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Howell House in Riverhead may be replaced by parking lot
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. The East Main Street building,...
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North Fork History Project: From growing divisions within Southold, River...
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...
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Commission to try once more for Main Road historic designation
Riverhead’s Landmarks Preservation Commission is hoping to take a second try at getting Main Road in Jamesport and Aquebogue named as part of a national historic district. “We’ve lost five historic...
View ArticleOld ‘Riverhead News’ sign found in office’s ceiling
When Riverhead architect Martin Sendlewski began doing some work on his Roanoke Avenue office earlier this year, he came across something he wasn’t expecting. “We demolished one of the ceilings in the...
View ArticleAgreement reached to allow demolition of downtown buildings for Town Square
Riverhead Town has reached an agreement with the New York State Historic Preservation Office to allow the demolition of three downtown buildings the town has purchased to pave the way for the Town...
View ArticleQR codes, actors to bring Riverhead Town’s history to life on downtown trail
Riverhead’s Landmarks Preservation Committee is in the process of creating a Historic Trail downtown that will give information about various historic sites in Riverhead, just by aiming a cell phone’s...
View ArticleTown may require developers to use transfer of development rights on height...
Developers of proposed warehouse properties in Riverhead Town have been seeking to build up, rather than out, officials say, which often saves them money. As a result, Town Board members are now...
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Take a tour of downtown Riverhead’s historic sites
Riverhead officials unveiled a “Downtown Riverhead Historic Trail” Thursday in a ceremony outside the Suffolk Theater. But if you’re looking for it, you might have to get out of your car first. The...
View ArticleColumn: Research on local slave history bears fruit
Two-and-a-half years ago, three people who are serious about local history got together to tackle a subject few before them had considered important: the history of slavery on the North Fork. In that...
View ArticleRemembering Northville’s role in little remembered battle
It’s the fall of 1814. The British have recently torched the U.S. Capitol Building. Francis Scott Key has just written the words that will become “The Star Spangled Banner.” And over in Northville, a...
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