{"id":377369,"date":"2025-11-14T03:04:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T03:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/377369\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T03:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T03:04:40","slug":"staten-islands-11-most-iconic-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/377369\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island\u2019s 11 most iconic houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note: A version of this story was originally published in 2016. It has been updated by Nicolette Cavallaro.<\/p>\n

Godfather house\"11The exterior of the sprawling mansion at 110 Longfellow Ave., known as the \u201cGodfather\u201d House, was used in the filming of \u201cThe Godfather.\u201dStaten Island Advance<\/p>\n

Whether it was the backdrop for one of the most iconic movies of all time, or the oldest farmhouse in the borough, Staten Island is home to a wealth of famous homes.<\/p>\n

The world didn\u2019t get to see \u201cThe Godfather\u201d until its release in 1972. But for Staten Islanders, the story of \u201cThe Godfather\u201d began a year earlier, in the spring of 1971, when Francis Ford Coppola, his cast and his crew took up residence on Emerson Hill for the beginning of a hectic two-month-long shooting schedule.<\/p>\n

The exterior of the sprawling mansion at 110 Longfellow Ave. \u2014 known as the \u201cGodfather\u201d house \u2014 was used in the filming of \u201cThe Godfather.\u201d The house includes a gourmet kitchen, stately dining room, exercise room, a pub and expansive game room.<\/p>\n

The current owner purchased the home for nearly $1.7 million from the Norton family, who owned it since 1951. Before that, the home was owned by former Borough President Joseph Palma, who lived there with his wife, Marie, and 11 children.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the house made a cameo<\/a> in Hulu\u2019s popular mystery-comedy series \u201cOnly Murders in the Building.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alice Austen House\"11The Alice Austen House Museum, at 2 Hylan Blvd., was home to pioneering 19th-century photographer Alice Austen.Jason Paderon<\/p>\n

The Alice Austen House Museum, at 2 Hylan Blvd., was home to pioneering 19th-century photographer Alice Austen. The 17th-century farmhouse was renovated by the Austen family into a Gothic Victorian country cottage, which was lovingly christened \u201cClear Comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conference House\"11The Conference House in Tottenville dates back to 1680.(Alexa Viggiano for the Staten Island Advance)<\/p>\n

The Conference House in Tottenville dates back to 1680, and was renovated in 1926. The two-story fieldstone manor house, constructed by Capt. Christopher Billow, was the site of a failed peace conference in 1776 between John Adams, Edward Rutledge and Benjamin Franklin, representatives of the Continental Congress, and Lord Richard Howe, commander of the British forces on Staten Island.<\/p>\n

The White House\"11The Todt Hill mansion at 177 Benedict Rd.,\u00a0which is often referred to as the White House, was once called home by Paul Castellano, the boss of the Gambino crime family.Advance\/SILive | Jan Somma Hammel<\/p>\n

The Todt Hill mansion at 177 Benedict Road,<\/a> which is often referred to as the White House, was once called home by Paul Castellano, the boss of the Gambino crime family.<\/p>\n

Castellano met a messy end at the hands of a four-man hit crew working for John Gotti on Dec. 16, 1985. The crew waited outside the Sparks Steak House, wearing Black Russian fur hats and pale trenchcoats, and when Castellano got out of his car on his way to dinner, they riddled him with bullets.<\/p>\n

Kreischer Mansion\"11The landmarked Kreischer Mansion at 4500 Arthur Kill Rd. in Charleston, was built by wealthy brick manufacturer Balthasar Kreischer for his son Charles in 1899.Priya Shahi<\/p>\n

The landmarked Kreischer Mansion at 4500 Arthur Kill Road <\/a>in Charleston<\/a>,<\/a> was built by wealthy brick manufacturer Balthasar Kreischer for his son Charles in 1899. A second identical home built for his son Edward was demolished, and the existing property was landmarked in 1968.<\/p>\n

A Victorian restaurant failed there in 1997. The mansion made headlines as the scene of a grisly 2005 murder of a Bonanno crime family associate. The Bonanno hit man found guilty of murder and sentenced to a mandatory life term in prison was a caretaker hired by the owner of the home.<\/p>\n

