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Home My WebLink AboutEM9 Kane-Schneider HouseBUILDING-STRUCTURE INVENTORY FORM DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION ALBANY, NEW YORK (51 H) 474-0479 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY DATE: September 1987 YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall, Main Rd. TELEPHONE : 516 765 1892 ' Southold, LI, NY 11971 ORGANIZATION (if'any) : Southold TOWn Community Development Office * * * * * • * * • * * * * ••••~ • • 1 ....... * ••••• * * ~ ~ . ... . IDENTIFICATION , ' L BUILDING NAME(S) : Kane-Schneider House 2, COUNTY: Suffolk " TOWN/CITY: southold 'VlbLAGE: 3. STREET LOCATION: Main Rd., BE -corner GlIIette r. ' East Marlon 4. OWNERSHIP : ' a. public 0 h private fJ S. PRESENT OWNER : Ruth Schneider ' ADDRESS: East Marion , 6. USE: Original : ~r",-"",e=s-",i,-"d,,-,e,,-,ncLc=e_______ Present: residence 7 . ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLl C;--Exterior visible from public road: Yes 0:: No 0 DESCRIPTION . 8. BUILD~NG MATERIAL: 9. STRUCTURAL SYSTEM: (if kno.vn) 10. CONDITION : II. INTEGRITY: --~' Interior accessible: Explain pri va te res idenc e , a. clapboard IXI e. cobblestone 0 b. stone 0 f. shingles ex c : brick 0 g. stucco 0 a. wood frame with interlocking joints 6{] ,b. wood frame with light members 0 c. masonry load bearing walls 0 d. board and batten 0 other :-'-_____ d. metal (explain) _____---=---=-......::..:.::...~_ ___.:~.:.:::.._.:.._.____ e. oth'er._'--__---=:=--'____________---'___ a. excellent @ . b. good 0 c. fair 0 d. ·deteriorated 0 a. original site [J[ b . moved 0 if so ,when? ---~-----~~~~-c. list major alteratio,ns and dates (if known) : Excellent integrity. 12. PHOTO: neg: KK 1-8, fm W 13. MAP:NYS DOT composite Greenport and Orient quads " 57 " " " 14. THREATS TO BUILDING: ' a. none known !XI d. developers 0 b. zoning 0 e; deterioration 0 f; other : ____..,,-_____ ---'----..:;.....:..:...;::...;;.;...c..:.:..~==:::_:_:_~':':_ 15 . RELAT'ED OUTBUILDINGS AND PROPERTY: . a , barn 0 . · b .. carriage house 0 c. garage 0 . d. privy D . '. e. shed KJ . f. 'greenhouse 0 g. shop 0 h . gardens 0 . . i. landscape features : ';.!.-: t . _1 ~_--:"''---'-=~~___...,. . j. qther : ______________~=.c'__ ___ 16. SURROUNDINGS OF THE BUILDING (check more than one if necessary): . a. open land ~ b. 'woodland XJ c . ~cat tered buildings 0 . -d. densely built-up 0 e: c;omme!cial 0 f. industrial 0 g. residential [XI 11 . . INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS : . (Indicate if building or st'ructure is in an historic district) ~ Located on Main Rd ., historic Kings Hwy. ; (NYS Rte. 25), . .the east-west route through 'East Marion. Mediumqensity res idential row, low density t .o north and south • . Several vin tage houses of tnis type exist along M~in Rd. 18 . OTHER NOT ABLE FEATURES OF ~UILDING AND SITE (including interior featur:.,s irknown): It story; .3 bay, side entrance plan Federal-period house. Gable roof with saltbox profile and original off center ""'" chimney. 1 story gable roof wing· on east. Finely crafted . Federal entrance with leaded glass sidelights, and tran som •. 9/6 windows. (see continuation sheet) ) SIGNIFICANCE 19. DA TEO FIN ITI A L CON ST RUCTI ON :_---""c-".--""1'""8<.:1!::..!0~*___..,..-~--!:.=--~:........::-'---==---=.:..=- ARCHITECT : _...:.A-'-.t=-t=-::r:..:l=:.:·b~u~t.::.:e:::.:d~t~o~_A~m=on~.:!:.T.::::::a~b.::1.o.:!:.r_-.:.::::~=~~=::-.:...,,-~~~:,;.;.~ BUiLDER : _______--.:......:..:...=-.:....:.._=:.::.::.:~.:..:::.....::;;:::::_~~=_:_:,=..:~~~=-_.,__ 10. