Long Island Traditions

Patchogue Architectural Survey

287 South Ocean Avenue

South Ocean Avenue

Building Address: 287 South Ocean Avenue

Section / Block / Lot: 16 / 5 / 23

Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon

Survey Date: January 2004

Building Type: House

Owner’s Name:

Building Name: N/A

Date of Construction: ca. 1900

Architect: Not available.

Building Dimensions:

No. of Floors: 2.5

Decorative Features: Fascia trim, exterior window mouldings

Siding Material(s): Wood clapboard

Roof Style: Cross gable

Roofing Material(s): Asphalt shingle

Foundation: Concrete block

Window Style(s): 1/1 double hung replacement, 2/2 fixed originals

No. of Entrances and Placement: One front door on the east façade.

Chimneys and Placement: One exterior brick on the north façade.

Condition: Good

Architectural Integrity: Moderate. The over all appearance of this house is likely as it was fist constructed, except that windows and original roofing and siding materials have been replaced, and the wrap around porch has been enclosed.

Architectural Style: Vernacular Turn of the Century Folk

Description:
Typical of folk houses of the late Victorian period, this house has an L-shaped plan and square, symmetrical massing. Standing stories high, this house is of frame construction and clad in white painted wood clapboard. Its cross gable roof is clad in asphalt shingle. The house’s decorative elements suggest a transition from the Italianate style, such as its light blue painted window mouldings and wide lintels, and light blue and white painted fascia trim. The wrap around porch has been enclosed and likely extended on the north façade. The pediment gable in the porch’s roofline still highlights the location of the front entrance. The windows are one-over-one replacements, except for two-over-two fixed original windows in the gable ends. The exterior brick chimney is located on the north façade.

Sources:
Tax assessment cards, Incorporated Village of Patchogue Building Records.
Map of Patchogue, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, 1872.
Plan of South Part Patchogue, 1888.
Part of Patchogue, 1915.