The Society's Maple Lane Complex

The map above shows how our site at Maple Lane is arranged.  Twelve buildings are currently arranged on the site.  They include:

• The Thomas Moore House - Constructed around 1750 by Samuel Landon, the house received its name because the site was once the location of a house built by Moore.  The Moore House contains displays of pre-industrial artifacts, and illustrates life before that age.
• The Moore Shed (formerly the Millinery Shop) - No longer on display.
• The Long Print Shop & Downs Carriage Shop - Built in 1840, the Society's working print shop is located in this building.
• The Gagen Blacksmith Shop - Built in 1842, the shop operated continuously for over 100 years before it closed.  Now restored, the shop regularly hosts blacksmith demonstrations.
• The Krukowski House - This 19th century building once served the Society's consignment shop.  Today it has been renovated and restored as a rental property operated by the Society.
• The Shed - This structure houses part of the Society's burgeoning farm equipment collection.  Soon to join the group will by a Cauliflower Planter acquired from the Zilnicki Farm in Riverhead.
• The Bay View School - Built in 1822, the school was used for over 100 years before it was closed in 1925.  Lovingly restored by the Society, it now once again receives students who participate in the Society's educational programs.
• The Pine Neck Barn - Dating to the 1700's, the Barn was, like many of the buildings located at the Maple Lane site, moved to the Society's property in the 1960's.  The magnificent hand-hewn beams are the backdrop for the Society's collection of sleighs, carriages, and other transportation related collections.  The barn underwent extensive renovations and restoration in 2007.
• The Joseph N. Hallock/Ann Currie-Bell House - Constructed in 1900 for Joseph N. Hallock, the house is a beautiful example of late Victorian architecture.  The house contains much of the work of artist Thomas Currie-Bell (1873-1946), a member of the Peconic School of painters.
• The Bay View Icehouse - Constructed out of brick in 1875, it was originally located on the farm of Edward Mills in Bayview.  It's unique, circular brick building with a conical roof, is unusual for the north fork.
• The Overton Corncrib - Also dating to about 1875, it was built originally on the farm of Silas Overton in Peconic.
• The Buttery - Essentially a Milk House, the building contains all the necessary equipment for the making of butter, including butter-molds, churns, pitchers, crocks, and pails.