- Old House (Cutchogue)
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The Old House
Location: Cutchogue, New York Coordinates: 41°0′29.4″N 72°29′10.04″W / 41.008167°N 72.4861222°WCoordinates: 41°0′29.4″N 72°29′10.04″W / 41.008167°N 72.4861222°W Built: 1649 Architect: John Budd Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 66000573 Significant dates Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[1] Designated NHL: November 5, 1961[2] The Old House is a historic home in on State Route 25 in Cutchogue in Suffolk County, New York. It is "notable as one of the most distinguished surviving examples of English domestic architecture in America."[2]
The home was built in 1649 in Southold, New York, and was moved in 1661. It was damaged by a hurricane in 1938, restored in 1940 and restored again in 1968.[3]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2][3]
The house is located on the Cutchogue Village Green, along with the 1840 Old Schoolhouse, the 1704 Wickham Farmhouse, a barn, the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library with a local history center, a 19th century carriage house, and the Old Burying Ground dating to 1717. The buildings are owned and maintained by the Cutchogue - New Suffolk Historical Council, which gives guided tours in the summer.
See also
List of the oldest buildings in New York
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c "The Old House (Cutchogue)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-18. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=415&ResourceType=Building.
- ^ a b Richard Greenwood (July 14, 1975). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Old HousePDF (345 KB). National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior, from 1975.PDF (1.53 MB)
External links
- Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council - tours of Old House
- Horton-Wickham-Landon House: 44 photos and 18 drawings, at Historic American Building Survey
Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Buildings and structures completed in 1649
- Southold, New York
- National Historic Landmarks in New York
- Museums in Suffolk County, New York
- Historic house museums in New York
- Houses in Suffolk County, New York
- Historical society museums in New York
- Suffolk County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
- New York building and structure stubs
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