The Old Britton House was a house located on the western side of Amboy Road almost directly opposite of Tysens Lane in the New Dorp Beach section of Staten Island, New York. [1] [2] At one time, it was one of the oldest structures on Staten Island. Built between 1650 and 1680 by a Huguenot refugee, the house was the site of an Indian massacre, the headquarters for a Hessian commander during the American Revolutionary War, a smallpox hospital and a colonial courthouse. [1] [2] It was demolished in 1896 and the stones that formed the walls were crushed up into macadam. [3]
The area around the house was said to be haunted by shadows. After midnight, it was said that a reenactment of the Indian massacre would take place. The sounds of the English family's screams could be heard along with the yells of the attacking Indians. [2]
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The Old Britton House was a house located on the western side of Amboy Road almost directly opposite of Tysens Lane in the New Dorp Beach section of Staten Island, New York. [1] [2] At one time, it was one of the oldest structures on Staten Island. Built between 1650 and 1680 by a Huguenot refugee, the house was the site of an Indian massacre, the headquarters for a Hessian commander during the American Revolutionary War, a smallpox hospital and a colonial courthouse. [1] [2] It was demolished in 1896 and the stones that formed the walls were crushed up into macadam. [3]
The area around the house was said to be haunted by shadows. After midnight, it was said that a reenactment of the Indian massacre would take place. The sounds of the English family's screams could be heard along with the yells of the attacking Indians. [2]
old britton house.
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