Riverhead Building Supply

For 75 years, Riverhead Building Supply has been the supplier of choice for quality-conscious builders, contractors, architects and homeowners in the Long Island and New England areas. Great service, knowledgeable full-time personnel, contractor sales representatives and a large inventory of top-quality products are why our building supply company is the right choice for your next project.

Started in 1948, Jesse Goodale, his brother Harold, and their uncle Percy (Pete) Ketcham ran a farm supply on eastern Long Island. Since the farm was slow during winter, the brother’s, under the suggestion of their father, partnered with their uncle to open a lumber yard.

While Harold tended the farm, Jesse ran the lumber yard on Ostrander Avenue, expecting to return to the farm in the spring, but never did. The Ostrander Avenue location would be the sole location for 27 years as Jesse continued to grow the building materials business on a person-to-person basis keeping customer service in the forefront.