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In Long Island, a Home for All Generations

Maxine Hicks for The New York Times

"UNDER ONE ROOF

Mike Delfino, far right, designed his house in Port Jefferson Station to accommodate three generations of his family.

By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER

Published: February 24, 2010

EARLY this month, three generations of the Delfino family moved into the 3,400-square-foot stone and stucco home they designed for themselves in Port Jefferson Station.

Mike Delfino Jr., 52, and his wife, Maria, 49, took the master suite on the right side of the first floor. Their sons, ages 16 and 20, have bedrooms upstairs and a large game room that could be a living room if they decided to boomerang back home as adults. “If they get married,” their father said, “there is room for them to have their wives there and get a start.” On the left side of the first floor is another master suite, with sitting room and bath, for Mrs. Delfino’s mother, Anne Calaci, 84, who is making the transition to the Delfinos’ new spread from her home in Mineola. After Mrs. Calaci’s husband died four years ago, the Delfinos wanted her to move into the 2,200-square-foot center-hall colonial they then owned, also in Port Jefferson Station. She balked. “The other home was so small she thought she was going to be in our way,” said Mr. Delfino, the owner of an insulation company. In response, the family decided to design a place that would accommodate their multigenerational needs.”

A version of this article appeared in print on February 28, 2010, on page RE5 of the New York edition.

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