Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 9
Introduction 11
1 The Guiding Lights of Staten Island 13
2 What's in a Name? 17
3 Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden 23
Sailors' Snug Harbor: The Early Years 23
Architecture and Design 24
A Sailor's Life 28
The Beginning of the End 30
A New Start 32
Museums and the Performing Arts 34
The Botanical Garden 38
4 Notable Staten Islanders 41
Anna Leonowens 41
Ichabod Crane 43
Charles Goodyear 46
Mary Outerbridge 49
Donald Trump 50
Dorothy Day 52
Amy Vanderbilt 53
Cornelius Vanderbilt 55
Marcia Clark 57
5 The Hilltops and their History 59
Todt Hill 59
Ward Hill 62
Lighthouse Hill 62
Emerson Hill 63
Grymes Hill 65
6 Staten Island: The Perfect Hideout for Revolutionaries 69
Governor Lajos Kossuth of Hungary 69
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa of Ireland 71
Aaron Burr 74
Santa Anna of Mexico 75
7 Notable Mansions and Landmarks 79
The Conference House 79
The Alice Austen House 84
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum 89
Historic Richmond Town 95
The Kreischer Mansion 97
Mount Loretto 100
The Seguine-Burke Mansion 105
The William T. and Mary Marcellite Garner Mansion 108
8 Iconic Artistic Residents 111
Thespians 111
Musicians 127
Artists 139
Literary Greats 141
9 In Memoriam: September 11, 2001 145
Selected Bibliography 151
About the Authors 157
