Long Island Traditions

Patchogue Architectural Survey

326 South Ocean Avenue

South Ocean Avenue

Building Address: 326 South Ocean Avenue

Section / Block / Lot: 16 / 8 / 31

Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon

Survey Date: January 2004

Building Type: House

Owner’s Name:

Building Name: N/A

Date of Construction: ca. 1870

Architect: Not available.

Building Dimensions:

No. of Floors: 2.5

Decorative Features: Fascia trim, Doric columns, exterior door and window mouldings and lintels.

Siding Material(s): Wood shingle

Roof Style: Hipped

Roofing Material(s): Asphalt shingle

Foundation: Concrete block

Window Style(s): 1/1 double hung replacements

No. of Entrances and Placement: One front entrance on the west façade, one front door on the one story rear addition on the south façade.

Chimneys and Placement: One interior brick

Condition: Good

Architectural Integrity: High. The over all appearance of the house is likely as it was fist constructed, except that windows and original roofing material have been replaced.

Architectural Style: Vernacular Turn of the Century Folk

Description:
Standing two and a half stories high and five bays wide, this house is clad in stained wood shingle with white painted fascia trim and window and door mouldings. Its hipped roof is clad in asphalt shingle and features prominent gable dormers. The wrap around porch is supported by short paired Doric columns. The windows throughout the house are one-over-one double hung replacements. An interior brick chimney rises to the south and rear of the house. The house also features a one-story addition on its east façade, simple temple-front structure with a low pitched gable roof. Its’ siding and trim materials are identical to the rest of the house.

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.