Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
Greek Revival campus of a former sailors' home on Staten Island, now museums, gardens and a music hall.
Sailors' Snug Harbor was endowed by the will of Captain Robert Richard Randall and opened in 1833 as a home for aged and infirm merchant seamen. Minard Lafever designed the temple-fronted row of five Greek Revival halls facing Richmond Terrace, of which Building C is the earliest; the Great Hall retains painted ceiling panels by the German artist Fritz Muller. The institution grew to include a chapel, hospital, cottages and the 1892 Music Hall, the second oldest concert hall in New York City.
The sailors' home moved to North Carolina in 1976 and the City of New York took on the 83-acre site, which is a National Historic Landmark District and contains several designated city landmarks. It now houses the Staten Island Museum, the Noble Maritime Collection, the Staten Island Children's Museum, the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art and Art Lab. Outdoor attractions include the Staten Island Botanical Garden, a heritage farm, wetlands and the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden, built by artisans from Suzhou and opened in 1999.
Highlights
- Row of five Greek Revival halls by Minard Lafever, begun in 1831
- Great Hall with painted ceiling panels by Fritz Muller
- New York Chinese Scholar's Garden, built by Suzhou artisans
- Music Hall of 1892, the city's second oldest concert hall
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