Built in 1662 (vernacular architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
“The Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House is a Dutch Colonial structure and the oldest standing building on Staten Island, New York.”
Wikipedia article Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 63 National Register listings published here for Richmond County · listed in 1976 · category: Building · built in 1662, vernacular architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,313 fires within 5 miles of Billou-Stillwell-Perine House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,028 acres in total. 222 started naturally. 150 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1667 |
| Natural | 222 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 150 |
| Smoking | 93 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Fireworks | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Billou-Stillwell-Perine House: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper & Hewitt Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| New Dorp Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tyson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tyson's Mine & 2 Additional Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum | 1.2 miles | 2021 | |
 | Seaview Hospital | 1.7 miles | 2005 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto | 1.9 miles | 2000 | |
| Silver Lake Cemetery | 1.9 miles | 2017 | |
 | Miller Army Air Field Historic District | 2.0 miles | 1980 |
 | Garibaldi Memorial | 2.1 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76001269 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Richmond County | All 63 listed properties in this county. |
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