Akerly Homestead

Frederick Law Olmsted was given a large farm on Staten Island in 1848 by his father to grow crops, plant trees and clear for pasture for livestock. The farm was originally named the Ackerly farm, and had a modest Dutch farmhouse on one of the higher hills overlooking Raritan Bay, and Sandy Hook in the distance. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is in the process of restoring the farmhouse back to the way Olmsted had it refurbished when he resided here.. The address is 4515 Hylan Boulevard, near Woods of Arden Road.

Sources

* [http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/POILLON-HOUSE.pdf Poillon-Akerly-Olmsted House - Neighborhood Preservation Center, NY, NY]

References

*Citation | last= Wood Roper | first=Laura | year=1974 | title=FLO: A Biography of Frederick Law Olmsted | publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801815088, 9780801815089