Southampton Village Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Also known as: Lewis Street Expansion Area
Why it's listed
This expansion extends Southampton Village's historic district to take in the Lewis Street neighborhood and nearby streets, including parts of Rogers Avenue, Meeting House Lane and Little Plains Road. It adds 56 contributing and 12 non-contributing buildings, bringing the district total to 430 contributing buildings. The houses are light-frame, one and one-half to two and one-half stories, and mostly sheathed in unpainted wood shingles. They reflect Colonial Revival, Shingle Style, Tudor Revival, Bungalow, American Four-Square and Queen Anne influences. Closely spaced lots, even setbacks, mature landscaping and rows of curbside trees give the streetscape a cohesive character. Development began with Lewis Street in 1900 and continued with the Rogers subdivision in 1911, making this the earliest twentieth-century neighborhood in the area. A 1909 Colonial Revival house at 227 Meeting House Lane served as the original Southampton Hospital. The area was surveyed by a local neighborhood association in 1990-91 and is significant for its architecture, with a period of significance from about 1900 to 1935.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the Lewis Street area shares the development history and architectural character of the existing district. It is the earliest of the village's twentieth-century neighborhoods, begun with Lewis Street in 1900 and the Rogers subdivision in 1911. Together with the previously listed north half of Lewis Street, it tells the complete story of that development. It is listed under Criterion C for architecture.
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 93000239, listed April 12, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly, along Rogers St., Lewis St. and Meeting House Ln. on E side of existing district, Southampton |
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| County | Suffolk County |
| Listed | April 12, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93000239 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca.1900 - ca.1935 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Bungalow |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current functions listed are single-family domestic, mortuary and hospital; the houses are described as largely intact, though some have synthetic siding or modern garages. |
| Acreage | 20 |
| Coordinates | 40.88633, -72.38314 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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 93000239.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7569177
- This listing as JSON
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