Carll House
Why it's listed
Known as the "Aunt Phiney" Carll House, this shingled dwelling sits on a small corner lot at 79 Wall Street in Huntington, a street now lined mostly with twentieth-century commercial buildings. The original one-and-one-half-story, three-bay house was built around 1820 and has a side-entrance plan, a gable roof and a shed-roofed porch. A two-story, three-bay wing, built around 1840, was moved to the site from an unknown location by mid-century and joined to it. Later changes include a rear wing and bay window, replaced windows and porch, and a removed chimney. The house is considered significant as a representative example of settlement period building in the town of Huntington, with a wood frame, shingle sheathing and almost no ornament. The Carll family, locally prominent, owned it until the late nineteenth century. Despite its adaptation to commercial use, it keeps its early character and is one of few such houses left near the village center.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a representative example of settlement period architecture in the town of Huntington. Its three-bay, side-entrance plan, wood frame, shingle sheathing and lack of ornament are typical of that type. It is also one of the few relatively unaltered dwellings of this kind near the central business district. The locally prominent Carll family owned it until the late nineteenth century.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 85002504, listed September 26, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 79 Wall St., Huntington |
|---|---|
| County | Suffolk County |
| Listed | September 26, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85002504 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Settlement period architecture |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is rated fair. It has been altered for commercial use as a clothes store, and the inventory lists zoning, roads, developers and deterioration as threats. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.87278, -73.42825 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 85002504.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5041431
- This listing as JSON
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