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Burchette of New York who used it as a residence. He and his tenant, Joe Ryle, were the last private owners of the edifice. When they died, the Academy was bequeathed to the community. It was to be used as a library and repository for local artifacts and records.
During the 1990s the Remsenburg Association leased the building from the town and began long overdue repairs. The Remsenburg Academy Association, which provided this history of the structure, was established to oversee fundraising, plus the operation and maintenance of the building. It’s a community resource for public meetings and events. Last summer, the Academy was designated a landmark by Southampton Town. On Saturday, June 3, at 4:30 PM, the association will hold a reception to celebrate the designation and unveil the first official town landmark plaque.
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“The association hopes that this recognition will further historic preservation efforts in the community,” the announcement notes.
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Tuthill taught several subjects and Maria Vanderpool Studley of Claverack, New York, taught English grammar, Latin, and literature. John Tuthill closed the school in 1869 when he married Miss Studley and turned his
The couple constructed the building directly to the west of the Academy (132 South Country Road) and operated it as a boarding house called Ocean House. By the 1908 summer season, room and board at the Ocean House cost between $8 and $10 per week and a stagecoach met guests upon arrival at the Speonk train station. The Academy building was likely used as part of the boarding house. By the 1930s, the Academy building was used as a rental residence.
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Speonk was settled around 1760 by John Tuthill. “Hunter John” came to the area from Cutchogue. His great grandson, John Webster Tuthill, was born in Speonk in 1836. A graduate of Quaker Locust Valley Academy as a professor of mathematics, he built the Academy.
One of the few remaining private school buildings in Southampton Town, Remsenburg Academy was located on a former post road that was a leg of the stagecoach run from Brooklyn to Sag Harbor. Students at the school came from Manhattan and boarded with local farm families during the term.
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Built in 1863, the Remsenburg Academy was constructed when the entire area was known as Speonk. The portion of the hamlet where the Civil War era building stood was renamed Remsenburg in about 1897.
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According to release announcing the reception, “The association is very pleased with the landmark designation and wants the public to be aware of the historic significance of the Academy.” To further this objective, they worked with the Landmarks & Historic Districts Board to develop a plaque design that will now be available to all town-designated landmarks.
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