- Marion Carll Farm
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Marion Carll Farm
Location: 475 Commack Rd., Commack, New York Coordinates: 40°49′33″N 73°17′44″W / 40.82583°N 73.29556°WCoordinates: 40°49′33″N 73°17′44″W / 40.82583°N 73.29556°W Area: 9.3 acres (3.8 ha) Built: ca. 1680 Architect: Carll,John Architectural style: Italianate, Federal Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 79001632[1] Added to NRHP: June 26, 1979 Marion Carll Farm is a historic home and property located in Commack in Suffolk County, New York. It consists of the 1860 farmhouse, privy, garage, smoke house, milk house, horse barn and carriage house, sheep barn, and four smaller barns. Marion Carll left the home and property to the Commack UFSD.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
In 2010 the Commack School District attempted to sell the historic Farm to Holiday Corp/Hamlet. The district residents voted it down primarilly due to a very small turnout and lack of information. The district however continues to try to find alternative means to support the property as it is has become a financial burden.[3]
During an informational meeting the Peconic Land Trust [4] and Suffolk County[5] both expressed interest in acquiring the property and/or finding alternatives to building town homes on the 9 acres (3.6 ha) of land. Given this proported interest, the District continues to welcome any and all proposals related to alternatives. As stated at numerous public meetings, given the cap on property taxes recently passed in New York and fully enacted in May 2012,it will be impossible for the District to continue to pay any costs associated with the property simultaneously funding the myriad of State mandated programs, educational and otherwise.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Karen Morey Kennedy and Austin O'Brien (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Marion Carll Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=8642. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 13 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=8650.
- ^ Recently, the Board of Education released a request for proposals and welcomes any and all viable, financially verifiable proposals. The last date for submission of proposals is Novermber 8, 2011. See www.commackschools.org for more information and a copy of the RFPCommack Courier
- ^ Peconic Land Trust website
- ^ Suffolk Co. website
Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Federal architecture in New York
- Italianate architecture in New York
- Houses in Suffolk County, New York
- Suffolk County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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