��t +r�5 G�J��uc.f�c.sv+. � GJ'L'4�s hcf'k;P 21. SOURCES: A;A t Iv--1 �C�,(� t a .t,�,c e re, 22. THEME: �... SCHLDULE 1 Following represents partial research to date from available sources : principally old issues of Loncl Island Traveler & Watchman, Brooks n Ea le , records of Suffolk County Historical Society, Riverhead, N.Y. , and real estate and will records at Suffolk County offices Land originally owned by Silas Horton (1794-1885) , son of Col. Benjamin Horton and a descendant of Barnabas Horton of England who was one of founding settlers of Southold. Silas Horton appears to have lived at house about 3/4 mile east called Robin' s Hollow built 1827 at time of his marriage and rebuilt 1897-98. He was a member of the NY State Assembly (1844) and a High Sheriff of Suffolk County. Silas Horton' s eldest daughter Nancy Landon (1828-1922) was born in Southold and lived in the house. It may be that the house was built at about the time of her marriage to David Hawkins Horton in 1850. Her daughter Adelaide Landon (1858-1953) lived at the house until she married Thomas Gedney Thorne in 1879 and thereafter used the house as a summer home. Mr . Thorne , who was a Lieutenant in the Civil War , started a Goodyear Rubber business in Brooklyn. The Horton-Thorne branch of the d1family ed h d thin house until a daughter , Martha Adams Thorne , the 1950s or 1960s. Another of Silas Horton ' s daughters , Mary thehHorbel (1836-1927) married George Warren Dayton Dayton branch of the family lived at Robin ' s Hollow until a daughter Mary Dayton died in 1956. The late Justice A. Vitale (NY State Supreme Court) owned the house as a summer home until its sale to a local veterinarian Dr . ,lames Krepp who resided there with his family 1973-81. justice Vitale said the house was built 1848. Mr . Colombo a neighbor and handyman for Martha Adams Thorne recalls a date 1860 scratched into plaster in parlor ceiling . Interior of cupola has paint scrawl 111876" on woodwork. Mr . Robert Greene , a neighbor , says the house was built by Seth Wells who also reportedly built Green' s house (about 300 yds. west) . Seth T. Wells was born 1821, was the local Road District overseer and, with the then customary title ' Boss Wells ' , a local builder active into late 1880s. House izD no., nn 1. 3 acres approx. 300 yds. east of Abijah Corey House (1726) • At the death of Adelaide Landon Thorne in 1953 the land transferred to Martha Adams Thorne was 13 acres . Nancy Landon Horton is recorded as receiving a 3 acre transfer in a deed dated November a� �hr862 parcel�nconveyed David • byoSilasrton aHorton nd in addition she acquiredoe in his will probated 1885. Adelaide Landon Thorne conveyed a `i. parcel to another daughter Eleanor 11orton Thorne in 1918 . There are presently no other structures in vie..: during summer months due to ample trees and vegetation. However two 1 acre lots immediately to west and multiple 1 acre lots across the road to South are subdivded for sale. -2- L SCHEDULE II Attached are copies of architect' s plans of two floors made in 1976. Following are notes on condition of house with references to plans underlined: Present structure is combination of eleme^ts ,r,�e; hly built at .----- different times. Real estate agent recalls house uninhabitable in 1973. Roof leaked and racoons lived in house. Damage to house in 1938 hurricane was extensive - gable roof and rafters over rear section of house were replaced - may have been second cupola on this section. There is brick wall basement under four of principal rooms of house (sitting roam, bedroom, dining room, and stud ) but ap rlor and entry & stairhall (southern exposure) are over crawl space with brick exterior foundation. On western side of house there is a ground floor extension approx. 6 ' x 36 ' running north from the original west alcove alcove over crawl space with brick exterior foundation and bay window on wooden posts (laundr , alcove , and unfinished) . This foundation is only about two bricks deep and has sunk and buckled, causing rot of wooden sill members , part of floor and joists, as well as entire wall framing , at northern end of extension (unfinished and en Lt ) . This structure also has , or had , brick and mortar fill between structural members as viewed from unfinished room. . On the northern side of house is a ground floor extension approx. 11 ' x 30, ' the principal part of which was known as the summer kitchen. It is built on crawl space with brick exterior foundation, board/batten exterior walls, and asphalt shingle roof . On the eastern side of the house there are brick steps leading to a wooden side porch over crawl space and supported by wooden posts, all probably of more recent construction than the rest of the house. The wooden lattice between the posts is missing or rotted but samples remain for restoration. There is also an room, now a bathroom, which was originally on brick pillars over crawl ehasthere is been dugnow outaandncrete connecbtedGtofoundation thebasement=, the crawl space but not yet finished inside . There is a front porch which wraps around the southern exposure front of the house (381 ) and extends down the east and west sides (25 ' ) . This porch was substantially rebuilt with same dimensions in 1981 due to deterioration, but enough notes and samples were taken as to original lu—ber not salvagable that restoration would be possible. More difficult to replace would be the original roofing material of hand-seamed tin with built-up portions designed to angle water to the two downspouts - this