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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRegister of Designated Landmarks So mare~ fiwtors help conqtitute our heritaf,~e lind a[pi'ct our quality qf lifl:. Southold's filbric is 51,0?t'H fl'ottl both the land and sea. The l?line c~yestcrday that qtill applies today is figod and shelh'r. We arc unique in our diversity q~ shelter and have an eclectic bh'nd qf hornet from the 1600s throuRh thc 1950s ami to the present, All ;~f fiouthold% housing, in its own way, is a part ~f our historq, Our younR people learn about Southold history as a part qf their school curriculum. It bl in,~$ to them a stability ~f bt'hulRhl,~ and pride in thc comnlunJly. Hopgfidly, this publication will c~pmld public appreciation qf t~,ho we are. We aqk your SUpl,ort in contittuing to i(h'nt~(¥ our landmark housin,% To be (h'si,~mah'd as ?)~ture ~Cll~'rtttJo~tb. Supervisor, Southold Town Alice ]. Hussie, Councilx~ oman Ruth D. Oliva, Coul~cilwoman ]oscph L. TO~PtIS~'IId ]Y., Councilman [udith 'I. I'~'rry, '['o~x n Clerk TOWN OF 8OUTHOLD REGISTER OF DESIGNATED LANDMARKS 1983 1996 Town of Southold Landmark Preservation Commission ~' ~REIFACE · The Town of Southold has a rich history with considerable depth. It encompasses the history of our nation. Artifacts, legends, sites and structures from 1640 to the present are evident in Southold Town. A Federal grant to the Town in the late seventies provided funding for the services of the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, which identified over 1000 structures in the township over 100 years old. Since 1983 the Landmark Preservation Commission has recommended 54 landmark desig~ nations to the Town Board. In 1996 all 54 were awarded new bronze plaques featuring the Town's logo and the ~vord, "Landmark ." This book is created to register for the public all general information available for landmark designations from 1983 through 1996. It is hoped that by this pnblication and increased communications, proud Southold citizens will come forward to have their own properties recognized. Such increased activity as well as additional research should warrant periodic update of this register. The Landmark Preservation Commission and Town Board are indebted to Ms. Barbara Jones, our commission's 1996 volunteer intern, who collected, collated and computerized landmark data and pictures for this publication. Ms. Jones received her undergraduate degree from Skidmore College and is currently studying for her master's degree in Historic Preservation at Columbia University. Clifford J. Benfield Chairman, Southold Landmark Preservation Commission CONTENTS Mattituck New Suffolk Cutchogue Peconic Southold Reeve-Pim t'[ouse Wells-Lyoas House Reeve-Wickham House Methodist Mission Old Harbor House The Old Place Honeymoon Cottage Oht House Wickham Farmhouse David Tuthill Farmstead Moore-Lizewski House Early Colonists House ttamid House Independent Congregational Buckingham-Case-Richmond House Richard Hallock House Hurricane t tall Einstein House Cutchogue Diner The Old Castle h)sepb Reeve House Abidjah Corey House Bayles-Tuthill-Corey House Joseph Horton House John Booth House 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 (Continued) · CONTEN~f5 ~ (Continued) Southold Greenport Orient Historic Sites Deacon James Horton House Prince House Thomas Moore House First Universalist Church The Prince Building Cleveland-Glover-Gagen Blacksmith Shop Hallock/ Currie-Bell House Pine Neck Barn Downs Carriage House The Bayview School Horton Point Lighthouse First Presbyterian Church Jeremiah Vail-Booth House Fanning-Doroski House Youngs-Guerlain-Coyle House Frank ]. Mclntosh Residence Si~aw House Terry-Mulford House Terrywold Village House Webb House High-Theil House Gideon Youngs House Nathan B. Seidmaa Residence Benjamin Franklin's Milestones 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 34 34 ~OWN ©F S,OUT½OLD DESIGNATED LANDMARKS CLEAVES-KUESTER HOUSE · Laurel Considered~the oldest remaining home in Laurel, the Cleaves-Kuester House resides on land recorded to be owned~ by Captain lohn Cleaves~ veteran of the Pequot Wars in 1699. There is evidence that Thomas Clark~ a carpenter~ built the house in 1703 with his son-indaw~ Robert Matthews. For the next 200 years~ it remained in the Cleaves family. Mary Cleaves, daughter of Captain John Cleaves, married Reverend Timothy Symmes in 17~0, Their son, Colonel Jotm Cleaves Symmes, a member of the Continental Congress~ married Anna Tuthil!~ who gave birth to Anna Symmes in 1775. Arma became the wife of the ninth Presidenb William Henry Harrison~ and 'the grandmother of the 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison. The one-an&a-half story house has heavy oak framing and broad-axed, mortised and tenoned beams in its attic. On the property is one of Ben Franklin's 1775 milestones placed exactly seven miles from the courthouse. It is the first of 22 milestone markers still in place in the Town of Southo!d (see page 34). REEvE-P M HOUSE · Mattituck The east wing is the oldest section built by Ifad Reeve with hand-hewn oak frame, w~de floorboards, pegged rafters, small windows with much original glass and a random rock founda- tion. When it was built, the King's Highway (Main Road) ran south of Lake Maratooka. Today the road runs north of the lake. During the Revolution a British encampment was just north of the house and one had to cross the camp to get to tine house. The