IMPORTANT NEWS  The Austen House is eligible for a $100,000 grant from American Express.  All you need to do is go to http://www.PartnersinPreservation.com and VOTE.  You can log in either through your Facebook account, or through your email.  It is an easy way to help us make a great house even greater.  Thank You.  And please vote once a day/every day till May 21.

  • Welcome to our new website

    We launched this site on April 23.  Over the next few months we will continue to add information and work out any technical problems.  Please let us know if you have any comments and suggestiosn.  We will do our best to accomodate them.  

    Alice Austen perches on a fencepost while Gertrude Tate watches the second photographer.  Enlarge

  • Alice Austen's Work

    Alice Austen's photographs demonstrate her interest in America's social challenges as well as her aesthetic sensibility.  They are as fascinating as they are mulit-layered.

    Hester Street, Egg stand group. Thursday, April 18, 1895.  Enlarge

  • Clear Comfort

    Clear Comfort, as the Austen House is known, dates back to a 1690's one-room Dutch farmhouse.  It is one of the oldest homes in New York, and a National Historic Landmark.

    Clear Comfort on a sunny summer day  Enlarge

  • Romantic Rental

    The Austen House has a panoramic view of New York that stretches from the Statue of Liberty and Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn and, on a clear day, Coney Island.  The site is available for private celebrations.  

    Evening at the Austen House, with the Verrazano Bridge  Enlarge

  • Summer Camps

    You can now sign up for our summer camps.  "Manners can be Fun," July 16 - 20; "Photogrpahy Camp," July 23 - 27, and August 6 - 10.  And "Mad about Manners," July 30 - Aug 3.

    Children exploring an enchanting site  Enlarge

  • Temporary Exhibitions

    We curate three or four temporary exhibitions every year.  Sometimes we show historic images, sometimes the most contemporary.  On view: Foreclosed: Documents from the American Housing Crisis.

    Visitors enjoying our exhibitions  Enlarge

  • Public Events

    Our front lawn is the perfect setting for everything from dance and music to a peaceful picnic. Join us on May 11, 12, 13 for our always popular Art & Crafts Fair.

    Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company performs at the Austen House  Enlarge

  • June 23 Fundraiser Dancing with the Stars

    Our 2012 Dancing Stars are: Gina Biancardi, Lisa Giovinazzo, Lillian Lagazzo, Mara Montalbano, Paul Scamardella, Cory Schifter, andMichael Grimm

    Every penny raised goes to support our education programs.
     
     
    The tables are set: the party is about to begin.  Enlarge
exhibitions Foreclosed: Documents from the American Housing Crisis

The exhibition aims to raise questions about the ties between home ownership and personal freedom within the convention of the American dream. 

education Teen Studio Workshop

 

2nd Saturday of every month from 2:30 to 5:00.  Come and explore your creativity and learn all about photography.

events May 11 Mother's Day Art & Craft Fair

Local artists and vendors offer perfect Mother's Day gifts

news Dr. Carl Rutberg and Ann Marie McDonnell on City Talk

Click on the image below, and you will be able to see the show.  

Plan your visit
OUR LOCATION
The Austen House is located on 2 Hylan Blvd at Edgewater Street, Staten Island.  We are two miles south of the Staten Island ferry terminal and one mile north of the Verrazaon Bridge.
DIRECTIONS
From Manhattan by Staten Island Ferry
Subway to South Ferry (1), Whitehall Street (R), or Bowling Green Station (4/5).  Hope on the Staten Island Ferry, a 25 minute ride. At the ferry terminal in Staten Island take bus S51 to Hylan Boulevard (15 minute ride). Walk one block east to water and house.  You can also bike from the ferry; it is a beatiful ride along the water.  

From Manhattan via Brooklyn by car
From the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (toll) or the Brooklyn or Manhattan Bridge take the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to the Verrazzano Bridge to Staten Island (right lane on bridge). Take the first exit (after toll), "Bay Street". Continue to the end of street (School Road) then turn left onto Bay Street. Continue to Hylan Boulevard then turn right and follow street to water and house.

From New Jersey toll bridges
From the Outerbridge Crossing, Goethals or Bayonne Bridge follow signs to Route 278 East. Exit at "Clove Rd./Richmond Rd./Hylan Blvd." Continue on service road (Narrows Road South). Just before the fifth traffic light turn left onto Hylan Boulevard and continue to water and house.
HOURS AND ADMISSION
The house is open all year (except January, February and major holidays).
Tuesday through Sunday 11:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. The grounds are open every day until dusk.
CALL US
We are happy to answer any questions you might have. Feel free to call 718 816 4506 x 10 or 917 364 6675

 

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