material was hopelessly torn and corroded, with the result that a substantial portion of the wooden tongue/groove ceiling as well as the front header beam had rotted. original brick supporting pillars and wooden lattice could also be reproduced in eventual restoration. The wooden steps to the porch are not original and are deteriorated. There is extensive insect damage to wide board tongue/goove flnnrina in thrpp rooms on around floor (bedroom, sitting room_, and study) , as well as to underlying joists. Bracing of floor has been done as necessary. Powder post infestation in basement treated by chemical spray in 1981 Half of a beam supporting floor joists was apparently removed during basement installation of central heating pipes in 1970s. There is some sagging of floor where beam was removed, but lolly column support is in place and will be supplemented There is an area of termite damage in post and beam structure at south east corner of house where front porch deterioration had permitted moisture entry. This damage was revealed when porch ceiling was taken down in 1983 . The mortar holding the brick fill between structural members has turned to sand, as seen from attic and front porch. In attic the plaster on wooden lath interior walls have been destroyed revealing the brick , which is itself missing in places. Modest but respectable insulating quality (R6) of clapboard over brick over wooden lath and plaster system is seriously weakened so that house is like a sieve. Would require removal of clapboard to repair brickwork on all but third (attic) floor . Two 4 ' sliding doors (between study and dining room) were removed during 1970s kitchen remodelling . Two 4 ' sliding doors remain as models for eventual restoration (betweenap rlor and sitting room) Cupola/Belvedere exterior substantially deteriorated and lower sections covered in roofing membrane and mastic. One of support posts seems to have powder post or similar infestation. Exact replacement windows made in 1983 but fit is poor because window frames out of square. Main roof of sheet metal with troweled-on roofing cement is a 1970s replacement of what was left of old roof. Edge molding on main roof is rotten and there is deterioration in eaves. Query present absence of any decoration on eaves/soffits Roof over second floor rear of house ( bath, stairhall, bedroom and hall, according to plans) is presently asphalt shingle over a partially deteriorated cedar shingle roof. Roof framing is 2"x4" or 2"x 6" indicating replacement probably after hurricane of 1938 . Moveable louver exterior shutters are missing for attic , most of first floor , and some of ground floor but sufficient samples remain for eventual reproduction. Aluminium storm windows fitted 1970s. -2- There is no original furniture left except a leather covered rocking chair. There are two electric light fixtures on second floor which may be original to the house. Orininal pinatpr- in ant-ry z atairhall suaQests wallpaper was used to cover walls. 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I ,'` �- �• t ♦ r '.• ` - f.1F �..1� } /�rj � 75.E r ' y r p•ti �I cAV 14 D_ o ALCOVE Lf Ef 1�f�n Ir 1) ;, IT'-9 n IN5-0 7 ell I , I I v ew ENTRY4, 5TAIMA14- ° LED ROOM DINT NG �U©J! � f [Y 2:4` p SLtUjNG DAa�tS T k o yo Z_ aw _t 21 - 9 m+ \ m W KITG f Yorf PARL")_P y SITTING ROOM �,_o„ 5TU DY =�M r N v M BATH P6� 43 o ALCOvF, RI_--- Itt �j i MF-ASUP Fr) 1ST F'-OnR_ PLP\ N KOOF II + 1"T P-00 r gL C-0vE a�� f `, W'•== LCL ..r-'.4pmN_ !t I �+ r i c�Rser M �t 5EDRo a r • -, E � . � r•, �LCLN 00 4 ROOF f 4- r SD 115 HOME OF JOHN RICHARDSON 1355 Main Bayview Road, Southold, N .Y. 11971 Analyzed by Ralph Williams and John Stack Reported by Joy Bear Southold Town Landmark Preservation Commission November 1935 Mr. John Richardson has done much research on the history of his house . It reveals that the land the house stands on was once owned by Silas Horton (1794-1355) , and that his daughter, Nancy Landon, and three generations of the family following her, lived in it . Several subsequent owners are also named . Mr. Richardson ' s material is filed with this report, as is a measured f. loorplan of the house as it existed in 1976. The house standsa =hilllooking west over Main Bayview Road to Corey Creek-and Peconic Y. * The attached report covers onl the original house - built c . 1853 - and alterations made around 1890-170-0 . It is keyed to the attached f loorplans . The architect 's measured floorplans of the house, mentioned above, have different names for the various rooms . THE EXTERIOR Bracketed cornices decorated dll the eaves in the 1850 's . Their style may be seen in the brackets that still adorn the cupola . The first story of the house is 12 feet high, with windows to the floor. The second story is eight feet high. The attic gives access to the cupola, and is lit by a series of small rectangular windows typical of the Italanate style . All windows have wide muntins, to give vertical accent . Main corner posts seen near the entrance of the house show two first flop gists mortised into them. Notches for wind braces are visible in the girt near the posts . This construction is c . 1350, but the wainscot ceiling of the porch seems to be c . 