Please join us for a special virtual program on Monday, January 31 at 7 pm in conjunction with the East Meadow Public Library — The screening of “Life on the Bays” by filmmaker Jeffrey Basinger. Baymen have been a Long Island traditional occupation for over 300 years. This poignant and important film addresses the plight […]

WLIW is airing the documentary “A World Within a World: Bay Houses of Long Island” on WLIW21 at 8 pm on October 15, 2020. The film was produced by Barbara Weber and Greg Blank and provides a rare look at the bay houses on the South Shore of Long Island. The film is being shown […]

WLIW.org recently posted an article about “A World Within a World: Bay Houses of Long Island,” which will be airing on WLIW21 on October 15th at 8pm. The article includes a gallery of photos of bay houses. Read the article here!

Publications Videos

Building Address:  29 West Avenue  Section / Block / Lot:      Surveyor’s Name:  Jayme Breschard Survey Date:  August 9, 2004 Building Type:  residence Owner’s Name:  Building Name:  Jacob Locker house Date of Construction:  ca. 1880 Architect:     Building Dimensions:  28’ x 20’ No. of Floors:  1 ½ Decorative Features:  enclosed full-width one-story façade (west) porch, gabled with pent roof Siding Material(s):  wood shingle, sawed, coursed Roof […]

Building Address:  17 West Avenue   Section / Block / Lot:      Surveyor’s Name:  Jayme Breschard Survey Date:  August 9, 2004 Building Type:  residence Owner’s Name:  Building Name:        Date of Construction:  ca. 1915 Architect:     Building Dimensions:  43’ x 26’      No. of Floors:  1 ½ Decorative Features:  central hipped dormer, side elevations with a gable end pent, and a recessed entry porch […]

Building Address:  138 Atlantic Avenue Section / Block / Lot:     Surveyor’s Name:  Jayme Breschard Survey Date:  August 9, 2004 Building Type:  recreation Owner’s Name:  West Sayville Boat Basin Building Name:  Van Der Borgh building Date of Construction:  ca. 1900 Architect:     Building Dimensions:  30’ x 20’       No. of Floors:  2 Decorative Features:  projecting eaves on the east and west elevations Siding Material(s):  clapboard Roof Style:  front-gabled Roofing Material(s):  asphalt […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]