The Kreuzer-Pelton House is a Dutch-influenced fieldstone house on Staten Island in New York City. Erected in 1722 as a one-room cottage, it was expanded in two stages: in 1770 and in 1836. It is designated as a New York City landmark. The house was built by Joseph Rolph.[2]

Kreuzer-Pelton House
Kreuzer-Pelton House, 2010
Kreuzer-Pelton House is located in New York City
Kreuzer-Pelton House
Kreuzer-Pelton House is located in New York
Kreuzer-Pelton House
Kreuzer-Pelton House is located in the United States
Kreuzer-Pelton House
Location1262 Richmond Ter., Staten Island, New York
Coordinates40°38′37″N 74°6′43″W / 40.64361°N 74.11194°W / 40.64361; -74.11194
Arealess than one acre
Built1722
ArchitectSantvoord, Cornelius, Van
Architectural styleDutch Influence
NRHP reference No.73001261[1]
NYCL No.0341
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1973
Designated NYCLAugust 24, 1967
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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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Historic Buildings Now Standing In New York Which Were Erected Prior to Eighteen Hundred. Bank of the Manhattan Company. 1914. pp. 21. Kreuzer-Pelton.
  3. ^ New York City Guide. Works Progress Administration. 1939. p. 620.