Alice Austen House, New York City

Name: Alice Austen House
Address: 2 Hylan Blvd, New York City, 10305-2002, United States
Telephone: +1 718-816-4506

#461 among attractions in New York City

Museum, Art museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture, More...

Gallery (4)

Map

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

The Alice Austen House, also known as Clear Comfort, is located at 2 Hylan Boulevard in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, New York City, New York. It was home of Alice Austen, a photographer, for most of her lifetime, and is now a museum and a member of the Historic House Trust. The house is administered by the "Friends of Alice Austen", a volunteer group. Today, the Alice Austen House hosts many school programs, including photography summer camps and day trips for classes of all age groups. ()

Built: 1690 (334 years ago)Elevation: 13 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°36'54"N, 74°3'47"W

Address

2 Hylan BlvdEast Shore (Rosebank)New York City 10305-2002 United States

Contact

+1 718-816-4506

Website

Social media

Twitter

New York City

Day trips

Alice Austen House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Battery Weed, Tappen Park, Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.

1.1 miSE
Elegant span connecting 2 NYC boroughs
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York City
29 min walk • Spanning the narrows between Staten Island and Brooklyn, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is an iconic feature of New York City's skyline. This majestic suspension bridge, completed in 1964, was once the world's longest suspension bridge span.
0.8 miSE
Forts and castles, Historical place
Battery Weed, New York City
21 min walk • Battery Weed is a four-tiered 19th century fortification guarding the Narrows, the main approach from the Atlantic Ocean to New York City.
1.1 miNW
Park
Tappen Park, New York City
28 min walk • Tappen Park is a small park and square in the Stapleton neighborhood on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York City. It is bounded by Bay Street on the east, Water Street on the north, and Canal Street on the south and west.
0.6 miW
Museum, History museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, New York City
15 min walk • The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, formerly known as the Garibaldi Memorial, is a circa 1840 Gothic Revival cottage in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, New York. It was home to inventor and candle maker Antonio Meucci. The Italian revolutionary and political leader Giuseppe Garibaldi lived there from 1851 to 1853.
1 miS
Lighthouse
Fort Wadsworth Light, New York City
25 min walk • Fort Wadsworth Light is a 1903 lighthouse built atop Battery Weed on Staten Island in New York Harbor. The light illuminates the Narrows, the entrance to the harbor. It is located under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
1.1 miNW
City hall, Romanesque revival architecture
Edgewater Village Hall and Tappen Park, New York City
29 min walk • Edgewater Village Hall is a historic former village hall situated within Tappen Park, a public park located in Stapleton, Staten Island, New York.
1.5 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Caleb T. Ward Mansion, New York City
40 min walk • Caleb T. Ward Mansion is a historic home located at 141 Nixon Avenue on Ward Hill, Staten Island, New York. Caleb Tompkins Ward built the mansion in 1835 with the help of architect George B.
~180 ftSW
Museum, History museum
Historic House Trust, New York City
1 min walk • The Historic House Trust of New York City was formed in 1989 as a public-private partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to preserve the historic houses located within New York City parks, although most of the houses were not originally city-owned.
1 miS
Park, Forts and castles
Fort Wadsworth, New York City
25 min walk • Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City, situated on The Narrows which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower halves, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay and Manhattan beyond.
1.4 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Memorial Church, New York City
37 min walk • St. Paul's Memorial Church is an Anglo-Catholic Episcopal parish in New York City, New York located at 225 St. Paul's Avenue in the Stapleton area of Staten Island. The historic church was built in 1866 of rough-faced, irregularly cut blocks of Staten Island trap rock with brownstone trim.
~260 ftN
Park, Beach
Buono Beach, New York City
2 min walk • Buono Beach is a small shorefront public park in the New York City borough of Staten Island, in the neighborhood of Rosebank, at the foot of Hylan Boulevard.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Alice Austen House open?

Alice Austen House is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 1 pm - 5 pm
Wednesday 1 pm - 5 pm
Thursday 1 pm - 5 pm
Friday 1 pm - 5 pm
Saturday 11 am - 5 pm
Sunday 11 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Alice Austen House?

Nearby attractions include Historic House Trust, New York City (1 min walk), Buono Beach, New York City (2 min walk), Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, New York City (15 min walk), Flagstaff Fort, New York City (20 min walk).

How to get to Alice Austen House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Alice Austen House:

Bus

Bay Street & Fingerboard Road • Lines: S51 (11 min walk)
Tompkins Avenue & Hylan Boulevard • Lines: S52 (13 min walk)

Metro

Clifton • Lines: Sir (16 min walk)
Stapleton • Lines: Sir (28 min walk)