"The Parsonage -- standing on its original site on Arthur Kill Road at the corner of Clarke Avenue -- was built in 1855 as home for the pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church (now demolished) that once stood nearby,"
"The Parsonage is an example of Carpenter Gothic style -- a form of Gothic Revival architecture -- with the characteristic exterior woodwork of the style (sometimes called gingerbread), as well as many original interior features. The building has two stories and a one-story porch on its front and two sides."
"Diamond shaped glass is used in all the windows, and there is an unusual variety in the shapes and sizes of the windows in this house. They are found single, grouped in pairs, in a bay window of four of four units with arched tracery at the top, and many are of the pointed-arch type with double-hung sash,"
"Constructed of locally quarried random stone, the house was built about 1840 by Dr. Elliott, who was one of this country's first oculists."
Several mid-19th-century Staten Island residences exemplify Gothic Revival architecture and hold NYC landmark status. The Parsonage, built in 1855, features Carpenter Gothic exterior woodwork, original interior elements, two stories, and a one-story porch wrapping the front and sides. The W.S. Pendleton House, circa 1855, presents varied diamond-shaped and pointed-arch windows, grouped window configurations, bay windows with arched tracery, and double-hung sash. The Dr. Samuel MacKenzie Elliott House, built about 1840 of locally quarried random stone, includes colored diamond-shaped glass sidelights and links to an early American oculist. Each property received landmark designation in the 1960s.
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