We’ve been crazy about the facade of this house for years. (We’d call it Shingle Style, we guess.) That curving balcony, the swooping roof over the porch? Perfection. So when we saw the place was listed for sale a few weeks ago (by Kieran Brew and Jennifer Brew of Saunders), we were dying to see the interiors.
The interiors turned out to be not quiiiite perfection (we’d like to see a few more signs of age there) but darn close. First, a little history of the place.
It’s known as “the Conklin house,” which, given that there are at least three other Conklin houses in Amagansett and the town itself has been known as Conklinville, isn’t that information. Actually, it is known as the William D. Conklin House, even though it was actually built by Everett Babcock in 1898. William Conklin lived there later; he was also the Amagansett postmaster. And if either Everett or William stopped by today, they’d recognize the house; it looks little unchanged on the exterior.
On the inside, though, most rooms have been modernized for current tastes. The place isn’t huge, at 2,600 square feet, but there are four bedrooms and 3.5 baths. (We just love the nooks and crannies the old rooms afford. So much fun for kids.) Of course there’s a great looking marble kitchen, which looks out in the spacious (0.29 of an acre) yard. And there’s a wonderful pool out back and pretty landscaping.
All this for $3.5 million? What’s the catch? Well, it’s right on Montauk Highway, across the street from the school. Normally we’d advise caution about a house right on the highway but sorry, caution flies out the window in a house as utterly charming as this. Someone needs to scoop this up fast.
- 327 Main Street [Saunders]
327 Main St, Amagansett, NY 11930
