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Photograph of Gardiner-Tyler House
Photograph by Robert Haber, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Gardiner-Tyler House

Built in 1835 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.

From the record

“Gardiner-Tyler House is a historic home located at West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. It was built about 1835 and is a two-story, Greek Revival style frame dwelling covered in clapboards.”

Wikipedia article Gardiner-Tyler House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 63 National Register listings published here for Richmond County · listed in 1984 · category: Building · built in 1835, Greek Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 27 Tyler St., New York, 10310
  • When was it listed? November 1984
  • Category. building
  • Borough. Staten Island
  • When was it built? 1835
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 84000294 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1898 to 1998

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.

Topographic sheet covering Gardiner-Tyler House, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet covering Gardiner-Tyler House, surveyed 1898

Fires near this property

2,019 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,019 fires within 5 miles of Gardiner-Tyler House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,186 acres in total. 207 started naturally. 126 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/undetermined1433
Natural207
Arson/incendiarism126
Smoking88
Equipment and vehicle use56
Debris and open burning44
Fireworks27
Recreation and ceremony17
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Other causes3
Railroad operations and maintenance2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2010Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.9 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Richmond County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gardiner-Tyler 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cooper & Hewitt MineIronPast Producer
New Dorp MineIronPast Producer
Tyson MineIronPast Producer
Tyson's Mine & 2 Additional MinesIronPast ProducerResidual

Every working recorded in Richmond County

Maps showing this location

17 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Scott-Edwards House0.7 miles1983
Calvary Presbyterian Church0.8 miles2002
Silver Lake Cemetery0.9 miles2017
West Brighton Plaza0.9 miles2024
Temple Israel Reform Congregation0.9 miles2025
Immanuel Union Church1.0 miles2018

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 84000294 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Richmond CountyAll 63 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.