SOUTH SHORE ESTUARY SURVEY FORM

The information in this form is based on information in the original South Shore Estuary Survey. Corrections to obvious typographical and spelling errors have been made. Corrections to factual errors, updates or comments on the information are enclosed either in [square brackets] or are clearly indicated as updates in the text.. Since the surveys were conducted in the Summer of 2004, the information reflects that time period unless otherwise noted. Because the South Shore Estuary Survey report format is not entirely consistent with the original Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities/Town of Brookhaven survey formats, there are a few additional fields on this page not found on the original forms. The original South Shore Estuary Survey Report is available as a PDF document by clicking on the below.

Sites with an Inventory Code suffix of “S” are supplemental sites not included in the original surveys.

SOUTH SHORE ESTUARY SURVEY FORM

Corwin/Bishop/Cox Cottage

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

Inventory Code:   Br32A.13-S 
Prepared Date:   2011-07-27 
Last Modified:   1970-01-01 
Submitter
Submitter Name:   John Deitz
Submitter Address:   7 Locust Rd.

Brookhaven, NY 11719  
Organization:  
Identification
1-Building/Site Name:   Corwin/Bishop/Cox Cottage 
2a-County:   Suffolk    2b-Town:   Brookhaven    2c-Village:   Hamlet of Brookhaven
3-Street Location:    
Ownership
 4a-Public    4b-Private
5a-Present Owner:   Linda Cox 5b-Address:   13 Locust road
Use

6a-Original:   residence

6b-Present:   residence

Accessibility
 7a-Visible From Road

 7b-Interior Accessible
7b-Interior Comment:   
Architectural Style:   
  Cape Cod Cottage  
Description: 
  The building at 13 Locust Road sits on the east side of the road. A small pergola sits at the entrance of a slate path that leads to both the west façade’s and north addition’s entrances.  
Decorative Features: 
   
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:   
Roof Style: 
  parallel side gables  
Roofing Materials: 
  asphalt shingle, plain  
Foundation: 
Concrete  
Windows: 
  two-over-two double-hung sash, casement, and plate glass  
Entrances: 
  half-glazed door with inset panels on the west façade and an entrance on the west elevation’s addition  
Chimneys: 
  exterior brick end-wall chimney on south elevation  
Condition
   10a-Excellent   10b-Good   10c-Fair    10d-Deteriorated
Integrity
  11a-Original Site  11b-Moved If so, when?
11c-Alterations:    «»
Threats
[Threats were not evaluated in the original South Shore Estuary Survey.  They are an evaluation by J. Deitz]
  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:   
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:    
Other Notable Features of Building and Site
18-Notable Features:      «»
Significance
19-Initial Const Date:    
19-Architect:  
19-Builder: Said to be Harvey Corwin  
Historic and Architectural Importance
20-Importance:   According to 4th grader Susan David’s 1976 oral history project, this building was built by Harvey Corwin on land he had purchased from Chauncey Swezey. The original house was small and had no plumbing, except for a hand pump. “When Mr. Corwin died in the Suffolk County Infirmary, Mr. Bishop bought the house and used it as a summer house. Rufus Robinson rented from Bishop for ten dollars a month. The neighbors complained that he threw his slops in the street. He died in 1960. In 1974, Mr. Bishop sold the house to Larry and Linda Cox.”  «»
Sources
21-Sources:

Susan David: "History of Locust Road," 1976. https://brookhavensouthaven.org/historical-sketches/history-of-locust-road-by-susan-david/: "Harvey Corwin bought a lot from Chauncey Swezey and built a small house which had no plumbing except for a hand pump. When Mr. Corwin died in the Suffolk County Infirmary Mr. Bishop bought the house and used it as a summer house. Rufus Robinson rented from Bishop for ten dollars a month. The neighbors complained that he threw his slops in the street. He died in 1960. In 1974 Mr. Bishop sold the house to Larry and Linda Cox."

SOUTH SHORE ESTUARY SURVEY, Jayme Breschard, June 9, 2004.

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Theme
22-Theme:   Residential  
Prepared By: 
  John Deitz  
Supplemental Material:
  Long Island Advance, 4 June 2015. 50 Years Ago (1965): "Mr. and Mrs. Donald David and their family, formerly of Beaver Dam Road, recently moved into their new home on Locust Road, Brookhaven."