central section of the house, which has a beautiful front door executed in the Federal style, was built in 1820~ was imprisoned and killed by the gritish~ The house has later hal main floor floorboards which can be seen between }oists in the basement Mattituck lovely example ef the Queen A 'me style on ifive DESIGNATED LANDMARKS ~ ~V~ET;t tODiST ]~4~ ISSI()N · New Suffolk This structure, now a private home which is identifiable through its high stone founda- tion, was originally built by Benjamin Webb arid intended for religious use. Webb presented the building to the Methodist Society to be used by itiner- ant ministers on the circuit for holding prayer meet- ings and Sunday afternoon services. However, when New Suffolk's school was destroyed by fire, the school district rented the Mission for $10 a year. Only the basement of the building was complete. After the building was completed, classes were held upstairs, too. The New Suffolk School District bought the building for $350, and held classes there un~il !907. The original fin roof remains, New Suffolk This I 1/2 story gambrel-roofed house was once at the foot of Old Harbor Road and moved to its present location by Miss Sarah Acker more than a century ago. This house may have been built in 1743 by a seafaring captain, but another theory on its origin suggests that the main part of the house was a barn brought from Southold. Suppose& ly, at one time the beams separating the livestock's stalls were visible in the dining room of the house. There is also conjecture that David Tuthill (see David Tuthill Farmstead, Cutchogue) once lived in this house as it, and the village of New Suffolk occupy land once within the domain of his farm. Posts, beams, and small windows typica] of the 18th century support its antiquity. Whatever its actual progeny, the house pre-dates the laying out of the village jn 1838 and can e~sily be c4!!ed the ofdest house in New Suffolk~ O~tchogue -~'1,~' ~itialty built Jn lt~$O b? ~oshna Wells, ~he ~on o~ j~ William Wetls, who received d-~e Mad k stands ~. on and milch land to theq south as a ~eward for his efforts in negotiating a [and treaty with the local indians in t667. Originaify dne hoase ,4toed 300 yards east of New Suffolk A~enue, ~hen was moved nm'th across Main Road in ~he early 19th century, and tothis spot in ~857. hx 1789 the builder's granddaughte~ married John Fleet and the area was the~ k~own as Fleet's Neck. In i815 Joshua and Frances Fleet hired n skilled New York carpenter, wt~ose name has been Iosb to renovate the house in the bederal St zle. lThis renovation mdctdes beautifully carve~ mantels dlld aecora~ ve details msme a/td outside the nouse. The t2/12 veindows and wide floowboards ~resent ini:be house probab]5 survived ~he renovaion ann may be from a much earlier date. Because of the high architectural craftsmanship, this building was chosen Jot extensiw, documentation ~>v mc Historic American Building Su~ vey, a WPA program during the Great Depression in me I930s. /)raWllqgS and oaotos are kept ioaay Df tile Librm'y of Congress. When the house was sold Jn 1965 it had been m the b~osbession oz me Wells bmlib for 285 years. O~tcgog~e ~ several honeymoordng cotlples Jived in th~s believe tMs prevented newlywed t'urimn ~ oup~es hw ing [here ~rom aaliyfn8 at the lunch ~our insmad o1' :ion is that it was crea~efl as ~ ,pace-~avlng dewce. Original details include tt~e s}' lngles on the west cle-- vation the remains of a beehi~ e oven. a Fecteral styie DESIGNATED LANDMARKS · OLD HOUSE * Cutchogue I n the 20th century this ancient structure was used as a barn until the large, medieval= style chimney caught the eye of a WPA Historic American Building Survey scout in the i930s. Once its long history was established, from its building by John Budd in Southold to its ownership by the Case family, the structure was carefully studied, docu- mented and restored to its 17th-century appearance in conjunction with the Town of Southoldts Tercente- nary, (300th Birthday) in 1940. Since 1961, the Nation- al Trust for Historic Preservation has bestowed it with the highest honors as a National Historic Site. To fully comprehend the history and significance of ~his landmark, visit the museum when it is opened. o WICKHAM FARMHOUSE * Cutchogue The Wickham Farmhouse was built by Caleb Horton, who was ~he first white child born in Southold Town. in 1780, the house and farm were sold to John Wickham. Wicld~am descen- dants lived there until I900. In 1913, it was moved to the Middle Road as tenant housing. In 1964, when threatened by road widening, tire house was donated by William Wicldxam to the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council and moved to the Village Green in 1965. Henry Orville Beebe, a Cutchogue native son who had played a major role in the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, took over the restoration and by 1973 it was completed. It provides a wonder- ful example of typica! 18th-century North Fork architecture. ¸Il Town o~ SOUTH©LD ~ ]~)AV'ID ][~UTidl£L ~gARMST£AE Cu'~chog~e ~ onsidered the bes~ preserved farm complex on the North Fork, it re~ains five remarkably '~ unchanged historic farm support buildings including a washhouse, a three-seater priv) aone story shop, a garage, and a mrge sam lc. 1852) with an attached wa[er tower. The barn's heax y wood frame members were salvaged from an 18th-century local church after demolition. 