Old House (Cutchogue)

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The Old House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location: Cutchogue, New York
Coordinates: 41°0′29.4″N 72°29′10.04″W / 41.008167, -72.4861222Coordinates: 41°0′29.4″N 72°29′10.04″W / 41.008167, -72.4861222
Built/Founded: 1649
Architect: John Budd
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Designated as NHL: November 5, 1961[1]
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#: 66000573
Governing body: Private

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."[1]

The home was built in 1649 in Southhold, 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.[1],[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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c The Old House (Cutchogue). National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-18).
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b Richard Greenwood (July 14, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Old HousePDF (348 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior, from 1975.PDF (639 KiB)

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