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On Sunday, March 23, at Christ Episcopal Church in Sag Harbor, architect James Merrell of Merrell Soule Architects will present a talk on his renovation of the Maycroft Estate on North Haven.
The talk, titled “Reinterpretation of the Shingle-Style Architecture of the Maycroft Estate” and sponsored by the Sag Harbor Historical Museum, will recount the challenges the project presented and the solutions.
“Occasionally a project will challenge every principle an architect holds dear,” the Merrell Soule Architects website states. “Originally built in 1885, the Maycroft Estate in 2004 was neither salvageable nor restorable. Though listed on the National Register, Maycroft’s historical importance resided in its silhouette on the horizon of Sag Harbor Village: an image ingrained in the minds of an entire community. So, when other architects recommended demolition, Merrell Soule Architects proposed a different approach, one that later came to be understood as Reinterpretation. Today, Maycroft remains on the National Register, and on the Village horizon, yet little else of the original remains.”
Christ Episcopal Church is located at the corner of Union Street and Route 114. The one-hour presentation will begin at 3 p.m. Admission is free.
Staff Writer on Mar 6, 2025