Poillon-Seguine-Britton House

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Poillon-Seguine-Britton House
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Location361 Great Kills Road, Staten Island, New York
Coordinates 40°32′44″N74°8′25″W / 40.54556°N 74.14028°W / 40.54556; -74.14028 Coordinates: 40°32′44″N74°8′25″W / 40.54556°N 74.14028°W / 40.54556; -74.14028
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1695
ArchitectHornfager, Robert C. (1930 expansion)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
DemolishedApril 1996
NRHP reference No. 84002942 [1]
NYCL No.1209
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 1984
Designated NYCLAugust 25, 1981
Delisted NYCL1997 [2]

Poillon-Seguine-Britton House was a historic home located in Great Kills, Staten Island, New York, near Great Kills Harbor. The original section was built about 1695 for the French immigrant Jacques Poillon, with a 2-story addition completed about 1845 after the home was sold to Joseph Seguine, and a final major expansion in 1930 for Richard Britton. It was a substantial, 2+12-story, stone-and-wood structure in the local vernacular style. The interior had some notable Greek Revival style details. [3]

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It was designated a New York City landmark in 1981 [2] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, [1] only to be burned in 1989 and demolished in 1996. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 James E. Dibble (August 25, 1981). "Poillon-Seguine-Britton House", Landmarks Preservation Commission, LP-1209.
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2016.Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Poillon-Seguine-Britton House" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying six photographs
  4. Jonathan Peters (May 1997), "The Poillon-Seguine-Britton House: How to Rid Your Property of an Unwanted Landmark-and Get Away With It!", Preservation League News: A Newsletter of Historic Preservation on Staten Island, The Preservation League of Staten Island.