Kreuzer-Pelton House

Kreuzer-Pelton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark  No. 0341
Kreuzer-Pelton House, 2010
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Location	1262 Richmond Ter., Staten Island, New York
Coordinates	40°38′37″N74°6′43″W / 40.64361°N 74.11194°W / 40.64361; -74.11194
Area	less than one acre
Built	1722
Architect	Santvoord, Cornelius, Van
Architectural style	Dutch Influence
NRHP reference No.	73001261 [1]
NYCL No.	0341
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 29, 1973
Designated NYCL	August 24, 1967

The Kreuzer-Pelton House is a Dutch-influenced fieldstone house on Staten Island in New York City. Erected in 1722 as a one-room cottage, it was expanded in two stages: in 1770 and in 1836. It is designated as a New York City landmark. The house was built by Joseph Rolph. ^[2]

The Kreuzer-Pelton House in 1914

During the American Revolutionary War, Tory militia commander Cortlandt Skinner used the house as his headquarters. William IV of the United Kingdom was a guest at the house. ^[3]

See also

• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Staten Island
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, New York

References

• Neighborhood Preservation Center Archived January 16, 2022, at the Wayback Machine

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Historic Buildings Now Standing In New York Which Were Erected Prior to Eighteen Hundred. Bank of the Manhattan Company. 1914. pp.  21. Kreuzer-Pelton.
3. New York City Guide. Works Progress Administration. 1939. p. 620.