Berry Houses
Berry Houses | |
|---|---|
 Location within New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′13″N 73°06′11″W / 40.587°N 73.103°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Staten Island |
| ZIP codes | 10306 |
| Area code(s) | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
The Berry Houses are a housing project located in the Dongan Hills neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City. The project consists of eight six-story buildings, it contains 506 apartments housing some 994 residents. The 13.89-acre development is bordered by Dongan Hills Avenue, Seaver Avenue, and Jefferson Street. It is owned and managed by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and was built in 1950.[1][2]
Development
The 1940s saw public housing expand to Staten Island and the Berry Houses was completed on October 30, 1950.[3][1] It was designed by Alfred Mosher Butts[4] and named after Brig. Gen. Charles W. Berry (1871–1941), who was both a soldier and a physician.[1]
The Berry Houses are one of three public housing complexes located in Staten Island's 122nd Police Precinct.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "BERRY HOUSES". web.archive.org. March 23, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "MyNYCHA Developments Portal". my.nycha.info. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Lundrigan, Margaret (2004). Staten Island: Isle of the Bay. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738524436.
- ^ Lambert, Bruce (April 7, 1993). "Alfred M. Butts, 93, Is Dead; Inventor of Scrabble". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2009.