Christopher House (Staten Island)

The Christopher House is a stone masonry farmhouse at Historic Richmond Town in Staten Island, New York City.

Current Historic Richmond Town institutional belief, based on extensive research by Loring McMillen, places those dates earlier, to c. 1720 for the original portion, with the addition from c. 1730.

The proximity of the homestead on its original property to the Groad Swamp of those days offered opportunities for escape, in case of surprise, for those who attended the clandestine meetings held in this house during the Revolutionary War.

Current interpretive use of this building at Historic Richmond Town demonstrates daily farm life from the mid-to late-18th century.

Col. Thomas Dongan, (grand-nephew of Governor Thomas Dongan), (1745-1757) Nelly Haughwout (by 1761) Joseph Christopher Sr. (by 24 May 1764) Joseph Christopher Jr. (23 April 1825), Farmer/Cooper-Woodworker David Decker (4 September 1827) Thomas Standring (19 October 1852 – 15 February 1858), Hardware & Comb Manufacturer Samuel Stansring (before 1962), Hardware & Comb Manufacturer Mrs. Eugene C. Egan (before 1962) Staten Island Historical Society (17 May 1969) On September 13, 1966, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation of the Christopher House as a Landmark as well as that of the related Landmark site.