Berry Houses Explained

Berry Houses
Settlement Type:NYCHA property
Coordinates:40.587°N -74.102°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Borough
Subdivision Name2:New York City
Subdivision Name3:Staten Island
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:10306
Area Codes: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, containing 506 apartments and housing approximately 1,000 residents. The 13.89-acre development is bordered by Richmond Road, 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 were completed on October 30, 1950.[3] 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.

The Berry Houses are one of three public housing complexes located in Staten Island's 122nd Police Precinct.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BERRY HOUSES. https://web.archive.org/web/20100323020231/http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/developments/statenberry.shtml. dead. 2010-03-23. 2010-03-23. 2019-10-08.
  2. Web site: MyNYCHA Developments Portal. my.nycha.info. 2019-10-08.
  3. Book: Lundrigan, Margaret. Staten Island: Isle of the Bay. 2004. Arcadia Publishing. 9780738524436. en.
  4. News: Alfred M. Butts, 93, Is Dead; Inventor of Scrabble. Lambert. Bruce. April 7, 1993. The New York Times. 2009-01-03.