NYC Is Old News for This Surf-Crazy Couple Who Moved to Montauk and Built a Beach House

A long vacation in Ditch Plains turned into a permanent one for Kristi and her husband, who built a gable-sided wood-and-glass home and never looked back.

When Kristi Goldrath and her now-husband started dating six years ago, the first trip they took together from their home base in New York City was to Montauk, in Long Island’s East End. There, they rented a beach house, hiked the bluffs, and of course, surfed at Ditch Plains Beach.

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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.

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