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Photos: Demolition under way on historic Douglas Moore home

BETH YOUNG PHOTO | The demolition begins Monday morning at the Douglas Moore home.

The cyan-trimmed house on the bay that belonged to Pulitzer Prize-winning Cutchogue composer Douglas Moore faced the wrecking ball Monday morning.

Workers began the demolition of the historic home a little before 11 a.m. The house, dubbed Salt Meadow, sits on the east side of Downs Creek on New Suffolk Avenue.

[Click here to read more about the Douglas Moore home]

A demolition and building permit for a modern 8,766-square-foot home, designed by Barnes Coy Architects in Bridgehampton, was approved by the Southold Town building department on June 12. The new house is to have six bedrooms, six bathrooms, a gym, spa and in-ground swimming pool. A wetlands permit for the project was approved by the Town Trustees last fall and 730 cubic yards of fill is to be brought in to regrade the property.

BETH YOUNG PHOTO
BETH YOUNG PHOTO
BETH YOUNG PHOTO
BETH YOUNG PHOTO