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South Shore Estuary Survey Form

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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.

South Shore Estuary Survey Form

Wallace Halsey Swezey House - 179 Old Stump Rd.

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

Br36.179-S

06-11-2004

01-01-1970

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Submitter

Submitter Name:
Jayme Breschard
Submitter Address:
382 Main Street

Port Washington, NY 11050
516-767-8803
Long Island Traditions, Inc

Identification

Wallace Halsey Swezey House - 179 Old Stump Rd.
Suffolk
Brookhaven
Hamlet of Brookhaven

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

Ownership

4a-Public
4b-Private
Edward & Ruth Call [2004]
179 Old Stump Rd.

Use

Residence
Residence

Accessibility

7a-Visible From Road
7b-Interior Accessible
By appointment

Architectural Style

Open-Gable Cottage

Description

Decorative Features

Entablature frontispiece with pilasters

Building Materials

8a-Clapboard
8b-Stone
8c-Brick
8d-Board & Batten
8e-Cobblestone
8f-Shingles
8g-Stucco
sawed wood shingle, coursed

Structural System

9a-Wood Frame Interlocking Joints
9b-Wood Frame Light Members
9c-Masonry
9d-Metal
9e-Other

Roof Style

cross-gabled

Roofing Materials

asphalt shingle, plain

Foundation

wood shingles extended to the ground

Windows

one-over-one and six-over-six double hung sash and four-light casement windows

Entrances

off-centered nine-light door with two-panels on west façade

Chimneys

exterior concrete block end-wall chimney and exterior block-wall chimney on one-story south addition.

Condition

10a-Excellent
10b-Good
10c-Fair
10d-Deteriorated

Integrity

11a-Original Site
11b-Moved

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Threats

14a-None Known
14b-Zoning
14c-Roads
14d-Developers
14e-Deterioration

Related Outbuildings and Property

15a-Barn
15b-Carriage House
15c-Garage
15d-Privy
15e-Shed
15f-Greenhouse
15g-Shop
15h-Gardens
15i-Landscape Features

Surroundings of the Building

16a-Open Land
16b-Woodland
16c-Scattered Bldgs
16d-Densely Built-up
16e-Commercial
16f-Industrial
16g-Residential
The lot, on the east side, adjoins the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge

Interrelationship of Building and Surroundings

Other Notable Features of Building and Site

Significance

About 1888

Historic and Architectural Importance

According to the 1888 Atlas of the Towns of Babylon, Islip and the South Part of Brookhaven, the east side of Old Stump Road was developing faster than the west (traveling north from the road's juncture with Beaver Dam Road). At this time, Beaver Dam Road was known as Brookhaven Avenue and Old Stump Road as Railroad Ave. The building presently at 179 Beaver Dam Road was owned by W. H. Swezey.

Wallace Halsey Swezey was born January 9, 1860 in New York. He appeared as "Wallase" on the 1880 census in Brookhaven Hamlet, Suffolk County, New York. He resided in the household of his parents, Hannah and William Egbert Swezey, and was a farmer. In 1900, Wallace Halsey appeared on the census as a bayman. By 1910, he was a dealer in ice and resided on Railroad Avenue. Wallace Halsey Swezey operated his own ice business in 1920, but was back to farming in 1930. Attending the Presbyterian Church (currently the South Haven Presbyterian Church) in South Haven, he became the most senior member of the congregation in 1940. William Halsey Swezey died in 1951 in Yaphank.

[This structure was also said to have been the residence of Edgar Homan, and for a time in the 1930s rented by Harold Bubb.]

Sources

[See original survey report.]

Theme

Residential

Prepared By

Jayme Breschard (transcribed by John Deitz)

Supplemental Material

Real Estate Listing, 2015: "In the heart of the Hamlet, this Colonial is priced to sell. Needs some tender love and care to bring it back to its glory. Living room, formal dining room, Large Eat-In Kitchen and full bath on Main Floor. Upstairs are 3 Bedrooms and a Large storage closet. Wood floors under carpets and linoleum. Partial unfinished basement, large garage, large out building out back, and out house. Pool has no liner, not represented in running order." Offered at $279,000. 3 Bedrooms; 1 Bath; backs up to protected Wertheim Wildlife Refuge; wood floors under linoleum; 0.33 Acres; Built in 1850; Taxes: $5046.