7th Annual Southampton House Tour “Insider’s View”

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  Saturday, June 4th   1-4PM House Tour, 4:30-6PM Champagne Reception

Tour participants will have the opportunity to experience extraordinary houses that illustrate Southampton’s unique architectural history from colonial days to present. A champagne reception catered by Sant Ambroeus will follow the tour at 4:30PM at the Rogers Mansion.

Sites on the tour:

1.  Belvedere Cottage: Mocomanto, the storied house on Lake Agawam, takes its name from one of the nine Shinnecock Indians who signed a deed with Southampton’s settlers in the 17^th century.

2.  White House: The historic White House at 159 Main Street, which has had its exterior restored “to within a sixteenth of an inch” of the way it appeared for more than a century, is a reminder of the days when Main Street was lined with family residences. Its preservation by R. Marco Robert is also a tribute to its best known occupant, Captain George White (1819-1893), a fearless whaler who was equally fearless in his fight to preserve public access to Southampton’s beaches.

3. Village Jewel:  Built circa 1900 for Brigadier General Samuel Escue Tillman, “Sound-o-Sea,” as he called it, survives as one of the village’s most stately residences. A handsome example of the Dutch Colonial Revival Style, it has a beautiful but restrained presence, neither overly large nor excessively fussy.

4. Sanctuary:  These homeowners wanted to avoid any beach house clichés when they renovated their house from a shore home to a “year-round sanctuary.”  Enlisting interior designer Suzanne Friday to create an elegant but comfortable all-year home, they watched with delight as she took their fondness for calm and comforting neutrals and combined them with bold patterns, artwork and beautiful furnishings to create their perfect all-year retreat.

5.  Dutch Colonial:  Nestled deep in the heart of the estate district stands this classic 9,000-square-foot Shingle-Style house. Recently renovated to incorporate the original house within the new design, this family home boasts a two-story living room, an extensive loggia and screened-in porch overlooking a swimming pool.

6.  The Thomas Halsey Homestead: Southampton’s oldest home was established in 1648 by Thomas Halsey, one of Southampton’s original settlers. The Halsey family developed a prosperous farm with several generations living in the same building. The property is now owned by the Southampton Historical Museum, which opened the house with authentic furnishings and tools that would have been used by a farm family in 1700. A colonial-style herb garden is located behind the house.

7.  St. Andrew’s Dune Church: The church is Long Island’s most picturesque house of worship. Originally built as a life-saving station, it was acquired by a wealthy NYC doctor and donated as a church in 1879. A local carpenter was hired to create its beautiful rustic interior, which is filled with treasures, not the least of which are its eleven Tiffany widows. The church has come under assault from raging seas on several occasions, including in 1938 when it was nearly destroyed by that year’s terrible hurricane. It was lovingly restored and has twice been moved back from the sea. Though it is non-denominational, its summer services are organized under the direction of Southampton’s Episcopal Church.

Tickets $95 in advance, $110 day of can be purchased by calling the museum at  or by using PayPal at the museum’s website .

On the day of the tour tickets may be picked up or purchased as early as 10:30AM at the Thomas Halsey House, 249 South Main Street, Southampton.

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Event categories: Gala/Benefit, History, and Workshops/Classes.Event tags: Benefit, Historical Landmark, History, Lecture, Museum, Reception, Suffolk, Tour, and Workshop.