Building Address: Private Road (gravel)
Section / Block / Lot:
Surveyor’s Name: Jayme Breschard
Survey Date: August 4, 2004
Building Type: residence/recreation
Owner’s Name: Florence Duffy Sharkey
Building Name: The Duffy’s
Date of Construction: ca. 1910 – 1926
Architect:
Building Dimensions: 35’ x 19’
No. of Floors: 1
Decorative Features: four-panel entrance door on façade (east) with an elliptic light
Siding Material(s): horizontal vinyl siding
Roof Style: flat
Roofing Material(s): asphalt shingle, plain
Foundation: concrete
Window Style(s): paired one-over-one double-hung sash, six-light casement, and small, fixed octagon windows
No. of Entrances and Placement: off-centered entrance door on façade (east)
Chimneys and Placement: not visible
Condition: good
Architectural Integrity: wall cladding has been replaced; windows appear to be original
Architectural Style: vernacular
Description:
The Duffy’s is a one-story floating structure situated on a .38-acre parcel at the foot of a canal, just off Swan River. Its façade looks east upon Swan River, with its rear (west) enveloped by wetlands. The canal and dock are accessed by a narrow gravel road. This road sits on the east side of Conklin Avenue, just before the bend that meets Grove Avenue, and is unmarked. The dock covers about 1.28-acres and is divided into seven parcels, owned individually and jointly by Edward and Mary Brown, Florence Duffy Sharkey, and Paul E. Sharkey II.
Historical Information:
The canal that accommodates The Duffy’s first appears on a February, 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map. Before this time, Grove Avenue served as Patchogue’s east boundary line. The canal has a bulkhead and serves as a small berth for local baymen.
Source:
Gottfried, Herbert and Jan Jennings. American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940. New York: Van Norstrand Reinhold, 1985.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Patchogue, New York: February 1910, October 1916, and October 1926 (updated through July 1947); available from http://ezproxy.library.cornell.edu:2972/ Internet; accessed 9 August 2004.