Edgewater Village Hall and Tappen Park
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Edgewater Village Hall is a historic former village hall
situated within Tappen Park
, a public park located in Stapleton
, Staten Island, New York. The village hall was built in 1889 for the village of Edgewater. The village was dissolved during the consolidation of New York City
in 1898. The building is a -story, T-shaped building with a square tower and slate
-covered hipped roof in the Romanesque Revival
style, now used for municipal offices. The park dates to 1867 and provides a dramatic setting for the village hall.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Seat of local government
In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...
situated within Tappen Park
Tappen Park
Tappen Park is a small park and square in the Stapleton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. It is bounded by Bay Street on the east, Water Street on the north, and Canal Street on the south and west. It is named for First World War veteran James Tappen...
, a public park located in Stapleton
Stapleton, Staten Island
Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is located along the waterfront of Upper New York Bay, bounded on the north by Tompkinsville at Grant Street, on the south by Clifton at Vanderbilt Avenue, and on the west by St. Paul's Avenue and...
, Staten Island, New York. The village hall was built in 1889 for the village of Edgewater. The village was dissolved during the consolidation of New York City
New York City
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in 1898. The building is a -story, T-shaped building with a square tower and slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
-covered hipped roof in the Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
style, now used for municipal offices. The park dates to 1867 and provides a dramatic setting for the village hall.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.