South Ocean Avenue
Building Address: 379 South Ocean Avenue
Section / Block / Lot: 17 / 3 / 10
Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon
Survey Date: January 2004
Building Type: House
Owner’s Name:
Building Name: N/A
Date of Construction: ca. 1915
Architect: Not available.
Building Dimensions:
No. of Floors: 2
Decorative Features: Fascia trim, exterior window and door mouldings
Siding Material(s): Asbestos clapboard
Roof Style: Eave front gable end
Roofing Material(s): Asphalt shingle
Foundation: Concrete
Window Style(s): 1/1 replacement
No. of Entrances and Placement: One front door on the east façade.
Chimneys and Placement: One interior brick
Condition: Good
Architectural Integrity: Fair. 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. Also, the wrap around porch has been partially enclosed.
Architectural Style: Vernacular Turn of the Century Folk
Description:
This two-story home has neo-classical features that are typical of Folk houses of the period. Its eave front gable end roof has a prominent gable pediment on the front façade. The pediment shape is repeated in the gable projection on the porch’s roofline. This projection highlights the location of the front door. Decorative features include fascia trim and exterior window and door mouldings. The house is clad in white asbestos clapboard. Its roof is clad in asphalt shingle. The windows are one-over-one replacements. The simple wrap porch is supported by slender square posts and has been partially enclosed. An interior brick chimney rises to the center rear 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.
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