7a-Visible From Road

7b-Interior Accessible

7b-Interior Comment: By appointment

Colonial Saltbox Cottage

The building at 6 Burnett Lane sits on the west side of the street. An asphalt drive runs along the north elevation of the building to a side-gabled double-car garage in the rear (west) lot with vertical weatherboard siding, roll-up garage doors, and a wood shingle roof. Building Dimensions: 29’ x 24’ No. of Floors: 2

Pedimented frontispiece (broken pediment) with sidelights, cornerboards, gable louvers, and a date panel

8a-Clapboard

8b-Stone

8c-Brick

8d-Board & Batten

8e-Cobblestone

8f-Shingles

8g-Stucco

8-Other:

9a-Wood Frame Interlocking Joints

9b-Wood Frame Light Members

9c-Masonry

9d-Metal

9d-Metal Comment:

9e-Other

9e-Other Comment:

Saltbox

Asphalt shingle, plain

Concrete

Six-over-six and eight-over-eight double-hung sash, six-light casement, and three-sided bay windows

Centered glass door on façade (east) and rear (west) entry

Exterior brick end-wall (north) and interior slope pipe chimney

10a-Excellent

10b-Good

10c-Fair

10d-Deteriorated

11a-Original Site

11b-Moved

If so, when?:

11c-Alterations: Modification of roof, ca. 1970, and new fenestration throughout building. [The original house was a Center Gable Cottage, not a Colonial Saltbox Cottage. J.D.]

12-Photo:

13-Map:

14a-None Known

14b-Zoning

14c-Roads

14d-Developers

14e-Deterioration

14f-Other:

14-Comment:

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:

16a-Open Land

16b-Woodland

16c-Scattered Bldgs

16d-Densely Built-up

16e-Commercial

16f-Industrial

16g-Residential

16h-Other: The land across Burnett Lane to the east is a part of the Burnett Lane Nature Preserve. Burnett Lane is one of the last truly country lanes in the Hamlet.

17-Interrelationships:

18-Notable Features:

19-Initial Const Date: ca. 1860 [Probably about 1868 by James Elbert Albin. Current occupant's title records George H. Burnett as property owner in 1854. This date is likely not the date of dwelling construction. It does not appear to be identified on 1858 Caace Map, but is identified on 1873 Beers map as E. Albin, one of the owners of record after 4 Mar 1868. Elbert was listed in the 1870 and 1880 censuses in a location consistent with residing in this dwelling. J. Elbert Albin is the brother of Robert S. Albin who owned and operated a store at Historic Structure ID Br18, a short distance further east along Beaverdam Rd. J.D.]

19-Architect:

19-Builder:

20-Importance: According to a chain of title provided by the current homeowner, Mary Ann Fath, George H. Burnett lived in this residence from February 27, 1854 until September 12, 1868. Elbert (Albert) Albin then gained title on March 4, 1868 and retained ownership until December 22, 1891. His wife, Hannah, and son, Chauncey, were recorded as owners from March 7, 1890 to December 22, 1891, suggesting Elbert's death about 1890. According to the 1873 Atlas of Long Island, Elbert is also in possession of the building presently located at 3 Newey Lane [Historic Structure ID Br16.1.6-S. See note below]. He appeared on the 1870 census in Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet) in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York as a fisherman. He later appeared on the 1880 census as a bayman. Elbert Albin is the brother of Robert S. Albin who owned and operated a grocery store in the building that is currently located at 340 Beaver Dam Road [Historic Structure ID Br18]. [I do not believe that George H. Burnett built the house. George Burnett lived at 325 Beaver Dam Rd., Historic Structure ID Br18B. While the land was a part of the original Burnett farm, I suspect they sold the parcel to the Albin family in 1868, who then perhaps built the house. In 1860, the Albins were living in Manorville; and the census record strongly suggest they were living in this house in 1870. There is some evidence that the Burnett family was beginning to face financially troubled times by the mid-nineteenth century, and were selling some of their land.] [While the 1873 Atlas clearly identifies an E. Albin with both this structure and the dwelling at 3 Newey Lane, census records suggest that the Newey Lane dwelling belonged to Ebenezer Albin. Living near to Ebenezer was Albert J. Albin. Both Ebenezer and Albert were also fishermen/baymen. While I suspect they are all related, I have not yet established the connection. J.D.] The building transferred ownership ca. 1970 from George Bishop to the Fath family. They remodeled the building to its current appearance [History of Property Ownership: George H. Burnett, 27 Feb 1854 - 12 Sep 1868 Elbert Albin, James E. Albin, 4 Mar 1868 - 22 Dec 1891 Ida Salter (his daughter), Lillian Squires (his daughter), Hannah M. Albin (his wife), Chauncey DeF. Albin (his son, 7 Aug 1890 - 22 Dec 1891 Miron O. Sherwood, 17 Dec 1891 - 24 Apr 1901 Elizabeth L. Bishop, 13 Apr 1901 -1970 Fath family, 1970 - present JD.]

21-Sources: Beers, F.W. Atlas of Long Island (1873). Deitz, John B. 2000 - 2004. Brookhaven, New York; available from http://prometheusli.com/hamlet/history/BuildingInventoryForm.asp?InventoryCode=Br18B.2-S; Internet; accessed 2 July 2004. Gottfried, Herbert and Jan Jennings. American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940. New York: Van Norstrand Reinhold, 1985

22-Theme:

J. Deitz