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Olmsted’s Staten Island Home in State of Disrepair

On Staten Island sits an important house in a dreadful state of disrepair. Described by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission as "a distinguished residence," the former home of Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmstead was declared a landmark in 1967. Alternately known as the Olmsted-Beil House or the Poillon House, this structure is the final remnant of the original 125-acre...