Promoting Interest & Education About The History Of An Eastern Long Island Town - Southold Historical Museum

The Southold Historical Museum maintains over a dozen buildings in the Maple Lane complex in Southold, located on the North Fork of Long Island, NY. As you walk the grounds, you’ll encounter structures ranging in date from 1750 to 1900, including a lighthouse, several houses, barns, outbuildings, and commercial structures. Some of these buildings are listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Founded in 1960, the museum opens many of these buildings to the public at various times throughout the year, offering events and opportunities to explore the rich history of the area.

This is what caught my eye; I hope you enjoy!

The 1860 Wells Family icehouse was moved here in one piece in 1991. Icehouses were common in this area and would store perishables, like milk and butter.

The Silas Overton’s corn crib was moved to this site in 1992. It originally stood on a farm in Peconic. The ears of corn would be dried out, and the kernels were used to supplement the animals’ diet over the winter.

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The Reichert Camil Barn built around 1750 on a 21 acre farm off Pine Neck Road. The earliest known owner was John Corwin, and the last owners Lillian and Edith Breidtstadt were the ones who donated the barn to the Society. The building and foundation had to be completely disassembled and reassembled here.

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The Anne Hallock Currie-Bell House was built in 1900 for Joseph and Ella Boldly Hallock. Joseph worked and later owned and edited a local newspaper and Ella was a school teacher at the Bay View Schoolhouse.

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The Bay View School was built in 1822 and originally stood on land leased from the Hallock family on land in Great Hog Neck. The school closed in 1926. In 1990, the building was moved to this site and has been restored and refurnished.

The Thomas Moore Home Lot / Samuel Landon House dates back to 1750. Moore was a shipbuilder and died in 1691, and two more generations continued to live in their house before the Society acquired it in 1970.

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The Downs Carriage House was built in Jamesport in 1840. It was given to the Society by Irving Downs in 1976.

Some farming equipment on display.

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Built by the US Lighthouse Service in 1857, the Horton Lighthouse is one of eight historic lighthouses located in Southold Township. The tower and adjoining keeper's residence are built on the "Cliff Lot" of Barnabas Horton's original 1640 land grant.

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What you should know:

• Check website for days and hours of opertion and any special events.

• There are walking trails throughout the Maple Lane campus and you can walk on the nearby beach at the Horton Point Lighthouse.

• Parking at Horton Point Lighthouse can be difficult.

• You could spend an hour or two exploring here, depending on your level of interest.

• Parking lot and on the street parking is available.

Location: Maple Lane Museum Campus,
55200 Main Road, Southold, NY 11971

Nautical Museum at Horton Point Lighthouse, 3575 Lighthouse Road, Southold, NY 11971  

For more information: Southold Historical Museum

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