'The farm and structures are impomanr examples of 18th- and 19th~century ~ernacular building practices, craft tec~iqt~es and agricultural practice on eastern Long fsMud. The farm is located within a 240~acre tract of land called broad- field~, which has been cultivated since the commun> ty' s mid-ITth century settlement, Ottchogue bay, cen~er hall Georgian is ~yp~cal the style which was once seen everywhere fhe North Fork. Its hand-hewn beams and structure containing three floes help to da~e it !9 the turn of the 19th century. It sfilI retains its cen- the fireplace, in what was once the ldtchen, is no'~ enclosed within a wall. On the ~ is evidence of what may a meabsmoking d2amber and bakin~ oven. Thi~;house has a double front door and each half has an unusual chevron pattern of wainscoting w~th so~ lights gt the top. The front porch Js a late--Jgth cegtury addition. ~ EARLY COLONISTS HOUSE ~ Cutchogue ocated in an area commercially active for at . least 200 years, the house s basement reveals ~ that tlnis structure is not the first one on this spot. Built about 1815 and renovated around 1850 and 1870, it still retains its original central chimney along with a beehive oven and board-and-batten doors. About 1850, the front entrance, mantels and interiors were updated in the Greek Revival style. The front porch and summer kitchen were added at the turn of ~he 20th century, in 1940 a bathroom shed was added, In 1985 the kitchen extension of the 18th century Moses Case House was placed~ as a separate ~tru~- mre~ just behind the house. ~ HAMID ]HOUSE · Cutchogue uilt as the Presbyterian Manse, it operated as such from 1810 until 1850 wtnen" a new parson~ age was bt ilt. An old scrap book documents, a major renovation which took p]ace in 1876. An old wing was removed, a new one was built, the central chimney was replaced by flew ones at the sides of the house, new windows were installed and a new cop nice added. From 1851 until the 20th century the house was part of an 18-acre farm which includeci several barns and sheds. This house is a reminder of the way a buitding's use and appearance may change over time in response to changes in the community or a society% way of lift,. 13 OONGREG/{? iONA Cutchogue was constructed as a restd~ ~fthe deep schism wkdch divided the c}:mr& during the Civil War era, John Widchgm led those }n favor o~ the abolition of slavery to found t~i~ new church across the way from the old church~ However, by ~913 fl~s church was no longer being used, as the debate over aboI2ion was no longer re!errant. By 19l~ i~ had become the Cutchogv. e Free Library, Cu~chogue uckinghanx House bas ~ts name because of presumably builk of it arot~nd 1845, and 1-ds n~phew, Wfiliam Chatfield Buckingham, who was deeded it in latter was a vvell&nown blacksmith whose was jus~ west of the house, Several early local Hortons, Cases and Hatlocks land at one time. For mosl of i:he 20tln ~ the home ~0 the5 Richmond family. The la~e Mr. Albert f~chmond often referred "The King% Highway. ' i4 ]DESIGNATED LANDMARKS · RICHARD HALLOCK ]HOUSE · Cutchogue An old deed dated March 2, 1838 indicates that Richard Hallock and wife Mary, as grantors, sold this house to Van Rensselaer Howell, grantee. Examination of the dry-laid, stone~ on-stone foundations indicate that it was originally a smalier structure with its longer side facing west. At some point pre-dating the known sale in 1838, the house was turned so that its long side faced south and several additions were made. A very old chimney, fireplace and brick oven also remain. The fine Greek Reyi~a! er~ front doorway faces west. HURRICANE HALL Cutchogue (~ aid to have been built by William Wells in 1700, ,~--~ local folklore provides several possibilities for ~ the origin of the house s nickname The first comes from its ability to withstand hurricanes. A sec- ond theory stems from the circular hallway within the house resembling the form of a hurricane. A third indicates it was called "Hurricane Hall" because the family living there was large and had lots of company creating a whirlwind of activity. In 1900 the house was turned to face west asif blown by a hurricane. Finally, it is said the circular stairway creates a hurri- cane-like noise when the wind is blowing. Originally 69 acres surrounded the house between Little Creek and Baldwhrs Creek, 15 ~ ~ O ~O'WN ' J- S,OUT½OLD C~cheg~e A lbe~t Einstein spent the summer o~ 1939 here ~X and wrote to Presiden~ F,ankbf~ D, Roosevelt ~ .~zegarding the possibility of creating th~ atom / tSn~ ~ lette~' and technical da~a that he "convened a n the Ar 'ny, Navy and Bu ~eau o Standards to thoro ughly in ~estigate the psssiNIities of your Einstein's suggestions ~egar& Man- possibilities Einstein suggested. CM;chogue ctually an assemblage of buildings w?~h dif.- ferent da tes of construction: The prefabricat~ 1941 Ku~Iman diner is seen from th~ 9. 