Building-Structure Inventory Form

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Building Inventory Form

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Unless indicated below, this is a transcript of the original Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities/Town of Brookhaven survey form. Since most of the surveys were conducted in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, much of the information reflects that time period.

Corrections to obvious typographical and spelling errors have been made. Corrections to factual errors in the original surveys, and updates or comments on the information are either enclosed in [square brackets], or are clearly indicated as updated material from the context of the comments.

Sites which have a suffix of “S” are supplemental sites not included in the original surveys.

Building-Structure Inventory Form

Seaman-Ljungvist house

If checked, this is a Supplemental Form, not in the original surveys.

Inventory Code: Br09D

Prepared Date: 03-10-1975

Last Modified: 01-01-1970

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Submitter

Submitter Name:

Mrs. Paul W. Bigelow

Submitter Address:

7 Thornhedge Road

Bellport, NY 11713

Organization:Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society

Identification

1-Building/Site Name:Seaman-Ljungvist house

2a-County:Suffolk

2b-Town:Brookhaven

2c-Village:Hamlet of Brookhaven

If checked, this site is within the Fire Place (Brookhaven Hamlet) Historic District

Ownership

4a-Public Site

4b-Private Site

5a-Owner (at original survey date):Mrs. Edward Ljungquist

5b-Address:same

Use

6a-Original:Tavern

6b-Present:private home

Accessibility

7a-Visible From Road

7b-Interior Accessible

7b-Interior Comment: No

Building Materials

8a-Clapboard

8b-Stone

8c-Brick

8d-Board & Batten

8e-Cobblestone

8f-Shingles

8g-Stucco

8-Other:

Structural System

9a-Wood Frame Interlocking Joints

9b-Wood Frame Light Members

9c-Masonry

9d-Metal

9d-Metal Comment:

9e-Other

9e-Other Comment:

Condition

10a-Excellent

10b-Good

10c-Fair

10d-Deteriorated

Integrity

11a-Original Site

11b-Moved

If so, when?: by [illegible] in 1960

11c-Alterations: Dormers added when it became the over night stop for N.Y. - Sag Harbor stage; house then stood side-[illegible] to road.

Photo & Map

12-Photo:

13-Map:

Threats

14a-None Known

14b-Zoning

14c-Roads

14d-Developers

14e-Deterioration

14f-Other:

14-Comment:

Related Outbuildings and Property

15a-Barn

15b-Carriage House

15c-Garage

15d-Privy

15e-Shed

15f-Greenhouse

15g-Shop

15h-Gardens

15i-Landscape Features

15i-Landscape Features: boat house

15j-Other:

15-Comment:

Surroundings of the Building

16a-Open Land

16b-Woodland

16c-Scattered Bldgs

16d-Densely Built-up

16e-Commercial

16f-Industrial

16g-Residential

16h-Other: on Fireplace Creek, flowing to Great South Bay

Interrelationship of Building and Surroundings

17-Interrelationships:

Other Notable Features of Building and Site

18-Notable Features:

Significance

19-Initial Const Date: Said to be 1779, as a tavern, by John Seaman. [see supplemental Material]

19-Architect:

19-Builder:

Historic and Architectural Importance

20-Importance:

Sources

21-Sources: 1873 Brookhaven Map (Beers Comstock)
"Bellport-Brookhaven" published 1968 by Bellport- Brookhaven Historical Society.

Theme

22-Theme:

Prepared By

Supplemental Material

[The1840 census record was the earliest indication of a "Seaman" living in Fire Place, Town of Brookhaven--that of the Abraham Seaman family. U.S. census records from 1790 forward were examined, including the indexes for the Town of Brookhaven, and the detailed enumeration records of the area between Bellport and Mastic, and no "Seamans", or possible alternate spellings of the name, were found, either in the indexes, or the examined detailed pages. (While the enumeration pages did not themselves define the area, the examined pages were selected based on names of families known to have been residents of the area.) Although some local history commentators have indicated that the Seaman family first settled in Fire Place as early as 1779, I think it safely can be concluded that there were no Seamans residing in Fire Place as their primary place of abode until sometime between 1830 and 1840. If this building dates to 1779, it likely was not originally built by a Seaman.]