HOUSE PROUD! Quogue’s Iconic Summer “Cottages”: 1880-1910
January 10, 2026 @ 8:00 am - February 20, 2026 @ 5:00 pm
Preserving Quogue’s Architectural Heritage!
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HOUSE PROUD!
Quogue’s Iconic Summer “Cottages”: 1880-1910
January 10 – February 20, 2025
Exhibition on view at the Art Gallery / Quogue Library
90 Quogue Street Quogue, NY 11959
Exhibition Overview
Quogue’s shingle-style summer “cottages” are, by far, the Village’s most significant and unique architectural resource. Built at the turn of the 20th century during an unprecedented real estate boom, today they comprise most of the remarkable 250 buildings recognized in the Quogue Historic District. The coming of the railroad in 1870 cemented Quogue’s popularity as a summer resort.
By the 1880s, boarding house residents were in search of a more permanent seasonal presence. Roads were laid out south of Quogue Street with easy access to the bays, creeks, and ocean, landowners began selling off house lots, and a flurry of home construction began. The mark left on the Village is indelible.
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Link to online exhibition
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