Want to find out about Orient’s Historic District? Looking for detailed information about a specific property? Look no further than New York State’s Cultural Resource Information System: https://cris.parks.ny.gov
Only properties on the Southold Landmarks List are subject to review by the Historic Preservation Commission
Here’s how to navigate:
- Go to the CRIS website: https://cris.parks.ny.gov
- Agree to the “Disclaimer”
- Click on “Proceed as Guest”
- Click on “Search” at the top of the page
- Click on the “Spatial” tab
- Using “Option B” type in the address you’re interested in and click “Search”
- A map containing the address you searched for appears
- Click on a property and click “View” to see the details of that property
- Click on the yellow and black boxes and then click on “inventory form” (upper right) to see photos and history
Review the slideshow below to see these steps graphically.
Southold Town also maintains a list of Historic addresses: http://southoldtownny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6073/HT_Registry-101817?bidId=
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The Orient Association hosted a Forum on saltwater intrusion on Sunday, October 27th at 2pm in Poquatuck Hall. The ongoing water study points to sea level rise and saltwater intrusion as a substantial threat to the Orient community. Speakers Frederick Stumm, Research Hydrologist, from the US Geological Survey and Greg Nissen from Mermaid Water Solutions will share their knowledge of recent changes in the saltwater levels in coastal areas and how to handle them.
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Orient Association held its annual meeting on Saturday June 8th at 2:00 pm at Poquatuck Hall. After the business meeting our guest speaker Mary Anne Taylor presented the results of the Orient Water Management Study.
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