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A BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM
UNIQUE SITE NO. 12310>0m;073111
DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALIIANY, NEW YORK (518) 474-0479 NEG. NO. SD 174
YOUR NAME: Tnwn f)f Southold/SPT,TA DATE: _TVlarch 1-987
YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall, Main Road TELEPHONE.(v1_6) 765-1892
Southold, I,. I. , N. Y. 11971
ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community DevPl nnmPnt Office
IDENTIFICATION
I. BUILDING, NAME'(S): Mrs. White , Beixedon Cottage.
2. COUNTY:_Suffolk TOWN/CITY:Southold VILLAGE: ,Southold
3. STREET LOCATION: Ashamomaaue Road, west side
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public 1-1 b. private R]
5. PRI:SENT OWNER: White ADDRESS:
6USI:. Original: residence Present: residence
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC. Exterior visible from public road: Yes ❑ No
Interior accessible: Explain
DESCRIPTION
fit. BOILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑
MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ❑ g. stucco ❑ other:
t). STRUCTURAL, a. wood frame with interlocking joints ❑
SYSTEM. b. wood frame with light members �
(if known) c. masonry load bearing walls ❑
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. CONDITION: a. excellent ❑ b- good C2 c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site ❑ b. moved ❑ if so,when?
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
SD RSM XIX-23
12, PHOTO. from east 13. MAP: LockwoodpKess1,6r:•& Birtlett.
Front (east) elevation Topographic Map.
Five Eastern Towns . 1974
Sheet No . FF 38
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known ER b.zoning ❑ c. roads ❑
d. developers ❑ e. deterioration ❑
F. other:
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY:
a. barn El b. carriage house ❑ c. garage ❑
d. privy ❑ e_ shed ❑ F. greenhouse ❑
g, shop ❑ h_ gardens ❑
i. landscape features:
j. other: octagonal gazebo in rear
Ifi. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land ❑ b. woodland 1Z
c. scattered buildings 91
d,densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial ❑ g. residential ❑
h.other:
17. INTI-RRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
The Beixedon community is a well-kept enclave in a
wooded area in proximity of the beachfront and
Peconic Bay.
18. OTHER NOTABLL FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
Small 1-story, 3-bay ,center entrance house with very high
hip roof surmounted by small gable and chimney. Brick
pilasters each side of door. Brick chimney rises from center.
SIGNIFICANCE
11). DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: Prior to 1929
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER:
'Q. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INIPORTANCL:
This was one of the cottages that were built by Dr.
Beixedon for guests at the Arshamomaque Inn.
The cottages were well designed, architect unknown,
and no two were alike . There were twelve located
around the inn, which stood east of the two stucco
cottages, and there were five across the creek,
reached by a bridge .
21. SOURCES: Interview Mr. Nickles 3/6/87
Sanborn Map. Mattituck—Southold. Aug. 1929, Sheet 11
22. THLNIF
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The Suffolk TimesDo July 11, 1985
50 Years Ago
July 12, 1836
A Bridge Over Dry Land: Unwit-
tingly, probably, Bennett DeBeixedon,
lawyer, banker, produce man, creator
of the charming village of Beixedon UL
Southold, hotel proprietor MA,-. f r
around good fellow generally, put
"fast one" over on Uncle Sam, showed
a lot of originality,cut a lot of red tape,
and gave Government men a tough nut
to crack when he added to the comfort
of his resorttown by building abridge.
In taking a short cut to get around
yards and yards of red tape,Mr.DeBeix-
edon built his bridge and dug his canal
under it later, so when Government
men, who happened to stumble on his
enterprise, asked him why he failed to
get a permit to build a bridge over
navigable waters, he replied:
"I didn't know it was necessary to get
a permit to build a b-idge over dry
land."-
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