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    Landmarks rejects Mariners’ Family Asylum bldg.

    Designation  •  Clifton, Staten Island

    Elected officials saw designation as obstacle to expansion of foster care facility. On November 20, 2007, Landmarks removed the Mariners’ Family Asylum building from its designation calendar, allowing its current owner, New York Foundling Hospital, to move forward with its development plan.

    Built in 1852, the Italianate Villa style building was originally known as the Seamens’ Retreat and housed widows and other family members of New York seamen. Progressive in its time, it was entirely staffed and managed by women. Currently, the Hospital uses the building as a foster home facility, providing housing for 24 children. (read more…)

    Tags : 119 Thompkins Ave., Mariners’ Family Asylum
    Date:12/15/2007
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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