The Jamesport Meeting House, as magnificent a building as stands anywhere on eastern Long Island, was built in 1731 by virtually all the pioneer settlers of what was then the western half of Southold Town. READ
Tag: Richard Wines
History or parking?
That’s the question being asked with regard to a 112-year-old house that’s proposed for demolition in a historic district in downtown Riverhead.
Many North Fork residents have an appreciation of history.
Few have worked as hard to preserve it as Richard Wines. READ MORE
Three North Fork organizations are able to partake in new projects this summer thanks to the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. The Jamesport Meeting House, Southold Historical Society and Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Society all received grants. READ
A 90-year-old building on Second Street, best known as the former office of Dr. Hallock Luce, has reopened as Solutions: Thinking in a New Space, a facility for psychologists, social workers, therapists and other professionals.
A farm property dating back to 1840 that was added to the National Register of Historic Places two years ago is now being proposed as the site of a retail wine shop in Jamesport. READ
A triple-bladed wind turbine at Half Hollow Nursery in Laurel looms over the farmland and tiny post office on the Riverhead Town side of the hamlet.
The Riverhead Town Board discussed at its Thursday work session whether to seek a $10 million state grant for downtown Riverhead on its own or jointly with Southampton Town, which is seeking the same funding in order to create a sewer district in Riverside.