The Staten Island Museum to host a:“Lunch & Learn: Kreischerville–A Walk Into the Past”with Curator of History, Patricia M. Salmon Wednesday, June 20th (raindate Thursday, June 21st) 12 noon$24/$20 museum membersPre-pay by contacting Maria Fiorelli at 718.727.1135 x115 Meet at Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nielsen Avenue and Carlin Street, off Sharrotts Road Kreischerville, […]
It was on May 31, 1917, that numerous luminaries and dignitaries, including Staten Island Museum founders William T. Davis, Arthur Hollick, and Charles W. Leng, broke ground for Staten Island’s first museum! Join us as we celebrate the 90th anniversary of this historic day on Thursday, May 31, 2007. Located at 75 Stuyvesant Place in […]
Every time you think that it’s getting easier to save buildings in Staten Island, you get hit with a roll call like this. Lighthouse Hill home landmarked1856 Italianate villa on Meisner Avenue receives designation from city Wednesday, May 16, 2007By KAREN O’SHEAADVANCE STAFF WRITERSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Lighthouse Hill house that was home to […]
Too bad that the article didn’t draw attention to the fact that $1 million – which is all we’re asking for the LPC – is the same amount that the developer spent to buy a historic house for demolition!New condo taking place of old house in St. GeorgePreservation League president decries fate of 138-year-old home […]
From the Staten Island Advance Search heats up for North Shore’s ‘downtown cool’Business group engages Landmarks panel member to craft zoning ideas for Bay St. from St. George to CliftonFriday, April 20, 2007By KAREN O’SHEAADVANCE STAFF WRITER STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Aiming to strike while private and public investment is peaking along the North Shore […]
From the Staten Island AdvanceHomeowner complains of preservation pervertsHe tells hearing they have peered in his windows since city said it would landmark his Tottenville property Wednesday, April 11, 2007By KAREN O’SHEAADVANCE STAFF WRITER STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Move over, Peeping Toms. A Tottenville homeowner has identified a new scourge: Preservation perverts. Douglas Ford complained […]
From the Staten Island Advance 8 at one go for landmarkingPanel to take testimony next week on nominated houses, storefront and plantSaturday, April 07, 2007By KAREN O’SHEAADVANCE STAFF WRITER STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Supporters and opponents of landmarking will get the chance Tuesday to weigh in on the potential designation of a half-dozen Staten Island […]
The Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences presents: “The Irish of Staten Island”with Curator of History, Patricia M. SalmonSaturday, April 21, 2007, 1pm, FREE!Saint George branch of the New York Public LibraryCentral Avenue and Hyatt Street, Staten IslandRegistration required: call 718.727.1135 x123 Join us as we honor Immigrant History Week with fascinating biographical accounts […]
From the Staten Island Advance Tensions rise over landmarked home in TottenvilleNeighbor tells police and City Hall that owner of the decaying house threatened her familyThursday, March 29, 2007By KAREN O’SHEAADVANCE STAFF WRITERSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A battered landmark house in Tottenville is sparking anger and now fear, with some complaining that nothing has been […]
Staten Island Historical Society at HISTORIC RICHMOND TOWN441 Clarke Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306(718) 351-1611www.HistoricRichmondTown.org www.RichmondCountyFair.org PROGRAMS: TAVERN CONCERTSTwo shows every Saturday evening at 7:30 and 9:00 p.m.The cost is $15 per person, $12 for members of SIHSA mini-series of 4 concerts: $55/$44 for members of SIHSPrepaid reservations required – call 718-351-1611, Ext. 280 Saturday, […]
