Frederick Ockers Oyster House – Unit One Building Address: 130 Atlantic Avenue Section / Block / Lot: Surveyor’s Name: Jayme Breschard Survey Date: August 9, 2004 Building Type: commercial/seafood wholesaler Owner’s Name: Kingston’s Seafood Building Name: Frederick Ockers Oyster House (Unit One) Date of Construction: ca. 1900 Architect: Building Dimensions: 30’ x 24’ No. of Floors: 1 ½ Decorative Features: half-story overhang Siding Material(s): board and […]
Bluepoints Oyster Co. Site Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon Survey Date: January / February 2004 Building Address: Section / Block / Lot: Building Type: Industrial sheds Owner’s Name: Ramco Development Building Name: Bluepoints Oyster Co. Date of Construction: Late 19th to early 20th century Architect: Building Dimensions: No. of Floors: One to two. Decorative Features: Siding Material(s): Wood clapboard Roof Styles: Gable, Cross […]
Building Address: 311 Handsome Avenue Section / Block / Lot: Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon Survey Date: March 2004 Building Type: House Owner’s Name: Building Name: N/A Date of Construction: ca. 1925 Architect: N/A Building Dimensions: No. of Floors: 2.5 Decorative Features: Exposed rafters, exterior window and door moldings Siding Material(s): Stucco Roof Style: Hipped Roofing Material(s): Asphalt shingle […]
Building Address: 69 River Road Section / Block / Lot: Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon Survey Date: January 2004 Building Type: Industrial Owner’s Name: Building Name: N/A Date of Construction: ca. 1910, ca. 1925 Architect: N/A Building Dimensions: No. of Floors: 2 Decorative Features: Exposed rafters (Figure 2) Siding Material(s): Corrugated metal (Figure 1); Wood board (Figure 2) Roof […]
Long Island Traditions conducted a cultural resource survey in West Sayville in 2004. Preservation planner Jayme Breschard Thomann prepared an in-depth report that can be accessed here. We welcome updates to the survey and additional information. Please feel free to contact us!
By Jayme Breschard Thomann Long Island’s waterfront communities were first settled by Native Americans who valued the sandy soil on which they could grow corn, tomatoes, squash and other commonplace vegetables. They also harvested abundant fish and shellfish from Great South Bay and the nearby ocean, traveling by canoe and other watercraft. In the late […]
By Jayme Breschard Thomann Long Island’s waterfront communities were first settled by Native Americans who valued the sandy soil on which they could grow corn, tomatoes, squash and other commonplace vegetables. They also harvested abundant fish and shellfish from Great South Bay and the nearby ocean, traveling by canoe and other watercraft. In the late […]
Larry Udell: Decoy carver Larry Udell is retired from the lumber industry and he is also a retired waterfowl guide. He took friends hunting for pleasure. Although commercial duck hunting was outlawed in 1917, guides continue to take recreational hunters to the various marsh islands of the south shore. Like other duck hunters, Larry’s grandfather […]
Kenny Swaine: Clamshell artist Kenny Swaine is the 3rd-generation owner of a bait and tackle shop in St. James. Like his father and grandfather, Swaine catches killies and other baitfish that he sells to recreational fishermen, who use the bait to catch striped bass, bluefish and flounder. In 1990 Kenny began making fish and lighthouse […]
Lenny Nilson: Bait fisherman Lenny Nilson was born in Bay Shore in 1947 and spent the first five years observing his father who had a shrimp and killie business. By age 16 he began working on the bay. He has worked as a commercial fishermen for the Sunrise Fish Company, and currently owns L & […]