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DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALBANY,NEW YORK 1518► 474-0479 NEG. N0.
YOUR NAME: Town of Southold/SPLIA DATE: September 19€37
YOUR ADDRESS: mown Hall Main Road TELEPHONE: ( 516) 765-1892
Southold , Ll . , N. Y. 11971
ORGANIZATION (if any): South.SL1 d Tnwn Community DevelnDmPnt nffi cue
IDENTIFICATION
1. BUILDING NAME(S): Conklin bFirry/rAridreas Pal o�135
2. COUNTY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE: mrrrt�
3. STREET LOCATION: #2!j3 Route 48
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ h private 13
5. PRESENT OWNER: A. Paliourae ADDRESS: Q>< ennn, N.Y.
h. USE: Original: Barn Present: _ Re_siclence
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes 12 No ❑
Interior accessible: Explain
DESCRIPTION
Si. BUILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑
MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles 11 g. stucco ❑ other: Vinyl,
'). STRUCTURAL, a. wood frame with interlocking joints ❑
SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members
(if kn(wn) c. masonry load hearing walls ❑
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. CONDITION: a. excellent ❑ b. good ® c. fair 0 d. deteriorated ❑
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site ❑ b. moved ❑ if so,when?
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
First floor of this old barn has been considerably
altered . Only the gables and cupola retain in-
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13. PHOTO: From south 13. MAP:N•Y•S. DOT Southold Quad .
Front (south) facade
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a, none known1] b. zoning ❑ c. roads ❑
d. developers ❑ e. deterioration ❑
f. tither:
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY:
a. barn❑ b. carriage house ❑ c. garage
d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑
g. shop ❑ h. gardens ❑
i. landscape features: Small ]xiQk ,pump house
j, other: Mounting block marked "D.A.C ."
Ib. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land ❑ b. woodland
c. scattered buildings T
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial ❑ g. residential
It.other:
17. IN'TFRRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
County Route 48 is the original Kings Highway. Although
it is a main east-west road on the North Fork, it is a
low-density residential road in this area.
18. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
li-story bracketed gable-roof barn with large gable on
south (front) facade . Clipped shingles in both ables
with projecting bracketed infill over paired 6/9windows .
Interesting cupola with horse on weathervane .
SIGNIFICANCE
11). DATE OI' INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: Prior to 1873 .
ARC'HITEC'T:
13UILDER:
'U. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
This was D. Conklin on the 1873 atlas.
(The Richard Conklin Estate , now demolished and,,,the site of
the Eastern Suffolk Nursing Home , was famous for Raru.s ,
the world ' s fastest trotting horse .)
This was probably the barn of D.A . Conklin, as indicated
by the initials on the mounting block. The horse weather-
vane leads one to believe that D.A. Conklin also raised
horses.
21. SOURCES:E,TC. &; E.L. Corwin. Greenport , Yesterday and Todd.
1972
Beers , Comstock, Atlas of L.I . 1873
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favorites: 1. Methodist Church, Cutch-
ogue;2.Private residence,North Road,
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Southold;5.Methodist Church,Green-
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7.Private barn,North Road,Southold.
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rchased by Rarus, King of Trotters in his day, was born in 1867 on
hanged to the farm overlooking Long Island Sound on the old Kings
the'Smith Highway. This was later a golf course and in later years used
ial fishing as a labor camp. He lived 25 years and won national renown
n the yard and his record is Long Island's pride.
e fleet of Richard Conklin, owner of Rarus, was a descendent of
!nt of the : , John Conklin, who settled first at Arshamomoque on the east ,
were built side of Mill Creek. At 17 years he became an apprentice at
e shipyard the carpenter's trade and became a stage carpenter in New
i its name York City theatres. In 1848 at the age of 31 he gave up his
a Building trade and rented a stall in Fulton Market, New York City,
where for 12 years he was a provision dealer. He acquired an
interest in the city fish markets around Fulton Street and in
3 854 he bought part of the old Conklin farm and ran the
farm and his business in the city. At that time there was
much local interest in trotting and Greenport's Main Street
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from the dock to King's Highway, was a favorite speedway.
