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Ferries to and from Staten Island have existed for thousands of years. As the Island evolved, and its transportation system became more elaborate, the ferries that operated also changed. We will discuss more than 400 years of Staten Island ferry service, including the entrepreneurs involved, the ferryboats themselves, and the landings that existed all around… Read More »The Staten Island Ferry: A History
There are relatively few buildings that literally have foundations from the 1600’s in New York City. Join us as we take a look at the resilient gems that have stood on Staten Island during the Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, and the onslaught of a growing population from the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
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The waters off Staten Island once teemed with delicious oysters. One stretch of Richmond Terrace, historically known as the Shore Road, was even referred to as “Captain’s Row” owing to the many oyster-boat captains who purchased or built fine homes along the thoroughfare.
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In this presentation FOBH Advisory Board member Giuseppe Settinieri will be discussing the life of Harriet Notcutt Errington. Miss Errington was a well-known teacher on Staten Island during the 19th century and ran the popular “Miss Errington’s School” in Rosebank. Some of her students included Mary Perkins Olmsted (wife of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted) and Alice Austen.
Artist/historian Giuseppe Settinieri will discuss the history of the “Seaside Estates” and a few of the original houses of this development, including the historic Kaasmann House on Hylan Blvd. More details about this event. »