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Southampton Historical Museum's 8th 'Insider's View' House Tour Will Feature Six Homes

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The house was built in 1779. TOWN & COUNTRY

The house was built in 1779. TOWN & COUNTRY

Dining room. TOWN & COUNTRY

Dining room. TOWN & COUNTRY

The design of Breeze House makes the most of Southampton's natural beauty by opening the house up to the outdoors, inviting the sunlight in, and letting the sound of the nearby ocean fill its walls. COURTESY EMMA BALLOU

The design of Breeze House makes the most of Southampton's natural beauty by opening the house up to the outdoors, inviting the sunlight in, and letting the sound of the nearby ocean fill its walls. COURTESY EMMA BALLOU

This oceanfronnt property features stellar views of Wickapogue Pond and the Atlantic from nearly every room.  COURTESY EMMA BALLOU

This oceanfronnt property features stellar views of Wickapogue Pond and the Atlantic from nearly every room. COURTESY EMMA BALLOU

This house on Herrick Road has a warm decor, is rich in color and custom designer details, and is enhanced by the owner-artist's representational paintings on display in every room. COURTESY EMMA BALLOU

This house on Herrick Road has a warm decor, is rich in color and custom designer details, and is enhanced by the owner-artist's representational paintings on display in every room. COURTESY EMMA BALLOU

Designed by architect Francis Fleetwood, this home is a reinterpretation of the past with modern interior spaces. COURTESY EMMA BALLOU

Designed by architect Francis Fleetwood, this home is a reinterpretation of the past with modern interior spaces. COURTESY EMMA BALLOU

author27east on May 29, 2017

Classic to contemporary homes will be featured in the annual house tour to benefit the Southampton Historical Museum on Saturday, June 3.

Attendees will have a chance to view interiors of a variety of homes spread across Southampton Village.

Homes include a classic and historical South Main Street estate, a modern but family-centered Shingle-style residence on Foster Crossing, the spacious, sunlit Breeze House in the heart of the village, a luxurious, oceanside home on Murray Compound, a Herrick Road estate regarded by the historical museum as a “turn-of-the-century treasure renovated for modern living,” and a hidden dwelling featuring a vintage cottage exterior and chic, contemporary interior.

The tour begins at the Halsey Homestead at 1 p.m., followed by a reception at the Rogers Mansion at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $95 in advance or $110 the day of. Call 631-283-2494 or visit southamptonhistoricalmuseum.org.

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