Parts of the pilot of HBO\u2019s \u201cBoardwalk Empire\u201d series were filmed on the property in 2009.<\/p>\n

Seguine Mansion\"11The grand home at 440 Seguine Ave. in Prince’s Bay overlooks sweeping lawns and the waters of Prince’s Bay.Advance\/SILive | Jan Somma-Hammel<\/p>\n

Rescued from near ruin and renovated and restored by longtime Staten Islander George Burke, the 18-room Seguine Mansion dates to 1838. The Greek Revival residence more appropriately can be described as a \u201cplantation house,\u201d and is one of the few surviving examples of 19th-century life on Staten Island. <\/p>\n

The grand home at 440 Seguine Ave. overlooks sweeping lawns and the waters of Prince\u2019s Bay.<\/p>\n

Big Ang\u2019s House\"BigThis single-family renovated home is located on Ward Hill.Courtesy of Staten Island Board of Realtors<\/p>\n

The colorful, quirky home of the late reality-TV star Angela (Big Ang) Raiola<\/a> sits on a quiet street on Ward Hill. The larger-than-life star died in 2016 after a very public battle with cancer of the brain and lung. She purchased the house, built in 1930, for $560,000 in 2013. Big Ang did a full remodel of the 2,700-square-foot residence.<\/p>\n

Features include four bedrooms, four bathrooms, dark hardwood floors, two-zone baseboard heat, central air, all-new plumbing and electric, two gas fireplaces, stainless-steel Thermador appliances and quartz countertops.<\/p>\n

Judge Jacob Tysen House\"11The Judge Jacob Tysen House at 355 Fillmore St. in New Brighton, was built circa 1835 for Jacob Tysen, judge of the Richmond County Civil Court.STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE<\/p>\n

The Judge Jacob Tysen House at 355 Fillmore St. in New Brighton was built circa 1835 for Jacob Tysen, judge of the Richmond County Civil Court.<\/p>\n

The house features an English-style perennial garden and restored interiors furnished with 19th-century art and antiques.<\/p>\n

Gustav A. Mayer House\"11The Mayer house was built in 1855 by David Ryers on the site of the Rose and Crown Tavern.Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n

Known as the Gustav A. Mayer house<\/a>, the Italianate villa-style home, which sits on a 22,500-square-foot lot at 2475 Richmond Road, is named for its long-time owner, a German-born confectioner and inventor.<\/p>\n

The three-story-tall-plus-cupola gold and red house was designated a landmark in 1989.<\/p>\n

In 2016, the owner had rented out parts of the home for many high-end fashion photo shoots, including for Vogue and Harper Bazaar magazines.<\/p>\n

The Mayer house was built in 1855 by David Ryers on the site of the Rose and Crown Tavern. In 1889, after changing owners several times, the house was purchased by German-born confectioner and inventor, Gustave A. Mayer. <\/p>\n

The large dwelling served as his residence and workplace until his death in 1918. Mayer is credited for creating the Nabisco sugar wafer, and is considered a pioneer in the industry.<\/p>\n

Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House\"11The house, at 1476 Richmond Rd. in Dongan Hills, is Staten Island’s oldest residential structure.Staten Island Advance\/Jan Somma-Hammel<\/p>\n

The house, at 1476 Richmond Road in Dongan Hills,<\/a> is Staten Island\u2019s oldest residential structure. <\/p>\n

The original section of the Dutch Colonial farmhouse, constructed of fieldstone, dates to the 1600s, when it served as home to Pierre Billiou, leader of the first permanent settlement in the borough.<\/p>\n

Guyon-Lake-Tysen House\"11The Guyon-Lake-Tysen House, built in 1740, is now part of Historic Richmond Town.Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n

The Guyon-Lake-Tysen House, built in 1740, is now part of Historic Richmond Town. A white Dutch colonial farmhouse, it features an open kitchen and working fireplace on the first floor and period bedrooms on the second floor. <\/p>\n

It was moved to its present site from New Dorp.<\/p>\n

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