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Study Reveals Sag Harbor's Annie Cooper Boyd House Older Than Thought

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Bill Flynt removes a sample from a wood beam in the Sag Harbor Historical Society's Annie Cooper Boyd House. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Bill Flynt removes a sample from a wood beam in the Sag Harbor Historical Society's Annie Cooper Boyd House. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Sag Harbor Historical Society Vice President Zach Studenroth, right, with Barbara Schwartz, a long-time member, at the Annie Cooper Boyd House. A study recently revealed the house was built about 35 years earlier than thought. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Sag Harbor Historical Society Vice President Zach Studenroth, right, with Barbara Schwartz, a long-time member, at the Annie Cooper Boyd House. A study recently revealed the house was built about 35 years earlier than thought. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The sign in front of the Sag Harbor Historical Society's Annie Cooper Boyd House will have to be updated after a study revealed the house was actually built in 1761. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The sign in front of the Sag Harbor Historical Society's Annie Cooper Boyd House will have to be updated after a study revealed the house was actually built in 1761. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Sep 13, 2022
The verdict is in. The Annie Cooper Boyd House on Main Street, also known as the headquarters of the Sag Harbor Historical Society, was not built in 1796 as the... more

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