Designated: September 15, 2009 Horton’s Row, constructed between 1880 and 1882 by Harry L. Horton, consisted of twelve identical attached masonry row houses that were built as affordable rental houses for middle-class families. No. 417 Westervelt Avenue is one of the only four intact houses that survive. The vernacular style red brick houses have neo-Grec […]
The Vanderzee-Harper House is a fine surviving example of a Queen Anne style residence with Shingle style details, built c.1887 in Staten Island’s affluent “Fort Hill” section. The house features many details characteristic of the Queen Anne and Shingle styles.
Designated July 19, 1994 The New Brighton Association was formed in 1834 with plans to create a residential and resort community on the hillsides overlooking New York harbor. The Panic of 1837 ended the association, but one, possibly two, model homes initially built still exist as does the street plan. Later 19th-century homes in the […]
