Sherrill, Stephen, House
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Built in 1857 on the northern edge of East Hampton village, this two-story, gable-front farmhouse blends Greek Revival and Italianate details. It has a side-hall plan, original six-over-six windows, painted wood shingles, a trabeated front doorway with a denticulated entablature, and small bracketed eaves. Stephen Sherrill's family built it on the site of an earlier farmhouse, using Sag Harbor contractor Charles A. Glover at a cost near $5,000. The earlier kitchen wing, believed to date to 1802, was moved behind the house in 1927 and later became a garage and then a studio. A metal wind-pump tower from about 1910 recalls the family's dairy business. The property is what remains of a once much larger farm, and it shows how East Hampton farms grew in the nineteenth century and then specialized in a single marketable product. Its original form, frame, trim and front yard remain largely intact, which supports its listing for architecture and local agricultural history.
Significance in brief: The house is a representative, intact example of vernacular Greek Revival/Italianate architecture in East Hampton. It also illustrates the growth of the town's agrarian economy, from large nineteenth-century farms to specialized dairy farming in the early twentieth 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 95001486, listed January 4, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 4 Fireplace Rd., East Hampton |
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| County | Suffolk County |
| Listed | January 4, 1996 |
| Reference number | 95001486 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1802-1927 |
| Architect / builder | Charles A. Glover of Sag Harbor (contractor) |
| Architectural style | Mid-Nineteenth Century/Greek Revival; Late Victorian/Italianate |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single-family dwelling; the former kitchen wing was converted to a garage and then a studio in 1974. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 40.97281, -72.18100 (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 95001486.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7610516
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.