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Patchogue Architectural Survey

547 South Ocean Avenue Garage

South Ocean Avenue

547 South Ocean Avenue
Garage

Building Address: 547 South Ocean Avenue

Section / Block / Lot: 20 / 3 / 28

Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon

Survey Date: January 2004

Building Type: House converted to a garage

Owner’s Name:

Building Name: N/A

Date of Construction: ca. 1890

Architect: Not available.

Building Dimensions:

No. of Floors: 2

Decorative Features: Exterior window moldings

Siding Material(s): Wood clapboard

Roof Style: Gambrel

Roofing Material(s): Asphalt shingle

Foundation: Brick

Window Style(s): Original 6/6 double hung

No. of Entrances and Placement: Two garage doors on the west façade.

Chimneys and Placement: None.

Condition: Good

Architectural Integrity: The over all appearance of this garage is likely as it was fist constructed, except that the original roofing material has been replaced.

Architectural Style:

Description:
Typical of folk houses of the late Victorian period, this house has an L-shaped plan and square, symmetrical massing. Two stories high and two bays wide, this house is clad in cream asbestos clapboard. Its cross gable roof is clad in asphalt shingle. The windows are one-over-one replacements. The simple wrap around porch is supported by spindle posts. The interior brick chimney is located on the south façade’s gable end.

This house appears on a 1915 map of Patchogue as a property owned by Orin Smith.

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.