Kreuzer-Pelton House

Kreuzer-Pelton House
Kreuzer-Pelton House, 2010
Location 1262 Richmond Ter., New York, New York
Coordinates 40°38′37″N 74°6′43″W / 40.64361°N 74.11194°W / 40.64361; -74.11194Coordinates: 40°38′37″N 74°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 # 73001261[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 29, 1973
Designated NYCL August 24, 1967

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

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]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Historic Buildings Now Standing In New York Which Were Erected Prior to Eighteen Hundred. Bank of the Manhattan Company. 1914. p. 21.
  3. ↑ New York City Guide. Works Progress Administration. 1939. p. 620.


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