Conference House | |
New York City Landmark No. 0393
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| Location | Conference House Park, Satterlee Street, Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°30′10.3″N 74°15′13.6″W / 40.502861°N 74.253778°W |
| Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | circa 1675 |
| Architectural style | Dutch Colonial |
| Part of | Ward's Point Conservation Area (ID82003402) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000566[1] |
| NYSRHP No. | 08501.001286 |
| NYCL No. | 0393 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | May 23, 1966[2] |
| Designated CP | September 29, 1982 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
Conference House (also known as Billop House[3]) is a stone house in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City. Built by Captain Christopher Billopp some time before 1680, it is located in Conference House Park near Ward's Point, the southernmost tip of New York state, which became known as "Billop's Point" in the 18th century.
The Staten Island Peace Conference, an unsuccessful attempt to find a swift negotiated end to the American Revolutionary War, was hosted there by his heir and grandson, Colonel Christopher Billop, on September 11, 1776. The house, a National and New York City Landmark, is located at Conference House Park overlooking Raritan Bay. The house is also located within the Ward's Point Conservation Area, separately added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1][4]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Conference House". National Historic Landmark. National Park Service. September 10, 2007. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
On 11 September 1776, this was the scene of a meeting between Lord Richard Howe and a committee of the Continental Congress. The British Admiral offered amnesty in exchange for withdrawal of the Declaration of Independence.
- ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. p. 931. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5.
- ^ Charles A. Florence (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ward's Point Conservation Area". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 6, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 13 photos".