0s dine~: has been cut in half and the business district on Route 25. This red and silver stainless steel classic Art Deco hmch wagon, with oval-paneled glass dom', o~'igina! stools, tile and other original k'atures was the scene of tits 1979 film, ~, l.i~ You $~ve May Be Your Onyx, 2'~a~'e impm'tantly, it s been a significant part ove~ fifty years. Peconic At least seven generations of Overtons have lived here according to a family deed dated 179L References" in other deeds place them hem in 1722. In 179I, William Horace was born here to isaac Overton, farmer, and his wife Abigail Vail Wi]Iiam I iorace married Martha Horton, daughter of Major Gilbert l-[orton of Great l]ogg Necke. Their son, Franklin H. Overton, married Esther J. Horton in 1839 and added the Greek Revival forepart of the house. Franklin was Town Supervisor '[863~73 during the Civil War years and was required to raise the Town!s quota of soldiers under the Draft Act, He wa~ also a founder of Southo!d Savings Bank. OLD CAS'FL[: · Peconic Called the "Old Castle" because it had many windows at a time wheat glass was expen- sive. ']"he oldest part of the Hutchinson home was probably built about ]724. It was later enlarged and the properties increased by Revolutionary era Col. Elijah Hutchinson. Hutchinson land once covered areas of South Harbor, indian Necke and Cutchogue running from Bay to Sou nd. It was worked with the help of slaves, in the 19t1~ century, the Greek Revival entrance, mamels, woodwork, "butterie' and ice storage roonr signified opulent living. Col. Elijah Hutchinson left the house to his daughter Marff~, who had married Jared Landom 17 IbWN O~ SOUTnO_LD ~ TOWN {}OCIOR3 MOU5£ ~ $oa~hold ~ veerat early town c~occors Iivec! here beside ~ile ~ Billberry Swamp and a then lon~er Dickh~son% ~ (locke) Creek~' Durino the British occ~ pelion et Southold, Hessian troops placed ~eir campsite north of ~e proper'% on Bowery Lane {Ackerly Pond Road}. In the early days of Sou{hold. ti~e "Doctors House overlooked lhe busiest part of town. ~t was there thai the Post Road crossed ~he town bridge over the creek and flqa~ the windmill stood above on Willow Hill Original elements include ~he small entry, dosed-in stakwa ) wilh 6 {roads of t2" risers wMch cling [o the center chimne}, an oven buil~ mm me rear ~i~eplace wall and irregular chimney and ceiling beams. Legend has it that as a toddler Hannah Smith. ~ orn hero in 1795 stuck a stick in tile ground which became the great Buttonwood tree pv the house today. In thc igth century, ~ was nome port for "Captain" Samuel Gardiner ~ seaman and whaler for 40 ears. Me i ever returned from his second trip to Calilomia during the 1849-5~ go/drush. So~l'hold ~his sb~ucturc, with an alnctenr roundahon 11 pmtabiv where Reeve s ~ 7~h-centu~y bIack- 31._ smith shop was loca{ed. The Lower Road 18th centuries Furthermore~ 4 Reeve home tot is ~,nd 168~f, [own Recc .u,s mention the ,orking smit-hy again. Reeve s will written in 1722, left his blacksmith tools to his son William one of his nine children. This was home to members m me Reeve famil until I855 ~ ABiDJAH COREY HOUSE ~ Southold When this house was constructed in 1726, the roadway d~d not run through Hogg Necke as it does· today, but followed its perimeter. Abraham Corey; the first Corey to appear in Town Records, owned 17 acres of la~d at "the going into Hogg Necke/' Early settlers kept their swineherds on Hogg Necke over the Spring and Sum- mer. Abidjah Corey saw tothe care and keeping of th~ settlement's hogs. A fence between Goose Creek and Corey Creek contained the herds on Hogg Necke. The house has retained its !ow ceilings, fireplaces and a myriad of small cupboards tucked into the walls. One cupboard is extremely long and is thought to have been used for storing wood, preventing the need for trips into the col& The field stones which line the basement walls are the largest found in any of Southold's old cellars. The house also contain~ ~ough he~vn beams and unusually large sills. It has been in the possession of the Dicldn~on family since 1906, · ~AYLES-TUTHiLL-C©RF_Y ]HOUSE Southold This house and plot of land are remarkable for the well'documented succession of promi- nent'"~ Southolders who have lived here over four centuries. This piece of land had already changed hands six times before Jacob Corey bought it in 16~7, Previous owners were Stephen Metclaf, a Town Recorder, William Fansey, 2 boreas Scudder, John Bayles and John Tuthill. Tuthill married Deliverance King and they were ancestral forebearers of Anna Symmes, wife of Pres]dent William Henry Harrison, and of President Benjamin Harrison. In 1667 Jacob Corey, weaver, Town Overseer, Town Patentee of 1676, bought the house and land. It was later handed down through Hortons and Cases. J. Horton C~se, who wrote for the Long Island Traveler his "Hobbles About Town'i lived here in the late, 19th century. 1¸9 TOW N O F 808TMOLD ~his ¼ouse was the home of Joseph Horloc the [~ e]dest son of Barnabas Horton tst, Joseph was ~born ~n MouseIey, Le~cestershixe, England and came here ~ xh Ms father and brother, Benjamin. HemarriedJ~neBudd daughte~of early serf]er ~hn Budd. Joseph soon de pax[ed from Soqt?r~old K~r R~ New Yopk and his father bougn~ ms home for er son, ~oshua. Joshua ~as a carpenmc, constabi Town Patentee of 167e ann marned Mar~ Tnthill Various Hortons held this homestead for seven generafion~ Traces of the earliest house are seen in the 9' X 14 basement entered ii,rough a trapdoor in the onginai kfche~ This very small cellar shows its centuries of age: tough Iog beams, summer beam. and pegged timber. Shehb animal hair. and clay are part of the earl3 mortar which is now crmnbling oetween the stones of the ~alls. The remains of a dry laid wall are possibly from the 1653 structure, in the mi&20th century a silver spooD, probaNy buried there for safety during [h{~ Revolutior was found here. Upstairs is one of the earliest windows snu m use in Southold, a 9, 6 window with muntins mortised through the rails and early, wavy glass. Hand-hewn red oak rafters in the attic are ~scribed with Roman numerals. Sou~hold has been moved at lea~t lwk~ ~nd may have originally sat t~pon the foundation of the original ~ohn Booth To,ay, ~t is bac~ close to land origina![y dee&d to the , who acquired ex[eFt- land and raised horses. Ne ago ged in racing them whichdid not endear him to ? indfca~ that the Reverena refused tO baptize ~oo~h's York's governor intervened on Booth's beha]f and tl~e Reverend, advising him Booth. The site of Booth% racing track appmxim~tely 1/3mile south of the p~t !