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DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK ST'AT'E PARKS :A ND RECREATION SERIES SD 220
ALBANY, NEW YORK 151 til 44-0479 NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME: Town of Southold/SPLIA DATE: April 1987
YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall, Main Road TELEPHONE: (516) 765-1892
Southold . . , 971
ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Development Office
IDENTIFICATION
1. BUILDING, NAME(S): Lieut. Moses Case house
2. COONTY Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGF: Southold
3. STRFET LOCATION: Route 48t south side, west of Boisseau Ave.
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ h private: 72
5. PRESENT OWNEW George Penny ADDRESS
0. USE: Original: residence Present. office
7. ACCI:SSIBII_ITY TO PUBLIC Exterior visible from public road: Yes No ❑
Interior accessible: Explain
DESCRIPTION
H. BUILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone 0 c. brick E7 d. board and batten ❑
MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles E g. stucco ❑ other:
U. STRUCTURAI a. wood frame with interlocking joints F-H
SYS'ri;w b. wood franrc with light members ❑
(if kri(wn) c. masonry load bearing walls ❑
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. CONDITION: a. excellent IM b. good ® c, fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
11. INTEGRITY: a_ original site 1:1 h. moved IN if so,when? e. to,(,t,
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
Windows are modern.
SD RSM XXVI-16
12. PHOTO: From north west 13. MAP: N.Y.S. DOT Southold Quad
(front) north-and west elevation
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known ® b. zoning ❑ c. roads ❑ SD 220
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: am with weathervane in th
j. other: shape of a whale
16. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land KI b. woodland
c. scattered buildings 12
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial 0 g. residential
b.other:
17. INTI•RRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
In low density area along Route 4.8, among a cluster of
houses belonging to the outskirts of the Village of
Southold, and surrounded by some open fields.
.18. OTHER NO]ABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
12-story, 5-bay, gable roof ,pre-Revolutionary house ,
remodeled circa 1840. Handsome Federal entrance with
leaded glass side lights.
SIGNIFICANCE
IL>. DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: Built 174.7
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER:
'R 1IISI'ORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
A plaque reads : " Lieut. Moses Case House
In Original Part c. 1747"
It was erroneously assumed by Mrs. Currie-Bell that the
now-missing wing was thgldest pection. But examination
by architectural histor` 0a�§Y%ER this main section is
the 174.7 house with early 19th century alterations.
This house is included in The White Pines Series of
Architectural Monographs. Vol. V, No Page 6.
21. SOURCES: Guide to Historic markers. Southold Historical
Society. 1960 ## 59
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Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Moritt , research
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Suffolk Times staff photographer Judy
Ahrens loves weather vanes.Among her
favorites: 1. Methodist Church, Cutch-
ague;2.Private residence,North Road,
Green rt; 3. Presbyterian . urch,
utc ogue; 4. Universalist Church,
Southold;5. Methodist Church,Green-
port;B.Presbyterian Church,Southold; -s---------
7.Private barn,North Road,Southold.
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Barn back of
Lieut. Moses Case house
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period Naim seven generations of The construction of the house, retaining d of age1nHand l✓
family history. The great- features, points to the Revolutionary pp
s in it today. It is thought wrought latches, hinges, battenupdoors; fl one time the large
'oes back even farther than brick oven; and at one time the upper floor, aperiod re des-
front gable added later. During the Corwin
troyed one section of the house so that 19th century building
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.L CARTWAY appears with the 18th century hand-hewn timber, og
shows the foundation of stone
and dove-tailed sills. The cellar
Goldsmith Inlet Mill which and also of brick.
% (L. I. Sound.). Ancestors
Hermitage (Peconic) and _
dill, later Wind,and Tide.
t fie
Gilberrry, the last. `.
