Lighthouse Hill is the name of a hill, and the neighborhood situated thereon, in the

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borough of

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. Lighthouse Hill is situated to the north of

Richmondtown Richmondtown is a neighborhood in the Mid-Island section of Staten Island, New York City. It is bounded by Arthur Kill Road on the northwest, Richmond Road on the north, Amboy Road on the east and southeast, and the United Hebrew and Ocean ...

, south of Todt Hill, and west of Grant City. Formerly known as Richmond HillJackson, K.T. (ed), ''Encyclopedia of New York'', Yale University Press, 1995 (and not to be confused with the neighborhood of the same name in the borough of

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), Lighthouse Hill acquired its present name when the Staten Island Range Light, towering 141 feet (43 m)Staten Island Range Lighthouse, New York at Lighthousefriends.com
above the

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, was built there in 1912.White, N. & Willensky, E., ''AIA Guide to New York City'' (4th Ed.), Three Rivers Press, 2000 Its original light could be seen as far as 21 miles (34 km) away. The former name of Richmond Hill survives in Richmond Hill Road, located at the southern edge of the hill. Lighthouse Hill is the southernmost of the chain of hills that radiate from the northeast corner of Staten Island and separate its East Shore from the region behind the hills, usually referred to as Mid-Island by island residents. Richmond Creek flows near the bottom of the hill's eastern ridge, and it is surrounded on all sides by parks belonging to the Staten Island Greenbelt, with the LaTourette Golf Course at the hill's southern margin.

Features

Like the other hilltop neighborhoods of Staten Island, Lighthouse Hill is noted for having some of the most opulent homes on Staten Island, rivaled only in grandeur by the Todt Hill neighborhood. In addition to the commanding views of historic

and

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, Lighthouse Hill is also the site of the following notable locations: The

Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art is a museum located on the residential Lighthouse Hill in Egbertville, Staten Island, New York City. It is home to one of the United States' most extensive collections of Himalayan artifacts. The museum ...

is the oldest Himalayan style architecture in the United States, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Crimson Beech is the only residence in New York City designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and it was declared a landmark in 1990. The

LaTourette House LaTourette House is a historic home located at New Springville, Staten Island, New York. It was built in 1836 in a late Federal / early Greek Revival style. It is a large, sturdy gable roofed brick farmhouse with stone trim. In 1928 the hous ...

, built as a farmhouse in 1836, now serves as the clubhouse for LaTourette Golf Course, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notable residents

Some notable residents include Edward Arlington Robinson (poet), best known for his poem " Richard Corey" (a staple in American high school and college literature classes). During his stay at LaTourette, Edward Arlington Robinson corresponded with

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, son of President Theodore Roosevelt. In his letters to Kermit Roosevelt, Robinson lauded the President for helping the poet obtain a job at the United States Customs House in

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, which was essentially a "no-show" job that enabled Robinson to support himself while he wrote poetry. Robinson, by his own admission, wrote his least popular works - i.e., the plays "Van Zorn" and "Porcuipine" - while staying at LaTourette. Arthur Anderson, a radio, TV, and film personality who is best known as the "Voice of the

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Leprechaun" lived on Edinboro Road for the first twelve years of his life. Anderson worked with

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and the radio series ''

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'' which featured Shakepearean classics. Modernist painter Henry Fitch Taylor, a student of

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, lived in the LaTourette House from 1913 to 1915 with his wife, Clara Sidney Davidge. Mrs. Davidge is credited with organizing the first

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in 1913 in which the American public was exposed to the European Impressionists. Her husband was also featured at the Armory Show.

Transportation

Lighthouse Hill is served by the local buses and the express bus on Richmond Road.

References

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Features

Notable residents

Transportation

See also

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