Kreuzer-Pelton House

The Kreuzer-Pelton House is a Dutch-influenced fieldstone house, erected in 1722 as a one-room cottage, which has been added to in two successive stages, just before the American Revolution 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

Kreuzer-Pelton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark
Kreuzer-Pelton House, 2010
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Location	1262 Richmond Ter., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°38′37″N 74°6′43″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1722
Architect	Santvoord, Cornelius, Van
Architectural style	Dutch Influence
NRHP reference No.	73001261[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 29, 1973
Designated NYCL	August 24, 1967

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

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.