HomeMy WebLinkAboutEM1A Merkel Estate'BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM
DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION
ALBANY, NEW YORK (51 X) 474-0479
YOUR NAME: Town of Southold/SPIllA, .
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DATE:Septemher '987
YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall, Main Rd. ' TELEPHONE: 516 765 J 892
Southold, LI~ NY 11971 ' .
ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold Town Community Development Office ........ ~ ....' ..................-...' .. .
IDENTIFICA TION
I. BUI LDING NAME (S) : _:.:JM"""e.....r...."k""'e""l'--"'-E""'s'-"t""'a.....t'-"e'--_____-"--_.,--_______
2 , COUNTY:.bIS,-",uL.!f,-",f,-,o~lr.lk",---____ TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE : East Marj on
3. STREET LOCATION: end of Maple In" west -of C) eaves ' Pt.
4. OWNERSHIP: ,'a . public D h private "Ga -
5_ PRESENT OWNER: Crescent Bch, ColonyADDRESS:_-:--___--=-___--:-'
6. USE : Original: res idenc e ' Present: ........r.....e...s.....·....; ....d ... ei..Ln.,..c,...,e::i.-__=___
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC : , Extericirvisible from public road: Yes D No IX!
Interior accessible : Explain private residence
DESCRIPTION
a. clapboard D b. stoneD . c-brick D d . board and batten D .
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H. J3UI LDING
MATER I AL: e. cobblestone 0 ~, f. shingles D . g. stucco D other: asphalt shingle
9. STRUCTURAL
SYSTEM:
a . wood frame with interlocking joints 0
b. wood frame with light members iii
(if kno.vn) c. ma~onry load bearing walls D '
10. CONDITION :
11. INTEGRITY :
12. PHOTO: neg:
" -d. metal -(explain) _____-=-=:........:.~:..:.......:.==-...:.:....:.;.:.:_-=..:..=:...:.::..:~-....:.....~"'"
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a . excellent 0 b . good [XJ c. fair 0 d . deteriorated 0
a. original site Kl b. moved D 'if sO,when?
-----------~-~.. c. list major alterations and dates (if known):
. Modern cladding.
KK II-24, .fm SE 13. MAP: NYS DOT c ompos it e
Greenport and Orient ~uads
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a; none known Q
d. developers 0
f . other :.J....' __--'______"='=',..-..:;;::!:='-----'---'=:;:::.::::;::::-=~:_'_
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY :
a. barn ~ . ' b. carriage house r;£J . c. garage IX'
d: privy 0 ,' e. shed 0 f. greenhouse 0
g. shop ' 0 h. gardens 0 l
i. 'landscape features: Greenport Harbor
j. ~ther : smaller house, silos, dairy
16 . SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
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a. open land O · b . woodland q
c.scatlered .buildings ~ , ,
d. densely built.up 0 .e. commercial, 0
f. industrial 0 ' g. resldenti.d rn
h. other : waf,~e=-=r,---'_""'_' '''--'''--'-~:':-____--'---:::-:-:':-~~~~~l
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17. INTFRRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS ::
(Indicate If building or ~Jructuie is in an historic district)
Low-medium density residential, in a clearing that
borders Greenport Harbor to the ·south. Several farm
buildings remain in the immediate area, ' now called
"Cresc~nt Beach Colony". Sm~ll modern ' co~t_ages to east. ,
18. OTHER NOTA'BLE FEATURES OF ~3UILDING AND SITE (including intt:riorfeaturesir-known):
2t story irregular, multi gabled house. Por'te-coch~re
on north entrance. Curved wrap around porch. Queen-
Anne brick panelled chimneys. 12/12 window group in
north gable. Former dairy buildings of concrete and
stucco with tin roofs.
SIGNIFICANCE
19. DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION:--L.J&..I.~::.l.L..i.=...ILU~:.l.<..!oaJ...lLJ"I;L;J.__""'::::~---'-__~:::.i
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20. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
.; , This was Trowbridge Hollister in 1909. E.J. Way in ,
..' the 1920's owned this 'prope.rty. Merkel, a more recent
',\. ; owner, was a meat packer in Brooklyn. He built the . .
,;~)-..dairy barns and silos. He ' operated this as a · dairy
, farm. " , """" ,
~' This house has great potential forl .
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21. SOURCES: Sanborn Map Co . ~:':'1929-
E. Belcher Hyde, A~;..,,;;t-;l_ar;s;:-:,o-:-:f-:=S..;,,;u~f~f.;:;:o.;;;:l.;;,,;;k----:;;.~:=.;JiI...L-=;":"=:..:;..L--':"':;;"'::;":"
2, North Side, Sound Shore, 1909.
22. THU,1E:
Form prepared by Kurt Kahofer, research
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Mapl e Lane
Silo and da iry barn
from NW , neg: KK
11-21.
Da iry barn from SW,
neg : KK 11-22.
Jorme r fa rm cot t a ge
from ~, ne g : KK 1 1-25.
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Maple Lane
Merke l h ouse from NE ,
neg: KK 11-23.
l\'Ierke l barn f ro m S ,
neg : KK 1 1-2 0 .