Pleasants House
Why it's listed
Built in the late 1860s on Amagansett's broad Main Street, this two-story frame house sits at the eastern end of the village's small business district. It has a three-bay main block, a smaller west wing, gable roofs, clapboard siding and two front porches with Italianate details, including wide eaves and brackets. Inside, moulded trim, wood mantels, original floors and the floor plan remain largely intact. The first owner, Jeremiah Baker, descended from East Hampton's first settlers and ran a daily stagecoach line to Sag Harbor from 1859 until 1901; the stage also carried local mail. The house is thought to be the work of local builder George Eldridge the Elder. It was valued as one of the most intact examples of a mid-nineteenth century village home in Amagansett, and as a rare reminder of the community's earlier character amid second homes and a summer resort setting. Mature trees, a picket fence and a rear shed add to its setting.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant as one of the most intact surviving mid-nineteenth century middle-class village residences in Amagansett. It combines a traditional three-bay side-entrance plan with Italianate details and keeps an unusually intact interior. It is also tied to a settlement-period family and remains a well-known local landmark in contrast to the modern business district.
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 84002999, listed February 2, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | NY 27, Amagansett |
|---|---|
| County | Suffolk County |
| Listed | February 2, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002999 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Attributed to George Eldridge (the Elder) |
| Architectural style | Italianate details on a traditional three-bay side-entrance plan |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied private residence on its original site, described as unaltered; the form notes a non-historic two-car garage at the rear. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 40.97563, -72.13916 (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 84002999.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7204137
- This listing as JSON
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