Conference House Restoration

Staten Island, NY

The Conference House is located on a track of land, which is considered the westernmost point of New York City. The stone edifice called Bentley Manor was built in 1675, making it one of New York’s oldest surviving houses. This house is known for one of the most important ‘conferences’ that took place between the British and the Revolutionary leaders of the 13 colonies, an event that ultimately influenced its naming as the Conference House.

The Conference House is a two-story building (including an attic and a basement) covered by a steeply pitched gable roof and chimneys enclosed within both end walls. Ellana served as cost estimator for a roof replacement, restoration and drainage project at this historic site. Our schematic estimate included pricing for a new roofing system, lightning protection system, ventilated copper metal chimney caps, French drains, subsurface drainage, and a new waterproofing system.

The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the building in 1967, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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