One day at the fish market Mr. Conklin, who had become
interested in horse racing, noted a splendid stallion drawing a
heavy load of fish. He bought the animal for a nominal sum
and brought him to his farm. Feeling sure that because this
unknown bay stallion was so similar to the first Abdullah, the
Long Island stallion, sire to the champion "Hambletonian,"
after whom the race at Goshen each year is named, that it
was probably a descendent and he gave it the name of
Abdullah the Third. The second Abdullah was grandson of
the first and sired "Goldsmith Maid" then the pride of
American turf. The name Abdullah in trotting history
suggested transmigration on a magic carpet from Arabia, the
land of fiery steeds.
Mr. Conklin now bought Nancy Awful, daughter of the
famous Telegraph. To her and the fish market stallion was
born the bay given the name Rarus. In 1862 Conklin left
New York and built on his farm a beautiful house. This with
a large barn, was completed in 1868. His brother, Hull, had
taken up stage driving in 1835 and his route lay along the
north side of the Island from Brooklyn Ferry to Orient Point
with one overnight stop at Smithtown where Walt Whitman
was then teaching school. Whitman boarded at the same Inn
at which Hull put up for the night and the two became
friends. Whitman occasionally drove with him on the front
seat as far as Greenport to visit a sister, Mrs. Van Nostrand,
grandmother of Mrs. Charles Sage: At the same Smithtown
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Inn Hull became acquainted with the proprietor's niece,
Thankful Udell, who eventually became his wife. Later he
sold out the stage business and took a job at his brother's
farm. He was a born horseman and Rarus became his pet
concern and he followed him throughout the nation on his
spectacular racing career.
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E.I & FF�L. Corwin. Green-port Yesterday and
Today. 1972 .
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Rarus GREENPORT. YESTERDAY AND TODAY
At Hornellsville, N.Y., on Aug. 21, 1874, Rarus won a
purse of$600 in a field of eight. Later at Cincinnati, Ohio,he
was entered in a great free for all (free for all except
Goldmith Maid). Here Rarus won three straight heats and was
fast' reaching the mark of Goldsmith Maid. At Oakland,
Calif., when fear of the Mighty Goldsmith Maid kept all other
horses except Rarus out of the contest, he was the victor. He
continued to take all comers from coast to coast and finally
at Buffalo on Aug. 3, 1878, trotting a mile in 2.13%4 the
fastest time ever made up to that date by any horse.
Rarus was finally bought by Robert Bommer of the Burr
horse farm in Commacki for $36,000. Without Rarus"-Hull
Conklin was no longer happy and with his wife returned to
�} Smithtown, N.Y. In later days they moved back to the North
Fork and made their home with their daughter Sarah and her
husband Frank J. Tuthill in East Marion.
The following item is part of an article published in the
Times in May 188.8: "Monday morning, May 5, the barn and
out buildings on the Sound View Stock Farm belonging to Fou
the heirs of the late Richard Conklin were destroyed by fire. necess
The farm has a world wide reputation, as on it the celebrated during
trotter, Rarus,was raised and trained. It was also the home of Island
Wedgwood, King Wilkes, Saturn and other noted horses. Congrc
Eleven valuable horses of these noted animals were destroyed house:
as well as all other farm animals, wagons, harnesses and shipwi
farming implements. The estimated loss is $30,000." coppea
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Odin Furniture Village boundaries to include the Moore's Lane area.
A gift shop on Front Street was opened by Mr. and Mrs.
ont Street was James Martin, formerly of Islip.
The Colony Fashion Shop opened in the Bush Store.
f the oldest and The Long Island Bridge Study Committee recommended
:rn Long Island East Marion as the site for the Long Island terminal of a two
hundred million dollar bridge across the Sound.
and First Street The Greenport Water Department installed a new pumping
't plant in Southold.
arlton Peterson C1; The old Conklin house, home of the famous race horse,
cools to replace Rarus, was burned by the Fire Department upon request of � bG
a position in the owners. > ��
cation allotted DDurring a month of September the Floyd Memorial
-ek Head Start Library was closed for extensive alteration and repairs.
St. Peter's church purchased the former Thorn property on
,how room for Main Street to be used as a parsonage.
of the Village. During 1967 there was marked activity in the business life
ons began for of the community.
d East Marion The Kalin Florist building and Van Popering hardware
:shed from the store were enlarged.
Iter Island to The Playtime Manufacturing company installed equipment
central office. for the manufacture of ladies lingerie in the old Primary
0 foot yacht school building on South Street.
