Civic
Association
Staten Island,
New York
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Civic Association Staten Island, New York |
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On the basis of a careful consideration of the history, the architecture, and other features of this area, the St. George Historic District contains buildings and other improvements which have a special character and special historical and aesthetic interest and value and which represent one or more eras in the history of New York City and which cause this area, by reason of these factors, to constitute a distinct section of the city.
The Commission further finds that, among its important qualities, the St. George Historic District encompasses the best preserved and most historic section of residential New Brighton, Staten Island's most fashionable nineteenth-century suburban community; that established in the 1834s, as one of the earliest planned suburban developments in New York City, the area of the district was largely built up by the 1930s; that within its boundaries are many examples of significant architectural design from several eras of suburban development in a variety of building types reflecting the area's historical development patterns; that the district is especially rich in buildings from the 1880s and 1890s which reflect the flowering of the Queen Anne style and the Shingle Style and the early development of the Colonial Revival style, and it is these houses which give the district its predominant architectural character; that the houses are designed to take advantage of the hilly topography, and incorporate picturesque features such as corner towers, projecting bays, and porches; that within the historic district, part of the existing street pattern and the present street names reflect those shown on the plan of New Brighton of 1835 and four structures survive from this earliest phase of development; that the period coinciding with the Civil War development boom was marked by the introduction of a new building type to the district, the double house, and a new style, the Second Empire, and several surviving houses, dating from the 1860s and early 1870s, are designed in this style and distinguished by their mansard roofs; that the number, variety, and quality of the Shingle Style buildings is especially noteworthy; that the district is notable for the large number of works from this era by the talented and prolific Staten Island architect Edward A. Sargent; that the freestanding frame houses from the period after Staten Island was consolidated into Greater New York continue the stylistic trends established by Sargent and his contemporaries in the 1890s; that also included within the district are examples of non-residential architecture which contribute to its character; that the historical significance of the St. George Historic District comes in part because of its prominent residents over several generations, including many leading members of the arts, professions, and business community, political and social leaders, and founders of such important local institutions as the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences and the Staten Island Women's Club; that the rich variety of suburban buildings, the distinctive topography, the curving streetscapes, and the terraced landscape create a distinct sense of place and give the district its special character.
Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 74, Section 3021 of the Charter of the City of New York and Chapter 3 of Title 25 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, the Landmarks Preservation Commission designates as an Historic District the St. George Historic District, containing the property bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the southern curbline of Richmond Terrace and the eastern curbline of Westervelt Avenue, extending southerly along the eastern curbline of Westervelt Avenue to the intersection with the northern curbline of Carroll Place, westerly across Westervelt Avenue to the western curbline of Westervelt Avenue, southerly along the western curbline of Westervelt Avenue, westerly along the northern property line of 30 Westervelt Avenue, southerly along the western property lines of 30 through 56 Westervelt Avenue, easterly along part of the southern property line of 56 Westervelt Avenue, southerly along the western property lines of 60 and 62 Westervelt Avenue, westerly along part of the northern property line of 70 Westervelt Avenue, southerly along the western property lines of 70 through 106 Westervelt Avenue, easterly along the southern property line of 106 Westervelt Avenue, easterly across Westervelt Avenue to the eastern curbline of Westervelt Avenue, northerly along the eastern curbline of Westervelt Avenue to the intersection with Hamilton Avenue, southeasterly along the southern curbline of Hamilton Avenue, southerly along the western property line of 230 Hamilton Avenue, southeasterly along the southern property lines of 230 through 222 Hamilton Avenue, northerly along the eastern property line of 222 Hamilton Avenue, northwesterly along the southern curbline of Hamilton Avenue to a point which is the intersection with a line extending southerly from the eastern curbline of Phelps Place, northerly across Hamilton Avenue, northerly along the eastern curbline of Phelps Place and the eastern property line of 11 Phelps Place, easterly along part of the southern property line of Tax Map Lot 149 of Block 22, northerly along the eastern property line of Tax Map Lot 149 of Block 22, easterly along the southern curbline of St. Mark's Place to a point which is the intersection with a line extending southerly from the eastern property line of 135 St. Mark's Place, northerly across St. Mark's Place, northerly along the eastern property line of 135 St. Mark's Place, northerly across Carroll Place, westerly along the northern curbline of Carroll Place, northerly along the eastern property lines of 135 Carroll Place and 270 Richmond Terrace, westerly along the southern curbline of Richmond Terrace, southerly along the western property line of 272 Richmond Terrace (aka 131 Carroll Place), easterly along the northern curbline of Carroll Place, northerly along the eastern property lines of 17 Carroll Place and 404 Richmond Terrace, westerly along the southern curbline of Richmond Terrace, to the point of beginning.
last rev. May 20 2000
by
David Goldfarb