{"nrhp_refnum":"82003400","name":"LaTourette House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Richmond Hill","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Staten Island","state":"NY","lat":40.57611241400008,"lon":-74.14668993599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story brick Greek Revival farmhouse on the crest of a hill above Richmondtown, Staten Island, New York, built about 1836 for David LaTourette and now used as the clubhouse of a city golf course.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a fine example of a brick Greek Revival farmhouse and a reminder of Staten Island's rural past. It was the homestead of one of the island's oldest and most prominent families. Its imposing size reflects the wealth and extensive landholdings of David LaTourette, whose farm was once considered the island's finest.","narrative":"Set on the crest of a hill on Staten Island's central ridge, this brick farmhouse was built about 1836 for David LaTourette and his wife Anne Crocheron, on land given by her family. Two and one-half stories tall, it has brick walls laid in common bond over a stone basement, stone sills and lintels, and a gabled roof with four chimneys. Its proportions and details mark it as late Federal and Greek Revival work. The LaTourette family descended from Jean La Tourette, who arrived in 1697, and the farm, once about 500 acres, sold produce locally and in New York markets until 1910. The city bought the vacant house and estate in 1928 for a golf course. A 1936 Work Projects Administration restoration added the L-shaped porch and a brick extension, and the house now serves as the clubhouse. It remains a reminder of the island's rural past and a prominent local family.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date c. 1836)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Federal/Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as the clubhouse of the city-run golf course, with a restaurant and bar in the 1936 extension; condition listed as excellent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.206113-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82003400.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003400/2da8bc6433-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003400/2da8bc6433-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LaTourette_House,_Staten_Island,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LaTourette_House,_Staten_Island,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321365","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTourette_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6460929"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/staten-island/latourette-house-82003400/"}