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UNIQUE SITE NO.,lQdlo. &LYD973 OR-32C
DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALBANY, NEW YORK (518) 474-0479 NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME: Town of Southold/SPLIA DATE: February 1988
YOUR ADDRESS:Town Hall, Main Rd. TELEPHONE:516 765 1892
Southold, LI, NY 11971
ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Development Office
IDENTIFICATION
I. BUILDING NAME(S):_Wells/Prince House
2. COUNTY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE: Orient
3. STREET LOCATION: West View Dr. , Browns Hill
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ b. private KI
S. PRESENT OWNER: Beva Eastman ADDRESS:tel 212 885 1128
6. USE: Original: residence Present: residence
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC. Exterior visible from public road: Yeses No ❑
Interior accessible: Explain private residence
DESCRIPTION
8. BUILDING a. clapboard f] b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑
MATI:RIAI.: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ER g. stucco ❑ other:
`). STRUCTURAL a- wood frame with interlocking joints
SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members ❑
(i1' kn(xvrt) c. masonry load bearing walls❑
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. CONDITION: a. excellent [j] b. good ❑ c. fair ❑ d- deteriorated ❑
11. INTFGRITY: a. original site ❑ b, moved ® if so,wllen?Circa 1962, from Southold.
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
12. PHOTO: neg: KK IX-24, fm E 13. MAP: NYS DOT Orient quad
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a.none known C 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).-
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ecessary):a.open land 2 b. woodland El
c. scattered buildings ❑
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)
Located in a low density, wooded area of Browns Hill, in a small
clearing. One of several old houses moved to this area.
IH. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
lz story, 5 bay, center chimney, "Cape Cod" style house. 6/6
windows. lk story, gable roof, shingled wing on north.
SIGNIFICANCE
11). DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: 1740's
ARCHITECT:
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10. HISTORICAL ANI) :1RCHITL•:CTURAL IMPORTANCE:
Said to be one of the oldest houses in Southold. It stood just
east of Southold's Brick store. This is an important landmark.
It is part of a gr3up of historic houses moved to Brown's
Hills. See OR-32A, 32B, and 32D.
21. SOURCES:
The Descendants of Capt. John Prince, by Helen W. Prince, 1983, p. 73.
Interview, Beva Eastman, 1/5/88.
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Form prepared by Kurt Tahoier, research assistant.
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Orient SIXTH GENERATION
eigners about 1921, belonged to the Hospital Auxil-
iary, and worked on the Historical Committee, fore-
runner of the Southold Historical Society. She was
a member of the Tuesday Club, and her Christmas par-
ties were so much fun, they were looked forward to
with anticipation and recalled with joy. (Plates XI,
XII,XVI)
#89. Harriet Desire Prince "Hat" ( 1844-1924) b. Grnprt 3 Apr.
1844, d. Sthld 27 Aug. 1924. m. Sthld 28 Feb. 1866 Andrew
J. Beebe, farmer (b. 28 Dec. 1830, twin, d. Orient 21 Sept.
1911 ) son of Daniel V. and Esther (Young ) Beebe. [Sal. Rec. ]
[Family Rec. ] [Portr. and Bio r. Rec. p. 598 ] [Prince, Civil
War Letters] andFDiary of Henry W. Prince]
Plate XII
#88. Henry W. and Jennie W. Prince House, Southold, (he b. 1839, d. 1925)
Henry's family was the last to live in this early house while it stood on its cen-
turies old foundation east of the Brick Store on the homelot of William Wells 1st.
Henry's daughter Edith proudly claimed, even after its second moving, to be the
last child born in the house. An 1885 Traveler article states, "It is supposed to
be one of the most ancient in the village, probably 200 years old as it is said to
have been erected by William Wells, the lawyer of the original colony of settlers
in 1640." Edith said it had an oven in the kitchen fireplace and a wooden bar
across the inside of the front double doors. The house stood on a foundation of
large stones, and there was a small round cellar hole under the house, It was lo-
cated under the front hall of the house Henry built there. Fred G. Prince told of
seeing it in 1885. The house was bought by G.F. Rommel and moved by R.W.Hawkins of
Bellport to this second site on Traveler�et across from the depot. It was re-
paired and used as a rental, changing hands several times. Then in the early 1960s
the house was bought (for $500, it is said) and again-moved, this time to Brown's
Hills in Orient. Both photos are of the same side of the house, each showing a
different end gable. One could peek in the windows for several years and see the
exposed structural members while the Brooklyn school teacher owner gradually gave
it new dignity and care. Edith went to see it several times, symbolically paying
the respects of her many Wells ancestors. [Hntn , v.l, pp76,771
Orrin A. and Harriet H. Prince House, Southold, he b. 1849, d. 1937)
Orrin and Harriet bought this house on Railroad Ave. (Youngs Ave) in 1897 from Mrs.
J. Wickham. Years before, they had suffered the tragedy of losing all their chil-
dren in one week through diphtheria, two on the same day, the oldest only six.
When they moved here, they had been blessed with a second family: Clifford, Mildred,
and Walter, ages 13, 12, and 9.
#94. Benjamin W. and Lucy W. Case House, Southold. (he b. 1847, d. 1920)
This house is west of the village on the south side of the Main Road near the
former Nellie Williams store. Of Benjamin and Lucy's children, two were dwarfs who
had careers as dressmakers and who made close and lasting friendships in the homes
of clients. (Plate XVIII)
The Descendants of Capt. John Prince, by Helen W. Prince, 1983.
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