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPbRTANCE : This house is a handsome, well preserved example of the typical North Fork "half-house". It is an important .com ponent of this historic streetscape. "This house was Gagen in 1909 and Ryan' in 1873 ~ 21. SOURCES: *Report, Southold Landmarks Comm., 4/19/1985. Herbert Pratt Photograph Album, c. 1940. Map, Historic Sites of Southold Town to 1815, 1983, no. n . .TH01 E: Form prepared by Kurt Kahofer, research assistant. . ' Kane-Schneider House EM-9 Main Rd., East Marion 18 -(continued) Molded frieze under cornice on main section. Wing with denticulated entrance and panelled door. 6/6 windows. Main facade with narrow clapboards, the rest of the house is shingled. EM 9 Herzel photos, collections SPLIA Kane-Schneider House EM-9 East Marion BEDROOM POR(.f.j BATI-I OLD KJTCHi!1\I PAR-LOR. DINING ROOf'v\. Southold Town Landmarks Commission, 1985 . . I-lOMe OF MISS (~UTl1 sc.I-/Nr;ID~R EAST MARICJIV, ~OI\JG-IS,-ANP SCA L r; : 8 FfET1-1--------, Kane-Schneider House ElVl-9 East Marion HO>1E OF tvIISS RUTH SCI-INE IDER 'i'.T 'TMain Road at Gillette Street, East t1a rion, ~'i • 1. • House interpreted by Ralph Wi lliams Slides by Ralph Williams Report by Joy Bear July 19, 1985 In the period following the America Revolution, a surprisingly large number of houses of similar style were built in Oyster Ponds, both Upper and Lm'ler Necks. (Lovver Neck is nm'l East ~1ar ion.) They are of the Georgia n tradition commonly called half-houses. Still surviving are perhaps six in East Harion. Miss Ruth Schneider's home is one of these. The house was built c. 1810 and enlarged c. 1850 by the addition of another half-house on the east side. Local legend has it that the original house was built by a sea captain for his bride. He was not destined to enjoy his home for long, for he was lost at sea. THE !'1IA IN ENTRY The front door of the west wing dates to the building of the original house, c. 1810. On the outside the door has raised panels with inserted molding. Inside, the door is flat, with beading outlining the panels. On either side of the fro nt door are decorative g lass lights. The g lass is early, but t he lead tracery over it was appl ied c. 1900. The lock on the door is fairly early, c. 1850, but the orig inal hinges have been replaced. The, small front entry once included a stairway to the attic, or sec ond floor. (See "Upsta irs Bedrooms.) DINING ROOtvI To the right (west) of the entry is a dining room with a fireplace and china cabinet. The centerpiece of the room is the fireplace on its east \~all. The mantel is heavily paneled a nd molded, a nd surrounds a shallow Rumford fireplace with a country style, c. 1812 iron crane. The 9/6 windows have wood panels bet~~een them and the baseboo.rcls. Thes windows may have been full floor leng th \'Jhen the house l:.Jas built :i.n 1810, and shortened and the paneling belC'.~ them added in the 1850 remodeling. The baseboards seem to he ve been added c. 1890 1 s, a nd the chair rail in the 1 920 's. To the nor t h of the fireplace are a china cabinet and under it a storage closet. The beading on the wood mak in g the back of the china cabinet shows that this c abine t was installed ":hen the house \;Jas built, 181 Floorboards in this room are randon width -nine to 14 inches, and date to the orig ina l house. The dressed door leading from the entry to the dining room is a 1940's replacement . . Southold Town Landmarks Commission, 1985. SCHNEIDER HOUSE, page 2 Kane-Schneider House East Marion EM-9 PARLOR This east wing and its lean-to rear bedroom were added in the house expansion of c. 1850. The batten door leading from the entry into the parlo ~ has iron, two-part lift hinges. Here the floorboards are even width ... the big trees were disappearing from Long Island. The fireplace, mantel and eared window surrounds are in the 1850 r s style. The ~I/indo~., .moldings D'--.J.