Links

Click on the topics below for a full listing of links.
Staten Island and Westerleigh Related Links 

Staten Island On The Web - New York Public Library

Staten Island USA - Official Guide
My Staten Island - Community Guidehttp://mystatenisland.com/

Community Board #1http://www.nyc.gov/sicb1

The Staten Island Advance  (Newspaper)http://www.silive.com/advance/ 

Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library
http://www.nypl.org/locations/todt-hill-westerleigh

College of Staten Island (CSI) Library (Open to All)http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/http://statenislandusa.com/ 

 Westerleigh History and Real Estate
http://www.tomcrimminsrealty.com/westerleigh-real-estate.php
 

 

NYC Staten Island Web® - New York City
http://www.si-web.com/

Staten Island Live (Community Site)http://www.silive.com/


Immanuel Union Church Web Sitehttp://www.immanuelunionchurch.org


Open House New York Websitehttp://www.ohny.org

Museum of the City of New York: Staten Island: Farm to City:1661-2012
http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/current/From-Farm-to-City.html

Staten Island Maps
http://mappingstatenisland.mcny.org/


Historic Westerleigh and Prohibition Park Links

Staten Island Growth Taskforce Websitehttp://nyc.gov/sigrowth

Department of Buildings - Building Information Searchhttp://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/bsqpm01.jsp

NYC Dept of City Planninghttp://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/home.html 

Westerleigh zone-map (Western)http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/zone/map20d.pdf 

Westerleigh zone-map21b.pdf (Eastern)http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/zone/map21b.pdf 



Historic District Related Sites

Local Landmark District Information - Small Study Area
NYC LPC - What Landmarks Designation Meanshttp://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/faqs/faq_meaning.shtml

NYC LPC - How landmarks are protected
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/faqs/faq_enforce.shtml

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (NYC/ Local Historic District)http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml

NYC LPC - Landmarking Process http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/working_with/recommend.shtml

Historic District Report  (an example)http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/lpc/pdfs/reports/triwest.pdf 

NYC LPC - Permits
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/lpc/html/permit/faq.html 

Glossary of Architectural Terms http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/lpc/html/permit/glossary.html 

NYC LPC – Grants
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/lpc/pdfs/publications/ho_fact.pdfThe Impact of Historic Districts on Residential Property Valueshttp://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/iboreports/HistoricDistricts03.pdf

National & State Register of Historic Places -
Large Study Area

National Register of Historic Places (National or State Historic Districts)http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/index.htm 

Answers to Questions for Owners of Historic Properties
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/myproperty/ 

National Register Sample Nomination
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/research/sample.html 

Researching a Historic Property, National Register of Historic Places
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb39/

Historic Residential Suburbs (Guidelines for Evaluation and Documentation) http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/suburbs/suburbs-start.htm


How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluationhttp://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb15

How to Complete the National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb16b 

How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb16a 


Preservation Organizations

N/S = National/State       NYC = Local

Historic Districts Council (Supports Historic Districts in NYC)http://www.hdc.org 

New York Landmarks Conservancy - NYChttp://www.nylandmarks.org/ 

Preservation League of NY State - N/Shttp://www.preservenys.org 

Preserve and Protect - NYChttp://www.preserve.org/ 

The Preservation League of Staten Island - NYChttp://www.preservesi.org/plsi.htm 

National Trust for Historic Preservation - N/Shttp://www.nationaltrust.org/

NY State Office of Historic Preservation - N/Shttp://nysparks.state.ny.us/hist 

NY-SHPO Field Services - N/Shttp://nysparks.state.ny.us/field   

Home Repair How To – Historic Preservation

Preservation Briefs
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/briefs/presbhom.htm 

Vinyl Siding on Historic Buildingshttp://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/briefs/brief08.htm

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines on Preserving, Rehabilitationhttp://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/standguide/index.htm 

Stained Glass Preservationhttp://nysparks.state.ny.us/field/fsb/stainedglass.htm

Old House Journal Online
http://www.oldhousejournal.com/index.shtml Material/Sources

Old House Journal - Restoration Directory
http://www.oldhousejournal.com/restoration_directory/rd_home.html 

Traditional Building - Products and Sourceshttp://www.traditional-building.com/8.htm

*Products- WIS does not endorse any of the products listed below but lists them as they appear to solve many of the unique needs of the homes in our community:*How to Repair Cracked Plaster Ceilings and Walls* http://www.preservationplastering.com/
*http://spec-chem.com/nuwal/

*Best Paint Remover

*http://silentpaintremover.com/spr/index.htm

*Time Tested Exterior Paint for Window Sasheshttp://www.solventfreepaint.com/

*Custom Storm Windowshttp://adamsarch.com/

*Subway Bathroom Tiles
*http://subwayceramics.com/

*Central Air Conditioning for the Old House
 http://unicosystem.com/

*How to Finish a Damp Basement Floor (Spacers also help level the finished floor)
 http://www.dricore.com/en/eindex.htm

*Antique Hardwarehttp:/houseofantiquehardware.com/

*If you're thinking of adding historic details to and addition to your house - Traditional Construction Patterns - Design & Detail Rules of Thumb is a must read*http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071416323/104-2541014-7661516?v+glance&n=283155

Researching Your Homes History

Order form to obtain a 1940 photograph of your house - Let us know what you receivehttp://home.nyc.gov/html/records/pdf/tpof.pdf

First Columbia University Library Search http://clio.cul.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=

New York City - Municipal Archives' Collections
http://home.nyc.gov/html/records/html/collections.html 

Genealogy - Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrichmo/misc/siias.html 

Staten Island Institute of Arts and Scienceshttp://www.siiasmuseum.org/default.php 

Staten Island, Richmond County, NY - Genealogical Resourceshttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrichmo/

The Library of The Staten Island Historical Societyhttp://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=43



Official NYC Websites

Official NYC Page
http://www.nyc.gov
WCTU Web (Women’s Christian Temperance Union)http://www.wctu.org

Temperance and Prohibitionhttp://www.research.umbc.edu/~lindenme/hist326/prohibition.htm

Prohibition & 18th Amendment
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment18/

Frances Willard Historical Associationhttp://www.franceswillardhouse.org
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