Designate May 15, 1973
The handsome Greek Revival iron fence that runs for over a third of a mile along the northerly boundary of the former Sailors’ Snug Harbor property is almost as old as the great Greek Revival buildings it protects. The central portion of the fence opposite these buildings was fabricated and erected circa 1840 by William Alexander of Broome Street, Manhattan, from designs by the noted British-born architect, Frederick Diaper (1810-1906), a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a founding member of the American Institute of Architects. Since William Alexander’s sons continued the business of “smith and ornamental ironwork” after their father’s death in 1860, it is more than likely that the same firm executed subsequent additions to the fence which match the original.
Image credit: Emilio Guerra
STATUS Designated Individual Landmark
The Neighborhood
New Brighton
New Brighton, formerly an independent village, is today a neighborhood located on the northwestern tip of Staten Island. The neighborhood comprises an older industrial and residential harbor front area along the Kill Van Kull west of St. George.
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