,critters, was torn down in
398 storm, Reputed one of
s type. The Cartway, now
ler of the Inlet Mill.
intersection of the North
[ill Road, Peconic)
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N HOUSE
Period
ds 1860
ain Road, Peconic} � � ---
Matthias, one of the first
econsc. The first John and
I the Indian Field Farm �� �� (d r A C r {` hC- U u G
s of Hutchinson's Creek)
g Lane (North Road) etc. LIEUT. MOSES CASE HOUSE
1 years. This house is one $9' In Original Part c. 1747
amuel Corwin and Nancy (Albert Sacco, Main Road, Peconic)
the name of three Samuels
died 1853. Henry Corwin, The "Old House with the Yew Trees" kfas long been a
married Orriet Richmond Peconic landmark on the Main Road•:'T h ado Trees
were
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L for a time in Pine Neck, brought over from Ireland near 1, years
ldest
:d "Cocktail Cottage", pre- part of the house, now at the reap, with the unusual and rarely
oorway ��o ieC ried Mary Hutchinson, one of
200 years old. It was in 1747-
found Webster do
his family to live in the 48 that Lieut. Moses Case mar
ed his sons in Minnesota. the three Hutchinson daughters in the L r Castle"_ acr^O
:s L. Davids, whose wife the road. Moses, son of Samuel Case, anu 8uofuthe
Their son, Henry Eugene the first Henry Case and Martha, died Corwin (daughter
Mowed in ownership;which first Matthias) was born 1723, died 1814. He was a Lieutenant
E., (married Adora Ford) and for his service was later ri dmis the ionedAssoCt t i not a c Al-
lily. pany of Town Militia. He ssg
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Guide to Historic Markers. Southold
Historical Socie-UY 1960
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though Moses Case received a captaincy ("Mathou's Refugees of eater age. Col. Ber
g undoubtedly has gr
1776") he seems always to be spoken of as Lieut, Moses Case. chogue's first Postmaster, assisted by
The forepart of the house shows another colonial door- He kept a country store. He was a color
way of great beauty and a handsome period sM MNge—and The late George Case, grandson, state
archway in the entry hall. The records show Jacob Appley, sessed the house sometime after his r
Oliver Goodale, Carmen Terry, William Edward Regain as Goldsmith 1810. Architectural features
later 19th century owners; the last, grandfather of Miss Hazel of early and later colonial periods, Th'
King, whose family held it from 1891 to recent date. _cellar;doors, are notable, and some of
implies that this was the i homse leaded
60. THE OLD CASTLE circa 1724 beauty is the doorway N
Col. Samuel Hutchinson of the four fireplaces has a mantle 01
(John Bauer, Main Road, Peconic) Captain Henry Green of Sag ai
This fine old homestead, with it's many windows (twelve of the East End's Whaling Fleet, p
over twelve panes of glass) carried the name of "The Old 1851. He retired from the sea after��Sa
Castle" of the Hutchinsons for many years. The oldest part California Gold Coast an his Green o
was probably built by Matthias; later enlarged,-, and the 26 ar onauts from Southold,
P
e family
properties increased by Elijah Hutchinson.'Fhe great holdings carne to peso f wcd �ap�captains
did "Blub
of the Hutchinson family members covered various areas of as many
re South Harbor, Indian Neck, and westerly into the Corchaug applied to this stretch of road whe
division. Many acres of fertile lands and woodland running lived. Captains Theron Bunker W were near
ar
from Bay to Sound surrounded "The Old Castle". Samuel Edwin Horton and others,
Hutchinson was a of prominence, ability and influence. BUCKINGHAM HO[
Z..The btauti#tt th century entrance (eight �aneLdoor, 62.
bordered by narrow eaded win oc oww tglits offine design) the Three lsth and 19th Centi
,interior mantels and woodwork, the "butterie", the unusual ice Daniel and Wm• Chatfiel
storage room, signified opulent family lying. Three daughter`s Main Road a
S�Col. Elijah Hutchinson inherited the estate; Martha, who (Albert W. Richmond,
married Jared Landon, Mary, who married Lieut. Moses Case, Buckingham House has its nam
and Elizabeth,who married Abraham Davids. "The Old Castle" in ham who presumedly built much
was allotted to Martha and was held by Landons, eventually William Chatfield Buckingham, whe
passing into the hands of Hortons. Henry D. Horton and his latter was a blacksmith of wide r'
wife Miriam Osborn are remembered as living there with their along the highway a bit west of Bu,
children, Philip H. and Thomas Osborn Horton. Henry D. side of the old Gilbert Howell h'
was the son of Thomas J. Horton and Eliza Davids (daughter there and the Howell house move
of Samuel Davids and Nancy Wickham) who lived west ofAvenue).
