Long Island Traditions

Patchogue Architectural Survey

556 South Ocean Avenue

South Ocean Avenue

Building Address: 556 South Ocean Avenue

Section / Block / Lot: 19 / 8 / 64

Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon

Survey Date: January 2004

Building Type: House

Owner’s Name:

Building Name: N/A

Date of Construction: ca. 1885

Architect: Not available.

Building Dimensions:

No. of Floors: 2

Decorative Features: Fascia trim, spindle porch posts

Siding Material(s): Wood clapboard

Roof Style: Cross gable

Roofing Material(s): Asphalt shingle

Foundation: Concrete block

Window Style(s): 2/2 original double hung, and 1/1 double hung replacement

No. of Entrances and Placement: One front entrance tucked beneath the porch on the east façade, and one entrance on the south wing’s east façade.

Chimneys and Placement: One interior brick chimney

Condition: Fair

Architectural Integrity: The over all appearance of the house is likely as it was first constructed, except that the original roofing material has been replaced and the second story balcony on the east façade has been screened in. The house needs painting and general maintenance.

Architectural Style: Vernacular Turn of the Century Folk

Description:
This house has an L-shaped plan and square, symmetrical massing. Two stories high with a cross gable roof, this house is clad in blue painted wood clapboard and asphalt shingle roofing. The white painted fascia trim creates the look of a pediment at the gable ends. The first floor store front has large pane windows and a central entrance. Spindle posts support the screened balcony above. The windows are two-over-two double hung, and appear original. One over one replacement windows are also used. The interior brick chimney is located to the rear of the house on the south façade. To the rear of the house is a one story lean-to addition.

While the property’s tax assessment card states the estimated construction date is 1920, a building of the same shape appears on an 1888 map of Patchogue.

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.