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Home My WebLink AboutAS-12 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY AS 12 BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM UNIQUE SITE NO. /D310 , oo 1 ZZO DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES ALBANY„NEW YORK (518)474-0479 NEG. NO. YOUR NAME Town of SoutholdZSpLIA DATE:April 1, $9_7 YOUR ADDRESSTown Hall. Main Road TELEPHONE:(51 6)765-1882 Southold , L.I . , N. Y. 11971 ORGANIZATION (if any):Southold Town Commtlni ty 17avP1t1pme:l3t Offi ne IDENTIFICATION 1. BUILDING; NAME(S): Ruch house 2. COUNTY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE_Ar€aheMomaq e 3. STREET LOCATION: ;Sntitb east y�.orner Jh]Ch T.ane and C1? 48 4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ b, private [a 5. PRESENT OWNER: RUCh ADDRESS G. USE:: Original: residence Present: residence 7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes EX No ❑ Interior accessible: Explain DESCRIPTION S. BUILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. beard and batten ❑ MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles M g. stucco ❑ other: 1t STRUCTURAL. a. wood frame with interlocking joints ❑ SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members (if kn(wn) c. masonry load bearing walls❑ d. metal (explain) e. tither 10- CONDITION: a- excellent ❑ b. good LM c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑ 11. INTEGRITY: a. original site ❑ h. moved ❑ if so,when" c. list major alterations and dates (if known): In 1920'I s the roof was altered and a wrap-around porch was removed . AS PROM( Y-21 13. MAP: N. Y.S . DCCT Southold Quad from north west Front (north) and west elevation s w- - 27 r .- N + iloh l Ch • oz u' - — '�' O ori � q Yit. ti f�j r AS 12 14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a.none known C1 b. zoning❑ c. roads d. developers 1 e. deterioration ❑ f. other: 15, RLLATLD OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY: a. barn El b. carriage house ❑ c. garage XJ d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑ g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑ i. landscape features$rownetone hitching post pro_ j. other: bablY dates from W s. 10. SURROUNDINGS OF ]HE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary): a.open land I b. woodland EX c. scattered buildings 130 d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑ f. industrial Cl g. residential ❑ h.other: in the 'DroxiMi ty o L.I. Sound . 17. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS: (Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district) C.R. 48 is a major east-west artery. The house stands on a slight rise overlooking Route 48 and , across the road , the Long Island Sound , in a low density residential area. `Where are beach cottages on the Sound shorefront. IX. 01 TIER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known): 2h-story, 5-bay, hip roof house with flanking 1-story hip roof porches . Very ;urge 6/5 windows . Double leaf front door with transom. Fedimented entrance stoop with square columns matching those on porches. The flaring roof has wide overhang and eyebrow dormers. SIGNIFICANCE ICDAIF 01: INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: Prior to 18A7 , e.ltered 1920' s- ARCHITECT: 920' e_ARCS iITECT: BUILDER: Q. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE: Dr. Ruch bought this house in 1919.* On the 1897 and 1909 maps this house is indicated as Woodworth and Woodworth estate . In 1929 the property is shown as "Dr. Rusch ( sic) 18 acres ." The house is of special interest because of the very high 11 or 12 foot ceilings and its unusually large windows. Its integrity is excellent . 21. S©URCES:Hyde & Co. Ma of Lon Island . Brooklyn 1897 E. Belcher- yde . Atlas of Suffolk Count T.I . Vol. 2: North Side . Sound Shore . 1909 f Dolph & Stewart . Atlas of Suffolk County, N. Y. 1929 � ..*Interview Mrs . Ruch . Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Moritt, research assistant .