The Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House is a Dutch Colonial structure and the oldest standing building on Staten Island, New York.[2]
Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House | |
New York City Landmark No. 0380
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 Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House | |
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| Location | 1476 Richmond Road, Staten Island, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°35′34″N 74°6′3″W / 40.59278°N 74.10083°W |
| Built | ca. 1662 |
| Architectural style | Domestic vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001269[1] |
| NYCL No. | 0380 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 1, 1976 |
| Designated NYCL | February 28, 1967 |
History
editThe house was originally built by Pierre Billiou, a Huguenot who arrived at New Amsterdam fleeing religious persecution in Europe in 1661. He founded Oude Dorp (Old Town) 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 Bonrepos (1654–1734), whom she married in 1711.
About 1680, Thomas Stillwell, a well-to-do landowner, enlarged the house. His and Martha's descendants, the Brittons, owned it until the mid-18th century. It was then acquired in 1758 by Edward Perine, whose family owned it until 1913.[3]
The building has a shingled sloping roof, a high jambless fireplace with a large stone hearth, and a ceiling with exceptionally large beams. Owned by Historic Richmond Town, the house is occasionally open to the public on a limited schedule or by appointment.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Sperr, Percy Loomis (1925). "The Perine House. Dongan Hills. S.I." Lumitone Press. Retrieved November 7, 2018 – via Staten Island Museum.
- ^ a b Gold, Kenneth M.; Weintrob, Lori R., eds. (2011). Discovering Staten Island. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. ISBN 978-1-61423-087-8. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Billou-Stilwell-Perine House". National Park Service. March 22, 2005. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
External links
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- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House, Landmarks Preservation Commission
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House, Historic Richmond Town
- The Story and Documentary History of the Perine House, Staten Island Antiquarian Society, 1915