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Peter Houseman House

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PETER HOUSEMAN HOUSE, WESTERLEIGH, RICHMOND COUNTY, NY
PETER HOUSEMAN HOUSE, WESTERLEIGH, RICHMOND COUNTY, NY

Peter Houseman House is a historic home located at Westerleigh, Staten Island, New York. It consists of two sections, one built about 1730 and the second about 1760. The older section is a 1+1⁄2-story, stone wing built of fieldstone painted white. The newer section is a 1+1⁄2-story, large frame section with a gable roof.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Peter Houseman House
Watchogue Road, New York Staten Island

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Watchogue Road 227
10314 New York, Staten Island
New York, United States
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PETER HOUSEMAN HOUSE, WESTERLEIGH, RICHMOND COUNTY, NY
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