Events Calendar
NYC-ARTS On the Go
NYC-ARTS in Social Media
Conference House
(south end of Hylan Boulevard)
Staten Island, NY 10307
Tel: (718) 984-6046
Visit Web Site
Map
Free for members, $2.00 children, seniors, students, $3.00 adults.
Fri – Sun: 1 pm – 4 pm
Open April to mid-December.
Built circa 1675, the Conference House is an extraordinary pre-Revolutionary stone manor house. It was the site of the historic Staten Island Peace Conference, held on September 11, 1776, in which delegates from the Continental Congress, including Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, met with the British to attempt to negotiate an end to the Revolutionary War.
Student membership
$20
$20
Senior Membership
$20
$20
- Landmark Status: National Register of Historic Places
- Directions: Subway: W or R to Whitehall St/South Ferry; 1 to South Ferry; 4 or 5 to Bowling Green; then Staten Island Ferry Bus: S78 from Staten Island Ferry Terminal or SI Rapid Transit to the Tottenville stop.
- ADA Compliant Restrooms: At the Visitors' Center only.
- Disability Access: None
- Gift Shops: Souvenirs
- On-Site Food: Picnics permitted in park.
- On-Site Parking: Parking lots around the Visitors' Center.
- Tours
See more at NYCkidsArts