National Register of Historic Places

Miss Amelia's Cottage

Amagansett, Suffolk County, New York
Listed
February 25, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94000070

About this property

The Amelia Cottage Museum, sometimes referred to as Miss Amelia's Cottage & Roy Lester Carriage House, on Montauk Highway in Amagansett, New York, is operated by the Amagansett Historical Association as a museum of family life in Amagansett over three centuries. The house was built in 1725 for Catherine Schellinger and moved to its current location in 1794. The last known occupant, Mary Amelia Schellinger, was born in the house in 1841 and lived there until about a year before she died in 1930. Thirty Schellinger children are believed to have been born in this house. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Location

Amagansett, Suffolk County, New York
40.97403, -72.14375

Categories

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Sources

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When was Miss Amelia's Cottage listed on the National Register?

Miss Amelia's Cottage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 1994.

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Miss Amelia's Cottage is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Miss Amelia's Cottage is recorded as the industrial era.

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