The Augustus Keller House Shelter Island Heights, New York 1908 Designed by Charles E. Brigham of Boston with Friezes by Nicholas Briganti by Patricia and Edward Shillingburg ©2003

In late 1907, a New York City publisher, who had just released a 15 volume edition of the works of Oscar Wilde (1854 -1900), bought a plot of land from the Shelter Island Heights Association and hired the highly regarded Boston architect Charles E. Brigham and local contractor Charles W. Reeve to build a house.     In the 95 years since it was constructed, the house of Augustus Ralph Keller and his wife Florence at 10 Bay Avenue has had only four owners and each, it seems, has been committed to maintaining its integrity. The house, the architect and the builder The first owners: The Kellers The second owners: The Steins and the Riverhead Savings Bank The third owners: The Burlingames The fourth owners: The Hoffmans Sources The House in 1910 Briganti Frieze in the Library Briganti Frieze in the Diningroom