South Ocean Avenue
Building Address: 357 South Ocean Avenue
Section / Block / Lot: 16 / 8 / 41
Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon
Survey Date: February 2004
Building Type: House
Owner’s Name:
Building Name: N/A
Date of Construction: ca. 1850
Architect:
Building Dimensions:
No. of Floors: 2
Decorative Features: Shutters; fascia trim, exterior window and door mouldings
Siding Material(s): Clapboard
Roof Style: Salt Box, Eave front gable end
Roofing Material(s): Asphalt shingle
Foundation: Brick
Window Style(s): 6/6 double bung replacements
No. of Entrances and Placement: One front door centrally placed.
Chimneys and Placement: Two interior brick chimneys, one at the south gable end.
Condition: Very good.
Architectural Integrity: High; the house is largely unaltered. It appears that only the original windows and roofing material have been replaced.
Architectural Style: Federal
Description:
This two-story, three bay wide home has features typical of a Federal era. It has the long sloping roofline of the salt box and wide exterior window and door mouldings. A one story wing on its south façade also features two windows in the front. Its eave front gable roof line just touches the broad lintels. The house is clad in dark red painted clapboard and white painted fascia trim. Its original roofing material has been replaced with asphalt shingle. The house has two interior brick chimneys, one at the south gable end.
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.
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