~c~tion of the ~) DESIGNATED LANDMA KS DEACO~ 2lAMES ~ ~IORTON 21-41 )USE Southold The west wing of this house was once a small house on the shore of~'Corey Creek built about 1711. Captain Barnabas, the son of Deacon lames was active in the Revolution, transporting refugees and carrying on some privateering. 1'his was cause for Britishreprisals and the little house on Corey Creek was bombarded. Two of the canon balls are now in the S~ffolk County Museum in Riverhead. In 1793 Colonel Benjamin Herren and his brother Gilbert. sons of Captain Barnabas, moved the shell of the house to where it now stands and the larger east wing was added later. The total cost was 300 pounds sterling. The attic of this house held James Tuthill's School, said to be the first in Bay View. For 245 years, from 171 l to 1956. it remained in the Herren family. Southold Once belim,ed to be the home of Col. John Ye oges of the 1640 settlement and his son, ~ Rev. Iohn Yonges. The Yonges held this land according ~o Town Records dated February 2, 1656. However. documents and an account book dis- covered in the 23th century indicate that the house originated with Capt. John Prince in 1732. Prince, an ancestor of the Southold Town Prince family, was a sea captain wno canle from Boston. The construction of the house indicates that sections were built in dif- ferent periods and possibly, at a different site. It once had a chimney 7' X 8' at the base, massive fireplaces, a large cupboard and many sma]i, hand-blown window panes. 21 THOMAS MOO,f<a: MOUSS ~ eventeeth-century Sout[}older Thomas Moore ~was a shipbuilder, owner of vessels, merchant ~ Town Magistrate ~d iaadowner, He came trom Southwold, England, amd married Martha Yonge% sister of Rev, John Yonges~ the first minister of Southold. She was also the' daogh~er of Rev. Chris- ~opher Yonges, Vicar of Southwold England. On the site of this house on NovemberZ 1673, Dutch Commissioners nret with Southold"s firm refusal N~ knuckle under Dutch rule. in 1970~ it was bought by the $outhpld Historical Soci- ety. Since then it h~ been determined that the present structure was probably built abou~ 1750. It has been restored as nearly as possible ~o its pristine condition. The house s full ~islory and collection of decoranve arts attest to its impo~ance in ~he commmaitv ~ PIRST UNIVERSALIST CMURCM So~d:hoid aD. Cochran and Richard ~afiaers designed the U niversal~st Church }a ~837, ~he romantic not, on thg~ Go~Jc was the approprN e~or dlurches h~d gained momentum: Meanwhile, g into the cpuntrpJde; The ~ design for the chur& was a mix of the ~wo styles G~thic Pat!gdian windo~ in ex[~ten~, The team Of Lathers and Co&rgn were also responsible for several other b Cle~l~d-Cham~s house mm~in c!os~ 22 DESIGNATED LANDMARKS o THE PRINCE BUILDING o Southold ~ ince 1874 when Henry Prince, a Civil War veter- ~an, and his friend G. Frank Hommel built the k~ double brick store, it has been at the center of Southold's business district~ In 1900, Mr. Prince brought gaslight}to the front of his building. Over the years, the building has housed a general store, restau- rant, post office, telephone exchangei shoe store, and nearly everything in between. In 1898, the Prince store housed the central telephone exchange that served Peconic, Cutchogue and Southold. The build- ing was nearly torn down in 1979. The Historical Soci- ety purchased the building in 1990, and has head- quartered itself there, while restoring the ~tructure in keeping with its origina! appeorance, CLE~ £LAN D- 4~' LOV X Ik- (]AG ER Southold Tr)) uilt in 1842, this was one of the Township's 1~ important blacksmith shops of the 19th and 2k.M~ 20th centuries. Henry C. Cleveland was famous throughout the countryside as a shoer of horses from 1845 to 1902. William H, Glover, the blacksmith from 1871 to 1936, was close to him in fame and Frank M. Gagen, who Joined the shop in 191(I, continued the tradition until 1941. The forge was lit up, smoking the rafters; the anvil rang and the bellows blew for almost 100 years at its location on the Main Road west of the American Legion Hall. Today, it is placea on the Southold Historical Soci- ety's grounds, where it still operates for the education of young and old visitors. The shop's original hand bellows are at the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum in Riverhead. 23 Southe~d This ornate and stately Quee_u Anrte st/k: house wa~ designed by juhn K Niggins, a relatlve e M~'s. Joseph (EIi~ ~oId~'y) Hall~2ck, and also fulfilled Mr. HalIock's ~:equest for a gled Dutch cotonh[ home. b'f~, and Mrs. Hallock's daughter, Anne, who was married to artist lnomas Currie-Be!l, founded the Soutlno]d ftistodcal Sodety. She took a ~ead in the Southokl Te~'centenary in !940, and produced th~ 1960 guidebt c K to t ~e Jown to~'ic houses ~n tine hamlets of Cutchogue, Pecomc, Southold and Ashamomaque. Anne Curde-Bell generously donated her house to ff~e Historical SocN ety, and today it iS an [mportan~ component of the musem¥~ complex. ~ P.IN~ NL. CK ]BARN ~ eiieved to have been bush in thc ~ 700's, ] ~ Yva~: moved ~c) the Socie%, Grounds f~'~m Pine Neck in 196i. Piece by piece, each rafte*' and utxight was numbered, moved indiv~dual!y and reconst~'ucb ed as ~t had o~ig[nally stood. Even the large boulder's forming the loundation wet~e attmbered and moved. A section of the wide floorboards has been ~emoved-- revealing the hand Ine~vn ~imbers still bea~'ing the rounded contour of the tree trunk ffonx which tt was made- so that today's visitors may see how these old structures were built. The Pine Neck ~am anti hs annex are an hnportant pa~'~ of Souttnold Historical Society% Farm Museum. 