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He founded Oude Dorp in the same year, and subsequently received a land grant on Staten Island, erecting the original stone section of the house around 1662. [3] His daughter Martha (1652–1736) inherited the property and resided there with her husband, Thomas Stillwell (1651–1704/1705), and later with her second husband, Rev. David de ...
[1] After slavery in New York was abolished in 1827, freedmen settled in the area known since colonial times as Sandy Ground, which was located in the area around what is now the intersection of Bloomingdale and Woodrow Roads in Rossville. These early settlers were skilled in the oyster trade, and brought this knowledge with them to Staten Island.
Southern side of Edinboro Rd., between 402 and 426 Rds. 40°34′34″N 74°08′29″W / 40.576011°N 74.141258°W / 40.576011; -74.141258 ( Staten Island Lighthouse Hill
Staten Island Borough Hall: March 23, 1982: Staten Island Family Courthouse (Staten Island Children's Courthouse), 100 Richmond Terr January 30, 2001: Staten Island Lighthouse: January 17, 1968: Staten Island Savings Bank Building: September 19, 2006: Stephens House and General Store, Historic Richmond Town August 26, 1969
1.8 miles (2.9 km) Mariners Harbor: North Shore Branch Summer 1886 March 31, 1953 4.6 miles (7.4 km) Mount Loretto Orphanage: Mount Loretto Branch [6] [7] 1885 1950 This station was used for special excursions. Nassau: Main Line after 1922 January 21, 2017 25.7 miles (41.4 km) Served the Nassau Smelting Company. New Brighton: North Shore Branch
The road itself was merely one-lane wide. However, indicative of the economic transformation the Richmond Avenue corridor of Staten Island experienced, specifically with the opening of the Staten Island Mall in 1972, the roadway was widened. The roadway from Rockland Avenue to Forest Hill Road has been widened to an eight-lane thoroughfare ...
The station opened on June 2, 1860 with the opening of the Staten Island Railway (SIR) from Annadale to Tottenville. [1] The opening of the station gave the surrounding area a separate identity from Tottenville. While it had been considered part of Tottenville, it became its own neighborhood once the area was named Richmond Valley by the SIR. [2]
Poillon-Seguine-Britton House was a historic home located in Great Kills, Staten Island, New York, near Great Kills Harbor.The original section was built about 1695 for the French immigrant Jacques Poillon, with a 2-story addition completed about 1845 after the home was sold to Joseph Seguine, and a final major expansion in 1930 for Richard Britton.