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BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM
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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: December 1987
Town Hall, Main Rd. 516 765 1892
YOUR ADDRESS:Southold, LI, NY 11971 TELEPHONE:
ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Development Office
IDENTIFICATION
I. BUILDING NAME(Sy Benton House
2. COUNTY: Suffolk TOWNICITY: Southold VILLAGE:Fishers Island
3. STREET LOCATION: East End Rd., south of Money Pond
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ h private
5. PRESENT OWNER: Strife ADDRESS:
6. USE: Original. residence - Present: residence
7, ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road: Yes ❑ No E�i
Interior accessible: Explain pri vatP rpsi d„enc.e
DESCRIPTION
H. BUILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone ❑ c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑
MATERIAL: e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles �d g. stucco ❑ other:
1). STRUCTURAL, a. wood frame with interlocking joints ❑
SYSTEM:. b. wood frame with light members
(if kn( vn) c. masonry load bearing walls ❑
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. CONDITION: a. excellent 6� b. good ❑ c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site b. moved ❑ if so,when?
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known C b.zoning❑ c. roads ❑
d. developers ❑ e. deterioration ❑
F. either:
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: stone walls
!, other: jPgt- hoiine (enlarged)
16. SURROUNDINGS OF THF. BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land Q b. woodland
c.scattered buildings ❑
d.densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
f. industrial 1:1 g. residential {
h.other: h1t7ff., water
17. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
Located near East Point, in a low density, private residential
area of woodland and open space near Block Island Sound.
Situated on a high bluff overlooking the water.
18. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
Large, irregularly shaped, multi—bay, lk story, gable roof house.
Hip roof wing on west. Shed roof entrance porch with stone and
brick chimney at east. Shed roof dormers.
SIGNIFICANCE
19. DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: 2nd Quarter 20th century.
ARCHITECT:
BUILDER:
_10. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
This low-profile, large rambling house is representative of one
of the types of summer homes found here on the east end of
Fishers Island.
21. SOURCES:
Interview, Bagley Reit.:. 12/87.
22. THE-NIF
Form prepared by -'.'urt Ka.hofer, research assistant.