James Thompson House.

Title

James Thompson House.

Subject

Residences

Description

Richard Sammis built the house in 1875, before selling it to James Thompson of College Point in 1891. Thompson, who preferred the honorific "Captain," was known as The Seafood King, operating as an oyster shipper and dealer along the Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Transportation Company Steamer Wharf.

Source

Oyster Bay Historical Society Archives, Photography Collection

Date

ca. 1900

Rights

Oyster Bay Historical Society

Original Format

Photograph

Files

Thompson House.jpg

Citation

“James Thompson House.,” OBHS Archives, accessed September 8, 2024, https://obhs.omeka.net/items/show/341.