24¸ DESIGNATED LANDMARKS ~ DOWNS CARRIAGE HOUSE * Southold ~ uilt in 1840 and donated by Irving Downs, it 11'% moved to the Southold Historical Soci- example of lgth century carriage houses, it features the original doors which roll on an iron track. · THE BAYV]EW SCHOOL · Sox thold ~ ormerly located on Main Bayview Road where · ' '][-'~ if had already been""~ moved once before from ~ the triangular plot of land just west of where Jacob's Lane meets Main Bayview Road. This build- lng, now on the grounds of the Southold Historical Society, is significant in the history of the Southold - Great Hogg Necke area because in the 19th century it was soch a populated area that it required its own school house. In 1838 according to the Coastal Survey of that year it was "lined with farmhouses all the way to Cedarpoint Beach". Toda~ it is an area of scattered houses, open fields and woods. Originally built on the triangle where Jacob's Lane and Main Bayview Road nqeet, it was moved to a nearby farm and used as a farm tool repair shop in the 1920s. The school was donated to the Town by the Dickerson family as a memorial for the 350th Town celebration. 25 TOWN OF ~ HORTON POIN F LIGt-tFHO,USz Sou~hold Horlon Point Lighthouse was built and established in 1857. its munber on the U.S. Coast Guard Light List is 21,I50. its position is Latitude 4i© 05.1" N~ Lon, gitude 72° 26 8' W. As a working light it gives a slow, flashing green-tinged glow every 10 seconds. The height of the tower from the ground is 58 feet; it is i50 feet above sea level; its range is approximately 14 nautical miles. Horton Point is one of Southold's seven existing ligl~t- houses. The tower and the joined keeper's dwelling stand on the "Cliff Lot" of Barnabas Horton's original land grant. As originally built, the separated tower was joined to t~c~e two-story, Federal style keeper's dwelling by a cut-stone, arched windway. Some 30 years later the archway was closed-in, and a second story was added between the structures, creating space for an assistant keeper's dormitory. About that time, the gracious north porch was added. in 1933, the light was turned off in the tower, and an automated one was lit on top of a skeletal tower 50' closer to the shoreline. The last keeper stayed on in residence until the 1938 hurricane. in January 1934, the Southold Pm'k District puzchased the 812-acre property from the U.S. Department of Commerce for one dollar. During World War IL it was occupied by the U.S. Coast Gueed and succes- sively other military traits, including the Civilian Defense Corps. Orat history suggests that irt 1757, George Washing- ton saw and discussed the possibility of a lighthouse with Ezra L'Hommedieu, who later designated the placement of Montauk Lighthouse for the then-Presi- dent George Washington. Intense restoration occurred in 1990, when the tower was repaired internally and externally, reopened and relit. The skeletal tower was then removed. The keep- er's dwelling now houses Southold Historical Soci- ely's Nautical Museum which displays early artifact~ of the Township's Maritime He*'itage. ktorton Point Lighthouse is listed in the New York State Register of Historical Places and the LO National Register of Historical Places. 26 D£SIGNAF[D LAN DMARRS ~ iF]RST PR£SBYTERtAN CMURCPi ~ Southold The latest church building wa~ constructed between 1803 and 1808 on the site of the 1640 ._Il_ meeting house, which was the first meeting house in New York State, In 1832, the church became fully Presbyterian. Just west of tl~e church lies the old- est English burying ground in New York State, known as "God's Acre." Until the first quarter of the 18th century, Southold was the parish for the entire North Fm'k from Wading River to Orient. For fifty years, starting in 1803. the third church continued this tradi- tion. functioning as a meeting hall for the town and serving a large parish from Cutchogue to Orient. "The Great Triangle Tha~ Called the Congregation to Worship" came down from the belfry in 1855 and since 1975 has been displa3 ed in the front churchyard. lIE ?,EN tlAN 'VAI L- IBOOIH Southold This strocture is thought to contain the house of the 17th<entury blacksmith Jeremiah Vail, ortginally of Southampton. When Vail con- sented to move to Southold. he was given part of the land formerly owned b) John Budd on Tucker's Lane. In the 1850s the land was purchased as part of Tuck- efts farm by Barnabas Horton, a descendant of the early settler. It is approximately at this time that the house was purchased for $100 by John Booth, who brought it to ~ts present location where he owned a large tract of land. The western section of the house is mysteriousl5 k ~own as the ' Eel I or. 27 Greet~por~ '~) uitt ~bout ,810 by Joshua f:annh,]g as an ~nn I~ Steamboat Junction, it ~{as moved t~o blocks ~west about I890 and the porch