Open House New York Weekend 2022

Reservations are required by lottery through the Open House New York website. Anyone registered for the tour should check in AT the Perine house, located at 1476 Richmond Rd.

Open House New York is an annual festival of architecture and urban design. Since 2003, hundreds of museums, institutions, and private spaces have been made open to the public for tours, lectures, and special programs that connect people to the power of place.

As part of this special weekend, you can tour the Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House, the oldest house on Staten Island and the 4th oldest home in New York State. Tours will reveal the oldest section of the Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House, built in 1663. The house was first preserved by the Staten Island Historical Society in the 20th century. Alice Austen, pioneering photographer on the island and a historical society member, briefly operated a tea room out of the house.

Rear view of the Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House in Dongan Hills.