Long Island Traditions

Patchogue Architectural Survey

346 South Ocean Avenue

South Ocean Avenue

Building Address: 346 South Ocean Avenue

Section / Block / Lot: 16 / 8 / 26

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: 3

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

Siding Material(s): Wood clapboard

Roof Style: Hipped

Roofing Material(s): Asphalt shingle

Foundation: Brick

Window Style(s): 1/1 replacements

No. of Entrances and Placement: One front door tucked beneath the wrap around porch.

Chimneys and Placement:

Condition: Good

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

Architectural Style: Queen Anne

Description:
This later Queen Anne has features reminiscent of the Turn of the Century Folk style, such as its repeating pediment motif in its gabled dormers and porch. Standing three stories, this house is of frame construction with blue painted clapboard siding. The house’s fascia trim is painted white, with dark red painted window surrounds. Its hipped roof is of asphalt shingle and features attractive gable dormers. The porch features simple Doric support columns and a flat sawn baluster. The windows throughout the house are one-over-one double hung replacements. The house features a front door tucked beneath the porch, highlighted by a projecting pediment gable.

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.