The David Conklin House is a historic house located at Huntington in

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, on the southwest corner of High Street (Suffolk CR 92) and New York Avenue ( New York State Route 110).

Description and history

It is a -story, three-bay wide, gable-roofed dwelling with a -story, five-bay gable-roofed east wing and a -story, five-bay hip-roofed southwest wing. The main and original portion was built in about 1750. Also on the property are a

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and

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. It is occupied by the Huntington Historical Society. It was added to the

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on September 26, 1985.

References

External links

The 1750 David Conklin Farmhouse Museum (Official site)
Conklin House Marker

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