)r several years The Second Street Greenhouse, long operated by John
bine brothers, Oblom was sold.
Meth Payne of The Park Diner was re-opened.
A cocktail lounge and modern kitchen facilities were
et was sold to added to the Townsend Manor Inn.
ed for a new A new Laundromat and car wash was opened on Front
Street.
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treet, built in The Greenport Yacht Club purchased a U.S. Coast Guard #'
barge which was moved to the basin of the former Lester and
of Greenport Toner Oyster Company to be used as a club house by the
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E.K. &F. L. Corwi-. Gre e-Port Yesterday_a„d Today.
1972
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GREENPORT,YESTERDAY AND TODAY
The year 1968 marked the closing of two of Greenport's Stuai
oldest business establishments, the Geo. H. Corwin Drug new
Store, later Kramer's, and Levine's Food Market, the oldest new
privately owned grocery store in the village. The drug store come
was founded in 1849 by the late Geo. H. Corwin and the each
food market in 1898 by the late Julius and Samuel Levine. reael
Another change was the opening of the Independent i new
Groceries Associates Super Market in the building on Front eash
Street formerly occupied by the A & P store. and
This year .the old Wyandank Hotel, built in 1840, was deve
demolished and the sixty five year old cold storage tower hou!
once owned by the Greenport Coal Company was removed. T
A contract was awarded for the construction of a new fire cont
house on Third Street. ' Prot
The newly organized Greenport Renewal Housing and
Association purchased five homes badly in need of repairs, reta
for restoration and sale at low interest rates. vacs
Ground was broken in March for the Eastern Suffolk "
Nursing--Home and in October the sixty-two bed structure � chaff
was opened to the public. It is located on the grounds of the $ tow
former Conklin mansion built in 1862 and where . Richard drgr
Conklin reared the famous Rarus, king of trotters. pro
Approximately fifty people in the Greenport area will be Nei
employed in giving service. owl
Drossos Restaurant was modernized and a new cocktail cha
lounge added- too
The Sound View Restaurant was purchased by Jack ren
Levine, owner of Sound View Motel. Mr. Albert Martocchia exf
was appointed Town Supervisor to fill the vacancy on the
County Board of Supervisors.
Mr. Malcolm Rackett purchased the famous Straussner
Service Station.
Early in 1969 The Suffolk Weekly Times was sold to t
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lieved that he miscalculated the location of the dynamite. A the watt
terrific explosion occured and pieces of the wreckage flew in mission
all directions_ Mr. Corey was struck on the back of his head III
by an iron bolt. He was rushed by wagon to the office of pony' a
Dr. T. Ireland in Greenport where he died a few hours later. furnishi
The popularity of the bicycle in the next ten years was bui
caused many changes in the community as it did in most Th
arts of the county . Perhaps its Street,
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sult of insistence on better streets and highways. It quite lit- Th'
erally paved the way for the automobile in the next generation of 1888
and started the trend toward suburban living. It also resulted Thi
in many changes in the style of women's clothing. The bi- zard and
cycle was regarded as a creation of unusual sumptiousness within h
and at a time when good suits sold for $10.75, its price was cold, up
- from $100 to 5200. Bicycle clubs were the fashion and Green- springlik
port had its share. cloud w
Many Greenport men also owned trotting horses and east an
Main Street was the favorite speedway. The world's fastest rain beg
trotting horse,Rams, born in 1867, was raised on the Conklin it snows
— farm (later a home for migrant labor) and now the site of the wind ba
Eastern Suffolk Nursing Home. earnest.
Work on the construction of the Breakwater was com- snowed
pleted in this decade and other items of interest were: at four
_ The organization of the Bouncing Club and stories of most it
its activities are found in many issues of the Times. only th
Louis Jaeger with John Bassarear purchased the business snow. T
of N. Kaplan. In 1892 Mr. Jaeger became sole owner. out Mo
-mss late as 1886 there were wood burning stoves and oil the win(
lamps used on the Long Island Railroad. Frequent stops were Althoug]
made to take on wood, and a saw on the front of the engine until Th
_ cut logs into proper size to fit the fire box of the boiler. !� On
The latter part of this decade saw the beginnings of the I ing the
oyster industry. New York State deeded the grounds beneath creased
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