Billiou–Stillwell–Perine_House

Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House

Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House

Historic house in Staten Island, New York

The Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House is a Dutch Colonial structure and the oldest standing building on Staten Island, New York.[2]

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History

The house was originally built by Pierre Billiou, a Huguenot who arrived at New Amsterdam fleeing religious persecution in Europe in 1661. He founded Oude Dorp (Old Town) in the same year, and subsequently received a land grant on Staten Island, erecting the original stone section of the house around 1662.[3] His daughter Martha (1652–1736) inherited the property and resided there with her husband, Thomas Stillwell (1651–1704/1705), and later with her second husband, Rev. David de Bonrepos (1654–1734), whom she married in 1711.

About 1680, Thomas Stillwell, a well-to-do landowner, enlarged the house. His and Martha's descendants, the Brittons, owned it until the mid-18th century. It was then acquired in 1758 by Edward Perine, whose family owned it until 1913.[3]

The building has a shingled sloping roof, a high jambless fireplace with a large stone hearth, and a ceiling with exceptionally large beams. Owned by Historic Richmond Town, the house is occasionally open to the public on a limited schedule or by appointment.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. [2]
    Sperr, Percy Loomis (1925). "The Perine House. Dongan Hills. S.I." Lumitone Press. Retrieved November 7, 2018 – via Staten Island Museum.
  3. [3]
    Gold, Kenneth M.; Weintrob, Lori R., eds. (2011). Discovering Staten Island. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. ISBN 978-1-61423-087-8. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Billou-Stilwell-Perine House". National Park Service. March 22, 2005. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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