Backstory: North Main Saltbox Restored Over Nearly Half a Century

East Hampton Historical Farm Museum was once just a home on North Main and Cedar Streets
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Today, on the northeast corner of Cedar Street and North Main Street in East Hampton, a historic 18th century saltbox house sits centered on two acres of well-mowed lawn. It’s a model farm, a museum for farm tools, wagons and carriages.  And lots of events, lectures and outdoor barbecues get held there. When I…

Hamptons Real Estate Stories: A Legendary Fight & Teardown

Hamptons real estate teardown
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One time, about 20 years ago, I watched two men angrily get into a shoving match at the annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. It was in the aisle where the summer people and the locals stroll to see the pretty bonnets and other fancy clothes of those also attending.    The shoving match was…

Crazy Hamptons Real Estate Stories: Dog Dies

One summer, Dan Rattiner One summer, I rented a summer house $279.51 on Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton. 
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Have one?  Want to share? Contact me and we’ll publish it here in this weekly column. – Dan So I spent six months trying to sell this mansion on Further Lane. It’s owned by an older couple. She’s all for it. He’s waffling. But it gets listed. Finally, in the seventh month after I’ve…