Long Island Traditions

Patchogue Architectural Survey

379 South Ocean Avenue

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.