--__ were a later addition. SOUTH BEDROOIvf, Dm~TNSTAIRS The wainscot and its beading on this wall show 1850 l s styling. The glass in the 6/3 windmvs is probably of this time, but the floor is a later installation, probably a repair. KITCHEN A fireplace, oven and ash pit dominate the north wall of the kitchen. The oven is from the original house, c. 1810. A very old, hand-made wooden oven cover with a hand-carved wood handle closes off the oven. The fireplac ( is shallow and decorative and has been built (probably in the 1850 ' s updating of the house) to replace the original cooking fireplace, which by tha t time may have been worn out by use. A cut in the mantel bebl/een the fireplace and oven indicates where the newer fireplace begins. The wainscot in the kitchen matches the wainscot in the adjoining bedroom, and undoubtedly was applied in the 1850 update. A Dutch door, leading out (north) to the back porch, dates from the 1 9 l1 0 ' s. This back porch was entiTely enclosed at one time. The view over the handsomely planted and cared for garden in the rear is r e warding. A staircase with ver: narrow tre a ds is located on the Nest side of the kitchen, and leads upstair ~ The wall on the left side of the staircase is sheathed in horizontal paneling, and ~ on the rig ht side with vertical paneling. UPSTAIRS BEDROOMS The stairway from the kitchen leads to three upstairs bedrooms. Expose < rafters in the roof are vertically hand sawn, and appear to date to 1810. All three bedrooms have plastered walls and early baseboards. The floor boards are of uneven width and date from the early house. Moldings on the upstairs doors are also c. 1810. ~~____ The ltJest bedroom is the largest G.nd has a fireplace (nml/ closed) with < mantel that is a simplified version of the mantel in the dining room dO'tJnstairs, just below it. Both date to c. 1810. 'J'l1l0 ~"indO\vs are in the \"es i g able of this bedroom. The east front bedroom is tiny. Its 6/3 'dindml/s have early, vlavy glass panes. A batten d oor is cut dia g onally at the top .to fit the sloping roof. The central chimney stack of the early house (an d the oven flue joining it) Southold Town Landmarks Commission, 1985. Kane-S chneider HouseSCHNEIDER HOUSE, pa g e 3 East Marion EIV1-9 are visible from this room. The chimney stack probably was used 'to slightly heat the upstairs in olden days. It is covered with plaster possibly a later day fire prevention effort. A door that leads from this ro into the unfinished attic over the east wing shows butted rafters. The roo of the east wing is felt to be consistant with the 1850 date of the addition. The north bedroom is also very small. On the flqorboards of this room are cuts showing where the original stairway of the 1810 house once entered the attic. Southold Town Landmarks Commission, 1985. "-;-" :-~ .~~. Kane-Schneider House EM-9 East Marion Herbert Pratt Scrapbook, collection SPLIA, c. 1940. SOUTHOLD LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION EM-9 Historic Building/Places Inventory Town of Southold Building Department Town Hall Annex 54375 Route 25, P.O. Box 1179 Southold, NY 11971 Name: Town of Southold/Mark S. Tweedie Date: March 2012 Organization: Town of Southold Landmarks Preservation Commission Inventory Update: 1. Building/Place Name: Kane-Schneider House 2. Town of Southold Identification Number: EM-9 3. Current Status of Historic Building(s) or Place(s): Extant 4. Evidence of Structural Modifications (if any): None 5. Notes: Excellent example of a Georgian Half-House (ca. 1810). Photographic Record of Historic Building(s) or Place(S) - March 2012: