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BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM
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DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD OR 10
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALBANY, NEW YORK (518) 474-0479 NEG. NO,
YOUR NAME: Town of SoutholdZSPLIA DATE: OctoQe.r 1987
YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall, Main Rd. TELEPHONE: 516 765 1892
Southold, LI, NY 119-71
ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Development Office
IDENTIFICATION
1_ BUILDING NAME(S): Sl agel house
2. COUNTY: r ffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE: Orient,
3. STREET LOCATION: Ma le • north of Main R(", . d.
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ b. private 0
5. PRESENT OWNER: partlon ADDRESS: 31 EdiZA Hi 11 St,;;aatham,
6. USE: Original: Present: _resid6 ce N.J.07928
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes 0 No ❑
Interior accessible: Explain 1priv-ate residence
DESCRIPTION
R. BUILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑
MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles Eil g. stucco 0 other:
t). STRUCTURAL a. wood frame with interlocking joints 19
SYSTEM: h_ wood frame with light members ❑
(if kn(wn) c. masonry load bearing walls ❑
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. CONDITION: a- excellent I-XI b. good ❑ c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site ❑ b. moved 1K if so,when? 0th C ulry
c. list major alterations and dates (if known): ( 1927
Exterior end chimney not original.
12. PHOTO: neg. KK II1-16 , fm SW 13. MAP: NYS DOT Orient quad
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known KI b.zoning❑ c. roads
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 ❑ h. gardens ❑
i, landscape features:
j. other:
16. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land ® b. woodland 12
c. scattered buildings ❑
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial ❑ g. residential E
h.other:
17. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
Located in a low density wooded area north of Main
Rd. (NYS Rte. 25) , with some open land to the south
and west. Surrounded by residences of predominantly
Larger size.
18. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
11 story, 3 bay, side entrance plan, gable roof house. 1
story, gable roof wing on south. Salt box profile on
north elevation. 6/9 windows .
SIGNIFICANCE
19_ DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION:_ Circa 1800, or earlier.
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER:
20. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
This was near the site of the old Mt. Pleasant Hotel.
The house was moved by the Erdman family. It was the
Slagel home for many years . Mrs . Partlon was a
Slagel.
This house was moved from Orient Point where it had
been an early one-room schoolhouse. Perhaps this was
the Miss Amnndp Brown house thnt was on the Orient
Point Inn grounds?
21. SOURCES: Interview Mrs. Shruhan.
Tnterview owner, Mrs. Partlon, 201/635-8550.
22. THEME:
Form prepared by Kurt Kahofer, research assistant
12 HISTORICAL REVIEW HISTORY OF ORIENT 13
In addition to the public schools, there were at various that his son carried on the work for another twenty years.
times private schools. Mr. Marvin Holmes started one in Peaken's House, located on King's Highway east of
1820 in the building that is now the Luce Grocery Store, Orient Village, is the oldest structure remaining in Orient.
but it was on the opposite side of the street when. it was It is well preserved and retains much of its colonial charm.
used as a school. Bills for the tuition fees of Hetta, daugh- The wing added on the west side was constructed of old
ter of F. Tuthill, showed that M. Miller and C. C. Greene materials in recent years. The house was built by John
successively ran a private school from 1836 to 1839. Miller Peaken shortly after the settlement of Orient, circa 1665.
charged a fee of 2.00 per week, and Greene's rate was About 1703, Thomas Terry purchased the property, and
$3.00 per quarter plus a `house rent" of twenty-five cents. ownership continued in the 'Ferry family until 1850, when
Brown conducted classes in her home wh' it was acquired by E. Mulford. In later years it was owned
by Dr. Henry Heath.
d. The buildinghas since been- moved to th, r' The Orient Point Inn was originally a small house
Point Inn grounlz_ Miss Rhoda S. Young established a built about 1672. During the Revolutionary War the build-
school in her home on King's Highway in the dwelling ry ing was enlarged and a garrison for British troops was built
now owned by Gladys Wilkins. nearby. Materials from the two structures were put to-
The first houses of Orient were the so-called saltbox gether to form the Inn, and it was opened to the public in
type, similar to those on Cape Cod. The older ones had a 1796 by Jonathan F. Latham, the first proprietor. The Inn
simple cornice that was almost level with the top of the became a mecca. for Connecticut honeymooners and was
windows. The later houses, built between 1725 and 1800, often visited by city folks, who were fond of "rusticating"
may be recognized by their abbreviated cornice and the here in the summertime. Among the famous visitors were:
greater height above the second floor windows, which James Fenimore Cooper, who wrote "Sea Lions" with a
allowed more headroom upstairs. There are many homes locale in Orient; Walt Whitman, who conceived part of
remaining that were built between 1800 and 1865 and all his "Leaves of Grass" in this area; Daniel Webster, the
are still In use. They have been structurally altered, but oratorical patriot; President Grover Cleveland, the fisher-
in some houses the quaint old rooms are preserved and are man;and Sarah Bernhardt, the actress.
still designated by their old-fashioned names. These room t The Shaw House at the south end of Village Lane was
names indicate gracious living and show that the homes built by Richard Shaw in 1730. For manyyears, it was the
through necessity supplied facilities now provided by the home of Widow Shaw, who is remembered for her remark-
community: front and back parlor, sitting room, spinning able resurrection. She was found in a coma by friends who,
room, burning and minding rooms, larder, winter and thinking she was dead, had her removed to a receiving
summer kitchens, and in one instance, an idiot's room. vault preparatory to burial. Here she revived and returned
Brick ovens and cooking fireplaces were necessary culinary home, giving her neighbors a ghostly shock until they
features and nearly every abode had a root cellar and a learned what had happened. This house, also known as
smokehouse. the Champlin House, was the scene of James Griffin's leap
Some of the houses are prized for having Amon Tabor from the British pursuers on the night of August 1, 1777.
doorways, mantles, cabinets or interior trim. Amon Tabor Fires and storms have taken a lleavy toll and houses
came to Oysterponds about 1730 and was a carpenter of have been lost and gained by moving. The venerable, twice-
great skill. He soon became recognized as a first class moved Webb house facing the park and Orient harbor
artisan and his classic designs were greatly admired and was built about 1740 and served as the Inn of Lt. Constant
copied. His work extended from 1730 until 1785, and after Booth on Sterling Creek in what is now the Village of
Published 1959 by Oysterponds Historical Society. ]d
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