COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Samuel Pell House
LP Number:
LP-02115
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
10/29/2002
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
6/1/2001
Address:
586 City Island Avenue
BIN:
2082365
BBL:
2056350073
Borough:
The Bronx
Block:
5635
Lot:
73
Architect or Builder:
Not determined
Date of Construction:
1876
Owner or Developer:
Samuel Pell
Style Primary:
Second Empire
Material Primary:
Clapboard
Material Secondary:
Wood
Material Tertiary:
Stone
Material Quaternary:
Slate Shingles
Material Other:
Brick; Stucco
Use Original:
Residential, single family
Building Type:
Freestanding House
Notes:
Built for oysterman Samuel Pell, the house is a significant reminder of the enormous wealth that the oyster trade brought to nineteenth-century City Island.
File Name:
LP2115_2001-06_003.jpg
Samuel Pell House
