Alice Austen House
Alice Austen House
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Location | 2 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, New York City, New York |
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Built | 1690[1] |
Architectural style | Dutch Colonial, later Gothic Revival[2] |
NRHP Reference # | 70000925 |
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Added to NRHP | July 28, 1970[1] |
Designated NHL | April 19, 1993[3] |
Designated NYCL | August 2, 1967 |
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The Alice Austen House, also known as Clear Comfort, is located at 2 Hylan Boulevard in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, New York City, New York.[4] It was home of Alice Austen, a photographer, for most of her lifetime, and is now a museum and a member of the Historic House Trust.[5] The house is administered by the "Friends of Alice Austen", a volunteer group.[6] Today, the Alice Austen House hosts many school programs, including photography summer camps and day trips for classes of all age groups.[7]
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History
It was originally built in the 1690s/early 1700s as a one-room Dutch Colonial House on the shore of New York harbor, near the Narrows with brothers Jacob Johnson and Lambert Johnson being the likely first occupants. The brothers Johnson purchased 120 acres of land from George Brown in 1698.[8] Jacob Johnson's mother-in-law was Winifred King Benham, who was tried for witchcraft in Wallingford, Connecticut and may have been a resident of the house after her acquittal and virtual banishment. [9]
The house was remodeled and expanded several times in the 1800s, most notably after John Haggerty Austen, Alice's grandfather, purchased, renamed, and remodeled it in 1844.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, became a New York City Landmark in 1971. It was purchased by New York City in 1975 and opened to the public. In 1993 it became a National Historic Landmark, and in 2002, it became a Historic Artist Home and Studio.[6][1]
See also
References
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- ↑ Dolkart, Andrew S. & Postal, Matthew A.; Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004. ISBN 0-471-36900-4; p.342.
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- ↑ Wilson, Claire. "Living In Rosebank, Staten Island: A Quiet Slice of New York Waterfront", The New York Times, March 12, 2006. Accessed November 3, 2007. "In July, the same group holds a picnic and concert with an 18-piece band on the grounds of Clear Comfort, the former home, now a museum, of Alice Austen, a native Staten Islander who was a pioneering female photographer."
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- ↑ Alice Austen House Museum and Park, Liber Deeds C/186 and C/188 dated May 1, 1701 and May 5, 1701, respectively.
- ↑ Families of Ancient New Haven. American Genealogist, 1926. Volume 4, pages 957-8.
External links
- Official website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-5472, "Elizabeth Alice Austen House, 2 Hyland Boulevard, Rosebank, Richmond County, NY", 10 photos, 8 data pages
- Alice Austen House nomination at National Park Service
- Alice Austen House at New York City Parks Department
- Places Where Women Made History: the Alice Austen House at National Park Service
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- Museums in Staten Island
- National Historic Landmarks in New York City
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- Historic American Buildings Survey in New York
- Houses completed in 1750
- Artist studios
- Feminism and history
- Historic house museums in New York City
- Biographical museums in New York
- Art museums in New York City
- Women's museums in the United States
- Houses in Staten Island
- National Register of Historic Places on Staten Island
- Photography museums and galleries in the United States
- Parks in Staten Island