Walking Staten Island:
St. George-New Brighton Historic District
Explore an important historic district on Staten Island just steps from the ferry terminal
Join the Preservation League of Staten Island and Bowery Boys Walks for a collaborative tour of this late 19th/early 20th-century neighborhood in “downtown Staten Island”.
The tour highlights the area’s historic waterfront-facing municipal center including a number of Carrere and Hastings designed buildings. Also on the tour, will be the residential historic district, which celebrated its 30th anniversary as an official NYC landmark district. Located along St. Mark’s Place, at the heart of the district, it includes a varied and wonderful mix of architectural styles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Its hilly topography, geography and waterfront proximity put this neighborhood and north shore Staten Island at the center of pre-greater New York City consolidation influence and importance.
Tour Highlights
- Carrere and Hastings designed Staten Island Borough Hall and St. George Public Library Center
- The historic St. George Theatre
- Residential historic district along St. Marks Place, featuring a wonderful mix of late 19th century and early 20th century architecture styles
- 120th Precinct Building, designed by James Whitford Sr
The Tour
This tour walks through a beautiful historic district on Staten Island. The tour will meet at the Taxi Stand at Staten Island Ferry St. George Terminal. The guide will meet people coming off the ferry and end in the same spot.
Duration
2 hours and about 1.5 miles of walking
Rates
$40
Please contact us to set up a private tour!
Ages
This tour is best suited for ages 12+
Tour Guide
John Kilcullen has been a resident of Staten Island for 29 years. A Long Island native, he traded the big island for a smaller one. He and his husband, Jim, live in a restored New York City Landmark shingle-style Victorian in Tompkinsville’s Fort Hill neighborhood. By day, he works in Tottenville with New York City Parks as the director of Conference House Park, a 300-acre park with five historic houses, three miles of shoreline, and an emerging new forest. An active member of the community, John is currently on the board of directors and Vice President of the Preservation League of Staten Island, a volunteer organization advocating protecting the Island’s architectural and historic environments. He is also a member of the Island’s Greenbelt Conservancy and Friends of Tompkinsville Park. John enjoys open water swimming in Lower New York Bay and trail running on the many trails of the Greenbelt.
Prep for the tour by listening to Bowery Boys episodes about Staten Island.