Long Island Traditions

Sayville Architectural Survey

120 Foster Avenue

Foster Avenue

Building Address: 120 Foster Avenue

Section / Block / Lot:

Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon

Survey Date: January / February 2004

Building Type: House

Owner’s Name:

Building Name: N/A

Date of Construction: ca. 1880

Architect:

Building Dimensions:

No. of Floors: 2

Decorative Features: Exterior window and door mouldings, fascia trim, carved eave boards, flat-sawn porch post brackets, square sawn balusters.

Siding Material(s): Wood clapboard

Roof Style: Hipped

Roofing Material(s): Asphalt shingle

Foundation: Concrete block

Window Style(s): 1/1 double hung replacements, 1/2 double hung replacements.

No. of Entrances and Placement: One front door on the west façade.

Chimneys and Placement: One interior brick chimney on the north façade.

Condition: Good

Architectural Integrity: High. The appearance of the house is likely as it was first built, except that the original windows and roofing material have been replaced.

Architectural Style: Vernacular Turn of the Century Folk

Description:
This two-and-a-half story turn of the century folk house is porch fronted and has a hipped roof. The house also has elements reminiscent of the Eastlake style, such as wide overhanging eaves and carved eave boards. The house is clad in blue-painted wood clapboard and trimmed with white painted fascia, corner boards, and window and door mouldings. The roof is clad in asphalt shingle. The windows throughout the house are one-over-two and one-over-one double hung replacements. The porch is supported by white-painted square posts. The posts are topped with circular brackets that echo the carving in the eave boards. The interior brick chimney is located on the north façade.