"The Old Castle" on the Main Road (in the old part of the (Ba Jonathan B. Horton figures in
house now the residence of Mrs. Philip H. Horton). do Benjamin Case and Erastus H:
61. COL. BENJAMIN CASE HOUSE whether the oldest
foundations they bed
Pre 1515 not. Very possibly hams, f
Capt. Henry Green 1851 After the two Bucking
(Adam A. Zareski, Main Road opp. Skunk Lane, Peconic ) laide Buckingham who married
Case, Fred D. Richmond and Albe
Although a chimney on this interesting finely built old brother of George who lived on '
house with its gambrel roof bears an 1815 date, the house his store nearby. The old country
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Guide to Historic Markers. Southold Historic
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�LONG AGO ON LONG I S LAND
By J. ERNEST BRIERLY Dec. 10, 1961
fw:For many. many Years,. \t��`." � ��®\�o�• ��.���`.���ti�
MAM
this "Old Rouse with the ��:� ��
f ,. YAO
ew Trees has stood in \��
,�,;Peconic, on the Main Road
Southold Town,
' x,, The name Peconic is de-
rived from the Indian name'
"Pehaconnucke", . meaning
.. a small plantation:The old--
est ;part of the (i
house n' fin ;
the.rear).has e,unusual
y} and.•.rarely found"Webster
,c doorway,. and.is over..two �.
unyC ed-years old. The two
yew trees, whieh stand be-
s <fore'the.front art pof the w .
F_ 'house. t�ere'brought over
from.- Ireland` nearly 150 � '•
4 �r years ago' :and, .in phis
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ketch, ' these trees hide f � sR�euv r
: a m view, another colonial / 1
t .. `doorway of great beauty,
m which one enters
I,�EUT. MASES CASE HOUSE.
a - =z
hall with a handsome star-
¢age'and archway. tars, who liv in the e 'ec w
. .. ;K r .., ed� e `.Old + Th r orris sha +ds later`
# },Soles Case the owner of Castle'" across.the-road. -' r°
- c . 19th cert#ury owners oi:,tlris
house, y+ t the son:of First a lieutenant, he was .
old house:'thealiowing:,�
amt3el.. Case ':and great. later conuiiissioned captain ' .Jacob Appley, 011ver Good-
,. dson of,the first Henry of a company,of Town Mi-_ Carmen
e and,Martha Corwin- llha.-in 1775, he,signed'the ale, . Terry:and Wil
(daughter of the ifrsE Mat association"'and Although" Ilam Edward 'Re" ai
g g n<:'thb !
#bbl and was bora in 1723 he . received. .a captaincy. last named, grandfather"of
kid'died in-MC It oras in, ,('Mather's ', Refugees ' of ' ,Hazel King, whose family
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that,,Ueut:'Moses `IT16"), he seems.always to held it from 1891'to-siecent
Case married'`Mary, one of be- wken of as .Lieut._ date. The present owner is
three Hutchinson daugh• Moses.Case. -Albert SaccC►.. - 4.
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Circa 1847 stairs and front door.
