HomeMy WebLinkAboutEM48 Griffing HouseFOR OFFICE USE ONLY
BUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM
DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVA TION
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREA nON
ALBANY, NEW YORK (518) 474-0479
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YOUR NAME: Town oj;"' Southold/SPLIA DATE: September .
"YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall. Main Rd. TELEPHONE : 516 765 1892
Southold, LI, NY 11971
ORGANIZATION (if any): Southold TO'tm COmlnuni ty Development
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IDENTIFICA nON .
J. BUILDING NAME(S): Griffing house .,
2. COUNTY: Suffolk ' TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE: East Marion
3. STREET LOCATION: Main Rd •• n rth side. opposite Truman's
4. OWNERSHIP: a. public 0 . h private KI
5. PR ESENT OWN ER: Ronal d De en ADDRESS : __---:-..:::s:.:::a::::m::.::e==-----...:____--:~=
6 . USE : Original: _",-r-",e""s,-=i"-,d,,-e~n~c-,,,e,---___________ Presen t : re sid enc e
7. ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC: Exterior visible from public road : Yes £]
Interior accessible: Explain _-.lp...r.......i~ya-=-'t"-'e'-........""'-""""'"''''''"''''''''-'''
DESCRIPTION
8. BUILDlNG
MATERIAL:
l). STRUCTURAL
SYSTEM :
(if kno.vll)
10 . CONDITION :
I I. INTEGRITY :
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a_ clapboard O . b. stone 0 c. brick 0 I
e. cobblestone 0 '. f. shingles Gt g. stucco 0 other:
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a. wood frame with interlocking joints 0
b. wood frame with light members 0
·c. masonry load bearing walls 0
d. meta I (explain ) _ .________..:....::..-"-''--'-''-----''-----=-~---------------.:
e. other _______-'--___"--___________
a . excellent !Xl b . good 0 c. fair 0
a. original site rn b . moyed 0 if so,when?
c. list major alterations and dates (if known): --~~-7-~---
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14. THREATS TO BUILDING: a. none known 00 b. zoning 0
d . developers 0 e. deterioration 0
f. other :----------:-:-=--=------.,.---,----::::~7=.'__
15. RELATED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY: . .
a. barn 0 b. carriage house O · c. garage XJ2
d. privy 0 . e. shed KJ f. greenhouse 0 .
g. shop 0 h. gardens 0 , ,
i. landscape features: stone wall along
j. other : small house to NE
116, SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary):
a. open land 0 b. woodland []I:
c. scattered buildings 0
. d. d~nsely built-up 0 e. commercial 0
I ' f. industrial 0 .g. residentiaJ IZI
h. other: _________......,.....,,---,--__-,-__--:-..,-,-::.
17. INTERRELATIONSH1P OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS:
(Indicate if building or structure is in an historic district).
Medium":low density re~idential, located close to Main
Rd., NYS Rte. 25 (historic King's Hwy.), surrounded by
houses of predominantly later though historic date.
This is ~?ne of several intact houses of its type -and age.
18. OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES OF BUILDI,NG AND SITE (including interior features if known):
Early It story, 5 bay, central chimney, gable roof
house with small brackets under the eaves. 1 story
wing on rear. Entrance with pilasters, sidelights,
and louvered front door,white porcelain knob. 2/2
windows.
SIGNIFICANCE
19. DATE OF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION: ~--=-P...::..r_i_o...::..r--=t...::..o--=1:....:8...:::3:.....:8~--:...-_....,--....:..."..._......::;,__-'=-,:•
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20. If!STORICAL ANo" ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:
"This house was ovmed by a Gr:Lffing· on the 1858; 1873,
and 1909 maps. It is of great interest as a fine ex
ample of a "Cape Cod" style house. Untill r.ecently,
this type was the typ~cal house seen on Main ,Rd. in
-the TOWn, of Southold.'
SOURCES:
U.S. Coast SurveJ[, 1838. T-5~./Chace, Map
County, 1858jBeers, Comstock., Atlas of·~L.a;o-n"';;g~I"':s:';l;:':a::";n;:"d~,':;;'
l87J!E.Belcher Hyde, Atlas of Suffolk County, L.I.,
THEME : Vol. 2, North Side, Sound Shore, 1909.
Form prepared by Kurt ' Kahofer, res~arch assistant