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BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM
1 UNIQUE SITE NO. 10310.9ar32
DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALBANY, NEW YORK (51 S) 474.0479 NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME: Town o SowtholdfSPLIA DATE: February 1988
YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall, Main Rd. TELEPHONE: 516 765-1892_'
Southold, L.I . , N.Y. 11971
ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Deyelopmpnt Gffi e
IDENTIFICATION
I. BUILDING NAME(S): Bonbright house_-rite boat house
7. COUNTY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE: Fishers Island
3. STREET LOCATION: North of 7gst End Rd . , west of Chocomount Reservoir.
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public ❑ b. private M
5. PRESENT OWNER: Roger Firestone ADDRESS:
6. USE: Original: reoidence Present: rtesidenge
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC. Exterior visible from public road: Yes 0 No 1 1
Interior accessible: Explain private residence
DESCRIPTION
H. BUILDING a. clapboard ❑ b. stone 0 c. brick ❑ d. board and batten ❑
MATERIAL.- e. cobblestone ❑ f. shingles ❑ g. stucco other: date roof
wood timbers
`) STRUCTURAL a. wood frame with interlocking joints ❑
SYSTFM: h. woad frame with light members ❑
(if kn(wn) c. masonry load bearing walls [3
d. metal (explain)
e. other
10. CONDITION: .I- excellent 13 b. good ❑ c. fair ❑ d. deteriorated ❑ "
11. INTEGRITY: a. original site IT h. moved ❑ if so,when?
c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
12. PHOTO: KK X-21, fmNW 13. MAP: N.Y.S . DOT fiLirstiC quad .
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known ® h.zoning ❑ c. roads ❑
d. developers ❑ e. deterioration ❑
f. other:
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY:
a. barn b. carriage house ❑ C. garage ED
d. privy ❑ e. shed ❑ f. greenhouse ❑
g. shop ❑ It. gardens ❑
i. landscape features: terrace walls
j. ether: driveway court , boat houses ,3- dock.
10. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a.open land ❑ b. woodland EY
c.scattered buildings ❑
d,densely built-up ❑ e. commercial ❑
F. industrial ❑ g. residential
h.other:
17, INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
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(indicate if building or structure is in an historic district)
Set on a prominent site , overlooking low woodland towards
T'% , to Fishers Island Sound . Long winding drive leads to
house , in a very lour, density, private residential area.
18. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDING AND SITE (including interior features if known):
Large , 21 story, gable and hip roof house . Main middle section
with large , brick paneled center chimney. Shed roof porch
with braced timber posts between projecting east wing and
2 story, octagonal tower with pyramidal roof. Large garage
wing on east. Wood timber porch across west facade . Details
SIGNIFICANCE include scalloped trim nt eaves , stone quoins, oriel
11). DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: 2nd quarter of 20th centuree below )
ARCHiTEC1 . Franklin Abbott of St . James , Long Island
BUILDER:
'0 HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
This large , handsome country house in the French Provincial
manner is typical of one type of residence on the east end
of Fishers Island .
1Fi - continued : windows , and wall face dormers. Cut stone
foundation.
21. SOURCES:Interview, office of Bagley Reid (Mystic Isle
Realty, Inc. ) , 2/88 .
Charles B. Ferguson 8/10/87 .
Interview Stephen A. Coo{ grandson of architect
rH, `ll Franklin Abbott . 4/88
Form prepared by Kurt Kahofer, research assistant.
Bonbright/Firestone House FI _24
Fishers Island
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West end of front
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East end of front
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showing garage
wing and enclosed
service yard, neg:
Bonbright/Firestone House rl 24
Fishers Island
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Bath house and boat
house on Chocomount
Cove, with dock.
' 1 story, hip roof,
� i clapboard buildings
with woad quoins to
imitate stone at cor-
ners. Round arch door
- 4 surrounds with sun
_ burst panel. Small
round windows with
keystone and vous—
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neg: KK VIII-34, fm S.
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neg: KK VIII-35, fn SW.