added. The house ~s a ~elic of Greenport's clays as a tl~Rdng pas- senger tom, ina1 between New Yo~k and Bast~m. Post and beam construction blends hand,sawn and p~t- sawn elements. A striking Greek Revival enZ~ance remains. Thi~ isthe only (~own) cm~stmct~on in Gfeenport. it demonstrates an innova- tire; p~act~cal adaptation of the local architec~u~a! style by fine btdi&r in or&r to m~ke full use of the attic s~ory-as income-prodndng ~nn Greenpor~ This house was moved to Champlin Place from 1~ the head of Sterling Creek in 1901. Former ~ Town Historian Way[and Jefferson believed tha~ it was part of the !638 Jackson house built near in Greenport and tater trisected, Another sion indicates that this was Col. John Young's 1688 homeszead built at the head of Sterling Creek and pa~sed down in One family until it was eventt~al!y divided- literally- by two of the fkve sons of Deacon Thomas Youngs A Youngs family lette~' dated August 29, I827~ includes the line, ~'Brot}~er Joshua began saw- ing fl2e house ~oday." Half the house was moved to 2345 Main (North) Road in Greenpo~b adjacent to Brecknock Hall. This structm'e is also a Town land~ mark (see next page). 28 DESIGNATED LANDMARKS FRANK J. MCINTOSH o RE$1DENC£ * Greenport Ap,p,~earing today as a grand Victorian cottage, the interior of the house reveals framed major timbers in post and beam fashion ~vhich is characteristic of the 17th, and early-18th cen- turies. Yet all is not in its original configuration. The earliest structure was only i 1/2 story, and at some point a second story was sandwiched between the first floor and the roof. This structure is intimately related to the Youngs-Guerlain-Coyle house with it8 incorporation of the other half of Colonel Jolm Youngs~ home, but alone it has played a significant part in Greenport, keeping up with the transition from Colonial port to 19th century bustling town. Orient Built by Richard Shaw who also built and oper~ ated a wharf nearby. The honse is mentioned by Augustus Griffen5 in his famous~" -Griffen s Journal" in regards to his fakher's famous jump from a second story window to escape from the British dur- ing the Revolution. A large, central chimney with many hearths, removed sometime after 1917, was rebuilt when the house -,vas renovated after the 1976 American Bicentennial. Also associated with this house is the tale of the "Widow Shaw" whose funeral service turned out to be premature, 29 Ik)WN OF SOU'iI'itOLD -nteresting dues to ~he housds long history were revealed dm:lng renovations and archaeologica! is now though~hat the house may ~arly as 1639 and ifs specu!ated [hat in its years, the house may have been tine headquar- ters for a Massach~ setts Bay Colony golo oin~,o camp~(s Eu~.er attesting to the early bufldfng date is ~he presence of White ~ak siding, White Oak was used less anti less fez ~rtyti~N~g bu~ structure! members as the supply of ~his S~mn~ 7 wood qaickJy diminished. Also found on the site was lead used for 17th-century windgvv cam~ng~ coins and nearly 60,000 ceramic shards, Land sa!e deeds dated superimposed on the 1838 coastal map, indicate the configuration of the f~rm, which inddded flxe iSodS~ and several oufbuildings including two servant/slave quarter buildings. These two structures have been tocated by a resistivity survey but neither has been excavated. In 1807, when Elisha Mulford ii rebuilt the existing unstable chimney slack, he apparently partook of the ancient Engtish tradition of hiding an old boot and a smoked cat in the wall of the parlor next to the fireplace. The original part of the house has never been electrified, It has remained in ~e Terry family siace !7!3. The TerrpMulford House is also designated as a National Landmark. ~ TE]KRYWOLD effect ~ east wing dates from 1684, and the main section fforrt 1700. The east winS iS belleved to be the second oldes[ structure h'~ Orien~ after the Terry-Mulford House. The earliest Terry on rec- erd is jonathan Terry Sr., who died ~n 1732. "Terrp wold~( has never been out of the family and is now ung~r the ownership of the [0fl~ generation, Present are }j~gged, hand-hewn bTf'ns, wide SemeN& L hinges; a wide Original d~aif n~l and a small fieldstone cellar. In the ki[chen, a trap door into a hole with a 7' diamefer~ lhxea with metal, ks original use is nnknown. DES iGNATED LAN DMARKS ' VILLAGE HOUSE Orient ~ Tow the headquarters and principal museum [ ~--~ of the Oysterponds nisto,rical Society. 2_ "I Augustus Griffen, Orient s early historian, lived here operating a tavern in this Federal-era house. Not only did the Long Island stage line stop here. but the building served as a school and a store. In 1807 the building was enl~ged, and in 1832 a sec- ond story was added. Griffen died at age 90 in 1856. Samuel Gilson Vail bought the house in 1853 and enlarged lt. In the 1870s it acquired its present grace- ful proportions and picturesque ornamentation. The Oysterponds Historical Society acquired Village House from the Vail family in 1944. Orient Moved here in 1955 from its second location in Greenport. Augustus Griffen's journal tells of Colonel George Washington. enroute between Virginia and Boston, visiting the tap room of this house when the structure was located in Greenport and operated as 11. Constant Booth's Inn. Folklore has it that the young cotonel charmed the local young ladies with his elegant Virginia manners and conversation. Orange Webb, Booth's son-in-law succeeded him as innkeeper. Later the house became known as the Orange Webb House. A sizable amount of informa- tion about the building's history and the collection of furniture now housed in it is available through the Oysterponds Historical Society. 