National Register of Historic Places

Elliott, Dr. Samuel MacKenzie, House

New York, Richmond County, New York
Listed
March 27, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80002757

About this property

The Dr. Samuel MacKenzie Elliott House is a historic house located at 69 Delafield Place in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. Built in 1840, it was one of 22 similar houses in the area designed and built as investments by Scottish born Samuel Mackenzie Elliott, an oculist and eye surgeon who boasted prominent clients like John Jacob Astor, Peter Cooper, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Horace Greeley. So great was his influence on the first settlement of this part of the north shore of Staten Island that the neighborhood was then known as "Elliotville". It is a 2+1⁄2-story, dark grey, locally quarried stone cottage in the Gothic style cottage. It has a gable roof with a small, pointed arch window under the rear gable. Elliot was an active abolitionist, and this house, along with his own, was reputedly outfitted as a refuge for slaves escaping the United States via the Underground Railroad. It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1967, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1980. List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Staten Island National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, New York 2007 photo, with transcribed description from NRHC nomination

Location

69 Delafield Pl.
New York, Richmond County, New York
40.64403, -74.10975

Categories

OTHERHEALTH/MEDICINEEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Elliott, Dr. Samuel MacKenzie, House listed on the National Register?

Elliott, Dr. Samuel MacKenzie, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 1980.

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Elliott, Dr. Samuel MacKenzie, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Elliott, Dr. Samuel MacKenzie, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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