Abraham Manee House

Located on Purdy Place adjacent to Lemon Creek, on the South Shore of Staten Island, the oldest section is a one-room structure built by Paulus Regrenier in 1670, a French Huguenot fleeing religious persecution in Europe.

An addition made of rubble-stone and tabby was added by another early French Huguenot settler, Abraham Manee, in the late 18th century.

The Seguine family purchased the homestead in the 1780s and built a wooden addition in the early part of the 19th century.

Of architectural noteworthiness are the spring eaves that are evident of Flemish design on the north side of the house.

The judge supported the city's request for an injunction to stop the owners from "continuing their policy of 'demolition by neglect'.