Paolo "Paul” Carriero, born in the Basilicata region of Italy in the small mountaintop village of Montescaglioso, began training to become a master tailor at age 12. In 1962, at age 28, Paul and his wife Jeanette came to America to join the rest of Jeanette Rizzi's family, and the move gave him the opportunity to open his own tailor shop, provide a better life for his family, and live the American dream. After taking over the tailoring business from Frank di Serio, he operated his original shop two doors to the south for many years before he and Jeanette purchased this building on August 2, 1978, as the new location of Paul the Tailor. For 50 years, Paul the Tailor was a Patchogue institution where prominent business professionals, political figures, and people from all walks of life came not only to have clothes tailored but also to share personal stories, giving the shop a reputation as Patchogue's second town hall. Paul died on February 21, 2011, the tailor shop closed about a year later, and in December 2013 his son Rocco completed the restoration of the 100 year old building in memory of his father and mother's hard work and contribution.