Building-Structure 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

Selah [Herman] Hawkins house

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

Inventory Code: Br20

Prepared Date: 08-16-1982

Last Modified: 01-01-1970

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Submitter

Submitter Name:

Town of Brookhaven/SPLIA

Submitter Address:

Town Hall
205 S. Ocean Ave.
Patchogue, NY 11772
631-634-7806

Organization:Brookhaven Community Development Agency

Identification

1-Building/Site Name:Selah [Herman] Hawkins 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):Thomas B. Williams

5b-Address:311 Beaver Dam Road, north side

Use

6a-Original:residence

6b-Present:residence

Accessibility

7a-Visible From Road

7b-Interior Accessible

7b-Interior Comment: by appointment

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: 9b-addition on rear

Condition

10a-Excellent

10b-Good

10c-Fair

10d-Deteriorated

Integrity

11a-Original Site

11b-Moved

If so, when?:

11c-Alterations: 2 1/2 story addition on NE rear c. 1913. Enclosed porch on east c. 1913

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:

15j-Other: corn crib

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:

Interrelationship of Building and Surroundings

17-Interrelationships: This house is located on Beaver Dam Road, which was first opened in 1735.

Other Notable Features of Building and Site

18-Notable Features: Selah Hawkins inherited this house, or part of it, from his father-in-law, Jesse Rose in 1821. It is marked on the 1836 map.

Significance

19-Initial Const Date: c 1820

19-Architect:

19-Builder:

Historic and Architectural Importance

20-Importance: 1 1/2 story, 5 bay, center entrance, high roof plate, gable roof house with two end chimneys. Four small windows under the eaves on south (font) façade. Original 6/6 windows with most old glass remaining. Greek revival cornice over front door. Brick foundation. Circular brick cellar under east half.

2 1/2 story, gable roof section of another house added in 1913 at rear; also an enclosed porch on east side, in colonial Revival style, marked 1913.

2 Story barn c. 1850 in rear. Corncrib c. 1790.*
*Date given by unnamed source from Bethpage Village Restoration.

Sources

21-Sources: United States Coast Survey Map of the South Coast of Long Island, by C. Renard, 1836. Repository: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Section between Patchogue and Smith Point).

Map of Suffolk County, by J. Chase, New York: 1858.

** ["Early Photographs of the Hamlet of Brookhaven collected by George Perley Morse 1945-1959." Repository: Post-Morrow Foundation, RG1, Series 10.]

Theme

22-Theme: residential

Prepared By

Ellen Williams, research assistant.

Supplemental Material

** [According to George Perley Morse -- "Jesse Rose (1738-1821) bought land of Thomas Helme in 1780. His son-in-law Selah Hawkins [1775-1861] purchased or took over the farm and homestead in 1818, Jesse being then 80 years old. Selah Hawkins died in 1861 and his two sons Lewis [1804-1887] and Harmon[Herman, 1813-1903] inherited the farm.

"This house was cut in half and one half was moved about 300 yards to the east, and was built on-to to its original size by Harmon [Herman] Hawkins. The Lewis Hawkins home stood opposite Miss Ella Hawkins home on Beaver Dam Road and close to the road [about 305 Beaver Dam Rd.]. It was destroyed by fire. The original barn stood until 1952.

See Certain Map dated 1873 by Beers, Comstock & Cline, N.Y.

Selah Hawkins (the elder) was Miss Ella Rose Hawkins' great-grandfather. Selah -> Lewis -> Selah ->Ella Rose]

In 1895, Herman and Harriet Hawkins deeded the property to their daughter Irene.]