The Rudolph Oyster House is a historic seafood processing building on the grounds of the
Long Island Maritime Museum
The Long Island Maritime Museum is located in West Sayville, New York.
History
The Long Island Maritime Museum was founded in 1966 on the waterfront grounds of the former Meadowedge estate of Mrs. Florence Bourne Hard in West Sayville. Florence ...
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West Sayville,
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. Built in 1908, it is a rare well-preserved example of a typical oyster culling house of the early 20th century, of which many once lined the local waterfront. The building was designated a
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
in 2001.
Description and history
The Rudolph Oyster House stands on the waterfront grounds of the Long Island Maritime Museum. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, mounted on wooden pilings and measuring . Its exterior is finished with wooden clapboards, and it has a gabled roof. The western roof face has a lower roof section that is set at an offset below the upper section, which is finished with glass skylighting to provide natural light to the shucking area. The interior retains original fixtures and features to facilitate the sorting, shucking, and packing of oysters.
[Ralph Eshelman (May 1, 1994) , National Park Service and ]
The Rudolph Oyster House is a typical cullhouse, built in 1908 by William Rudolph, the son of Dutch immigrants. It was originally located on the waterfront off Shore Road, and was moved to its present site (about from that site) when the museum acquired the building. Rudolph started his company in 1895, having grown up working in the oyster beds of Great South Bay. Rudolph and then his sons operated the business until 1947. The building was acquired by the museum in 1974.
See also
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J. C. Lore Oyster House: A National Historic Landmark oyster house in Maryland
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List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
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References
External links
Long Island Maritime Museum
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Islip (town), New York
National Historic Landmarks in New York (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, New York
Buildings and structures in Suffolk County, New York
Oysters
Packing houses