31 TO~N OF SOUTHOLD Orient si~e of a 16't6 hous~ wl-iich ~ the five first houses in all of O~ient~ journa{, Nstorian and innke~?r Augus- bomin t766, remembers seeing General in Orienb parading here in 1775. the handsome facade and s~y!e of the house apparent today were built during the mid~Sth Orient and bay window, s probably the oldest existing t. Originab Jonathan Youngs by Ljf. G~de0: Youogs successive deeds U'ace ~he owne~ship t;hrox~g}} a~x. generations of Youngs until 1962 when fl~e family auity includes a Georgian traces of buttermilk Paint; a succession of roofs from wood shingles to tin, to tlse present asphalL In 1996 the building was reno~ ~ated once again. The Mefliodist Chu~&la ~S 3fga[ nized and heId meetings in this house prior to the bnildin6 of its church in 1836. 32 DESIGNATED LANDMARK£ NATHAN B~ SEIDMAN ~ RESIDENCE o Orient Thi ~}lerican Villa lrovement is evident in the design of this house ~hrough elements such as the Gothic lancet windows. This movement emphasized eye-pleasing connections between archi- tecture, man and the natural world. The porch, which became popular at t}ris ti~rre, was intended as a place for observing nature. Meanwhile, balloon framing, mi[lwork technology and industrial production meth- ods evident here allowed carpenters a wider range of design possibilities. As with many North Fork houses of antiquity, a small cellar constructed of field stone can be found under a portion of the house, suggesting a previotts dwelling on the site, 33 TOWN OE 8OUTIdOLD DES]GNATED HISTORIC 5ITES RANKLiN S M~LESTONES c, t755- Town of Southotd, New York State, S~ffolk CoanOJ Colonial postal rates were promulgated by distance. ']['he 30 miles from central R/vet'head to Orient Point were precisely measured by Postmas~ ter General Benjamin Franklin himself, using a "weasel" device on his carriage wheel. When one mile was measured off, the bell souncied to stop the carriage and a stake was placedr later to he rep!aced by a stone ~onument, In the Town of Southold, 22 of the 24 monuments are still in place on the eKing!s Highway,, which included the Main Road} gois~ seag Avenue amd North Road: # 7 Laurel; #9, #10, #11 Ma~tituck; #12, #13, #14 Cutchogue; ~15 Peconic (Franklinv!!!e); #16~ #!7; #18, #19 #22 Greenport (Stir!ing); #23, ~24, #25East Marion; #26, ~¢7, 828, ~29, #30 Orient. points a~ ipms~ taverns ~nd ~ther ~ located between or near a marker Later, citi- zens serving government had accurate points of reference as fhey were p~id according to the number of miles tranelled. THE COMMONERS' PRESERVE ~ proprietors of ~he Common and Undivided Lands of So~thold Town As of 1661, the permanent population of Southold had stabilized to 51 families, each of whom had received four homesite acres and "rights" to land as shareholders in all the undivided lm~ds. Rights were given, from mxe to seven, in proportion to financia! and other contributions to the participate in the "Great Land Divisions": and Occabuck "dividends". The present moners! Preserve" was part of the "Corchaug Dividend" and is the Iast remaining parcel of undeveIoped dividend land. In 1796 the remaining owners incorporated themselves as ;'Proprietors of the Common and Undivided Lands and Meadows of Sottthold Town', The 13 surviving members of the corporation continue the preservation of the remaining 34 virgin acres of the original commoners' land for pos~ terity, and as a reminder of its place in ti~e historic annals of So~tho!d 34 LANDMARK TOWN OF ~OUTHOLD LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMM]SSIION Our Town's Landmark Preservation Commission was created by the Town Board on January 1, 1983. The commission includes seven volunteer members, all having been appointed for a set term by the Town Board. All members have a sincere interest in their mission, each having unique expertise to make their individual and collective contributions. The commission's purpose is clearly spelled out in the Town Code Chapter 56.2, which is namely to "assist Southold Tow~l and ozoners of places, sites, buildings and structures in order to conserve, protect and preserve such places, sites, structures and buildings, thereby preserving the unique character of Southold Town, which will sub- stantially improve property and commercial w~lues in the town and make its hamlets even better places in which to live." As provided by Town Code Chapter 56.5, the duties of the commission are to: "1. Encourage preservation of landmarks through education. 2. Promote and encourage historic awareness and judicious concern for designated landmarks." One of three criteria is used to designate a town landmark: 1. The structure or building is architecturally unique. 2. A site where an historic event took place. 3. A building or site associated with an historic personage. The application for landmark status must be initiated by a property owner or other members of the community who may sponsor a public landmark site. It should be noted, as provided by the Town Code, that when a property is designated as a landmark, the commission cannot dictate or control the owner's treatment or use of such site or property. Current 1996 commission membership includes: Clifford Benfield* John Stack Eric Haesche Ralph Williams Robert Kassner Deborah Winsor *Chairman