1390-1900. Window frames have one inch wide eared extensions, also characteristic of the Italianate style . THE ENTRANCE Double doors (1390-1900) open into a 12 foot high entry. Beautiful, white plaster molding accents the top of the walls, and was probably added in the 1390 restoration. There was probably a door at the rear of the stairway (now boxed in) to give access to the room behind it, which at the time was probably used as a dining room. This door may have been located where the cupboard in the dining room exists today. Tall double doors on the right (south) side of the hall are in the 1900 's style, and lead into the parlor. Southold Town Landmark Preservation Commission. Nov. 1985 RICHARDSON HOUSE, page 2 SD 115 PARLOR Plaster molding also outlines the 12 foot high ceiling of the parlor. The style of the room (baseboards, entrance door and sliding doors to the sitting room) is 1890's . The present style baseboards replaced early narrower baseboards , whose location can be seen at the jamb of the entrance door. The flooring its circular sawn, even size white pine boards . This room shows no indication of having had a fireplace in the 1850's . The present cast-iron arch set in the faux marble mantel was brought here from the dining room about 1890, in that renovation. At one time it matched the existing mantel in the sitting room, balancing the two alcove wings, north and south. (See S ITTING ROOM and plan. ) SITTING ROOM The sitting room must have been the much uswd area of the house, leaving the parlor for special events such as funerals, pastoral visits, etc. Therefore the sitting room must have had ready access from the front door, other than through the parlor - probably a door behind the stairway and through the dining room (see ENTRANCE) . It also had access from the door on the south side of the house, by way of a hall next to the old kitchen, now removed . The fireplace in the sitting room is in its original 1353 position,. its cast-iron arch set into a faux marble mantel. Its twin - now in the parlor - originally stood in the opposite alcove - dining room - in a balanced position to this one . There are wide center muntins on all windows throughout the house . D IN]NG ROOM This location seems appropriate for a dining room, with access to the kitchen, sitting room and hall . This room appears to be a mirror image of the sitting room. KITCHEN The original plan seems to have included a cooking fireplace, with perhaps a beehive oven, and back-to-back with it a smaller, dressy fireplace . Evidence for this is seen in the basement, which has a sturdy brick foundation ample to hold up a first floor cooking fireplace and its chimney. Soon after the building went- up, cookstoves came into fashion and possibly the large cooking fireplace was dismantled, although its supporting foundation remains in the cellar. There are no smoke stains to show that the first floor fireplace was ever used . The back of the original house (the east end ) stopped at the kitchen. This may be deduced from the location of a rear door and two windows in this section, the foundation, and from the windows in the southeast corner of the house. The present rear window was added - or moved to - the house later. ATTIC Mortised and tenoned rafters under the cupola are 1850' s, as are the corner wind brackets . A tin rood" is visible under the present roofing. Two chimneys on the east (rear ) side are symmetrical. A third chimney on the Southold Town Landmark Preservation Commission. Nov. 1985 RICHARDSON HOUSE, page 3 ' SD 115 south wall was added later, probably when thefireplace was added in the parlor as part of the 1890's restyling. BASEMENT Joists in the cellar ceiling run in two directions : on the east they run north and south; on the west side, east to west. A peep-hole shows the unexcavated area under the parlor. The door to the cellar is old, and shows beaded panels . One of the original beams still shows a number scratched into its surface. A strong brick support stands under the original cooking fireplace in the first floor kitchen (see KITCHEN) . The stack and fireplace support for the original southeast chimney remain in service . The support for the northeast stack has been altered to accommodate a new fireplace in the dining room, which is in turn vented to the early chimney which remains in the upper part of the house . There is evidence that there was a stairway from the old kitchen to the basement, adjacent to the west side of the kitchen fireplace support . The evidence is the spacing of the joists and the pattern of the floorboard repa immediately south of the present wall separating the north kitchen from the south kitchen. The stairway gave access to the basement and the cistern, whic was located against the south wall. GENERAL EFFECT The house fulfills the classic Italianate style by means of its porches alcoves, cornices, brackets and cupola . The porches extend three-fourths of the way around the house, but are interrupted by the two-story alcoves on th( north and south elevations . The posts appear to be original, with capitals that earlier supported a much more complex porch cornice . In the original house the design of the cornices appears to have been repeated at all levels with brackets that probably were used on all sides of the house . The design of the cupola varies a little from the rest of the cornices in that the roof includes semi-circular eyebrows over the round head windows . Altogether the visual effect of the house portrays an excellent picture of the Italianate style as it was implemented on the East End . Southold Town Landmark Preservation Commission. Nov. 1985 0) c-F - - �. CD PIo H, y 0 0 o PVI�jr j co I� tj Gr �A 1 ST t7Q1� Z zn , a C+- a N - R Nlrlpo Imo• F i E LT—' i I-- oo ILA �• _ -'- —� — tC E-� 7 I 40 a ro r- 02 C 1) � o C+ a N• H m 90 _ TO T11 , co 9 I I { i; I t tj