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DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
t NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION
ALBANY, NEW YORK (511;)474-0479 SERIES
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YOUR NAME: Town of Southold/SPLIA DATE: April 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): Moses Austin Latham House
2. COUNTY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE: Orient
3. STREET LOCATION: NW corner Ryder Farm Ln. & Sound View Ave.
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ b. private Z
S. PRESENT OWNER: Janet Swanson ADDRESS:
6. USE: Original: residence Present: residence
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes ❑ No ❑.
Interior accessible: Explain private residence
DESCRIPTION
8. BUILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d, board and batten ❑
MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ® g. stucco ❑ other:
t). STRUCTURAL a_ wood frame with interlocking joints [
SYSTEM: b. wood frame with light members
(if kn(wn) c. masonry load bearing walls Ej
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. CONDITION: a. excellent L?S b. good ❑ c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site Cl b. moved ® if so,when'.? Prior to 1910 from
c. list major alterations and dates (if known): MatTlRd. ,
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Latham Cemetery.
Remodelled
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known b.zoning c. roads ❑
d. developers ❑ e. deterioration ❑ "�
f. ether:
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY:
a. harn❑ b. carriage house ❑ c. garage
d. privy ❑ e, shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑
g, shop ❑ h. gardens ❑
i. landscape features: high bluff
j. other: water to north
16. SURROUNDINGS OFF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land EN b, woodland
c. scattered buildings ❑
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f, industrial ❑ g. residential V1
It.other: L.I. Sound directly north.
17. INTI-:RRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
Located in a low density area, north of medium density res-
idential community (Orient By The Sea) established in 1958
north of Main Rd. House in an open clearing, surrounded by
woodland. High bluff overlooking L.I. Sound.
I& OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
lk story, 3 bay, side entrance plan, gable roof house with off
center chimney. Large, 1kz story, gable roof wing on SW with
exterior end chimney. Roof altered to create porch across the
front. Shed roof dormers with diamond paned sash. Porch and
dormers added when house was moved prior to 1914. 6/6 win-
dows /2 in 1 story, flat roof wing on NE.
SIGNIFICANT 18th century
11). DATE. OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION:
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER:
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'U. HISTORICAL AND ARCEirfECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
This was the Jonathan Latham house before 1900. After his
death his youngest son, Moses, inherited the house. After it
was moved early in the 20th century, it was called "Driftwood
Cottage", and because the house was a long way from Main Rd. ,
it had its own electrical generator.
In the 1970's this was the residence of Eugene Shepherd Mellas,
NY Times columnist.
21. SOURCES:
Interview, Ann McKay, 1/5/88.
Interview, Janet Swanson (owner) , 1/9/88.
Research by Edna Angell for Oysterponds Historical Soc. , 1974.
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