Kreuzer-Pelton House
The Kreuzer-Pelton House is a Dutch-influenced fieldstone house on Staten Island in New York City. Erected in 1722 as a one-room cottage, it was expanded in two stages: in 1770 and in 1836. It is designated as a New York City landmark. The house was built by Joseph Rolph.[2]
The Kreuzer-Pelton House in 1914
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 Kreuzer-Pelton House, 2010 | |
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| Location | 1262 Richmond Ter., Staten Island, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′37″N 74°6′43″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1722 |
| Architect | Santvoord, Cornelius, Van |
| Architectural style | Dutch Influence |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001261[1] |
| NYCL No. | 0341 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 29, 1973 |
| Designated NYCL | August 24, 1967 |
During the American Revolutionary War, Tory militia commander Cortlandt Skinner used the house as his headquarters. William IV of the United Kingdom was a guest at the house.[3]
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Historic Buildings Now Standing In New York Which Were Erected Prior to Eighteen Hundred. Bank of the Manhattan Company. 1914. pp. 21.
Kreuzer-Pelton.
- New York City Guide. Works Progress Administration. 1939. p. 620.
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