The Christopher House is an outstanding example of a provincial pre-Revolutionary War vernacular farmhouse of stone masonry. It is associated with two of the oldest Staten Island families. It was also used as a meeting place during the American Revolution, while being the residence of Joseph Christopher, a member of the Richmond County Committee of Safety from 1775-1776. It was moved to Historic Richmond Town the Autumn of 1969 and restored for museum presentation from 1975-1977.
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