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Collections S PLIA
Village Hall Suggested ,
� � Pine ,Barrens ,
The proposal has been made that the historic Theodore Brush- With the announcement that a bridge to Connecticut is feasi-
Lackman homestead (circa 1850), which stands on the corner of ble and a ten-lane Atlantic Expressway recommended to carry
New York State Routes r t t and 25 in Smithtown, might be ac- traffic between it and New York City,historians are urging that, r
quired by the Incorporated Village of The Branch for use as a before it is too late,sections of Long Island's Pine Barrens be set
Village Hall and community park. The property which is notable aside for the edification and pleasure of future generations.
for its handsome trees Iies opposite the well-known First Presby- Long Island once had two distinctive and unusual types of
terian Church of Smithtown, the newly enlarged Smithtown terrain which amazed early travelers—the Hempstead Plains
Library, and the Village Green. Opinions concerning the sug- and the Pine Barrens. The Hempstead Plains are gone and not a
gestion may be expressed to Mar. Woodrow C. F. Koch—Chair- single acre of it or of the natural prairie grass which grew there
man, Planning Board, Incorporated Village of The Branch, 5 has been preserved. The Pine Barrens,which are in some respects
Oxford Lane,Smithtown, L. I., N. Y. 1 17$7. even more interesting, face a similar fate.
One of the largest sections of this unusual terrain is in immedi-
Developer Spares House and Site ate danger. It lies in the Town of Southampton north of the West-
hampton communities. Here is found a stretch of scrub-forest
The small old house on the high bank, the second building east extending for twelve miles in one direction and four miles in the
of the Three Village Herald office on Route 25A in Stony Brook, other. It will soon be bisected and opened to development by the
was once Egbert Smith's harness-maker shop. Later it was re- continuation of the Sunrise Highway.
modelled by him as a dwelling. It has been suggested that action should be taken now to estab-
Not long ago the property was acquired by the builder and lisp in Suffolk ,County pine barren scrub-forest preserves for
developer, Mr. Joseph Brunner. Mr, Brunner has restored the
old house, and although he has constructed nearby the model ecological purposes and to set aside for these preserves sufficient
acreage to insure the survival of the flora and fauna.
home for his development "Colonial Woods," he has preserved Opinions concerning this proposal may be sent to Hon. Robert
the bank and the mountain laurel which grows there so abun-
dankly. T. Cameron—Supervisor, Town of Southampton, Southampton,
L. I., N. Y. r 1968.
The Garden Club and Historic Preservation ---k>JY/j Peconic House Saved
Garden clubs are becoming increasingly active in historic The Lt. Moses Case-Horace King house, which hides behind
preservation. According to the Bulletin of the Garden Club of Amer- two very large yew trees on the south side of Route 25 in Peconic,
ica for July 1965 (Vol. 53,No. 4), page 83, garden clubs through- was in danger. The land on which it stands was wanted for com-
out the United States participated in the American Landmarks mercial development.
Celebration which was organized and sponsored by the National To the rescue has come Mr. William B. Smith of Southold who
Trust for Historic Preservation in observance of UNESCO's has bought the venerable structure and will remove it, a Gothic
International Monuments Year. Revival accessory building, and some ancient boxwood to North
A pamphlet entitled The Role of the Garden Club in Community Road opposite the Wedgewood Shop. There the main part of the
Beautification mentions historic sites and buildings on pages 10, house, built in 1747 and altered circa 184o at the time the wing
12, and 14. The pamphlet is available from the Community was added, will be used as an office.
Planning Division, Sears Roebuck & Co., 925 South Homan Mr. Smith does not now have any plans for the kitchen wing cn
Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60607, which may be offered for resale. d
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CASE—KING HOUSE
This house was originally built in Peconic in 1747,
altered in 1840 and occupied by Lt.Muses Can
and Horace King. 11 was threatened with extinction
recently when the land was needed for commercial
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' William B.Smith of Southold bought the house _ •�
as well as a Gothic Revival accessory building and s
some ancient boxwood plants,and moved it all to
North Road in SOL thold where he is restoring it
for use as an office. Handatade trim,old beams
and hardware were replaced,as were the plastered
ceilings and walls. Fireplaces and chimneys which
had to be taken apart during the transfer,were
rebuilt hrick by hr-ek. X. 7a,
An Architectural Journey through Long Island,
Viemeister. 1974
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