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Gallery: Should Rassapeague Be Restored?
The historic mansion was mostly destroyed in a December 2011 blaze.
For 18 months, the charred shell of the historic Rassapeague estate in Nissequogue has weathered under the elements, and there appears little hope that the estate, listed in the National Registry of Historic Places, will be salvaged.
According to a representative at the Registry, the federal organization does not handle restoration when a listed structure is destroyed, and it doesn't mandate it either.
On Dec. 30, 2011, a fire torn through the circa-1860 mansion tucked behind the Knox School off of Long Beach Road in Nissequogue. The disaster was complicated when firefighters struggled to channel water to the secluded plot to douse the flames. The hydrant was too far.
Rassapeague, also known as the Francis C. Huntington and Susan Butler Huntington Estate, was once know as a major producer of wine for the state.
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