Berry Houses

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Berry Houses
Berry Houses
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Coordinates: 40°35′13″N74°06′07″W / 40.587°N 74.102°W / 40.587; -74.102 Coordinates: 40°35′13″N74°06′07″W / 40.587°N 74.102°W / 40.587; -74.102
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State Flag of New York.svg  New York
City New York City
Borough Staten Island
ZIP codes
10306
Area codes 718, 347, 929, and 917

The Berry Houses are a housing project located in the Dongan Hills neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City. The project consists of eight six-story buildings, containing 506 apartments and housing approximately 1,000 residents. The 13.89-acre development is bordered by Richmond Road, Dongan Hills Avenue, Seaver Avenue, and Jefferson Street. It is owned and managed by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and was built in 1950. [1] [2]

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Development

The 1940s saw public housing expand to Staten Island, and the Berry Houses were completed on October 30, 1950. [1] [3] It was designed by Alfred Mosher Butts [4] and named after Brig. Gen. Charles W. Berry (1871–1941), who was both a soldier and a physician. [1]

The Berry Houses are one of three public housing complexes located in Staten Island's 122nd Police Precinct.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "BERRY HOUSES". March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. "MyNYCHA Developments Portal". my.nycha.info. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. Lundrigan, Margaret (2004). Staten Island: Isle of the Bay. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9780738524436.
  4. Lambert, Bruce (April 7, 1993). "Alfred M. Butts, 93, Is Dead; Inventor of Scrabble". The New York Times . Retrieved January 3, 2009.