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 OA Water Committee recently met with consultants at CDM Smith to discuss present and future recommendations that the community should consider to sustain the health of our water resources. While the consultant has analyzed historical data from private well testing performed by Suffolk County Department Health Services, we do not have much information about how folks in the community are coping with issues of contamination and reliability. The Committee wanted to hear directly from residents about their experience and practices with their well water.
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