STATEN ISLAND — A home considered one of Staten Island's oldest is among seven buildings that could get protected status by the end of the year.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to put them on a fast track for consideration on Tuesday as part of an initiative to clear a backlog of 95 city buildings that have been pending landmark status for decades.
The seven Staten Island buildings, which include the Lakeman House built between 1683 and 1743, were part of 30 prioritized citywide properties and will be considered for landmark status before Dec. 31, according to the LPC.
The borough had 26 backlogged properties that went before the meeting and 15 of those were tabled to be discussed later — including spots like the Nicholas Killmeyer Store and Residence and Sailor's Snug Harbor.
The other four were removed from consideration completely, including the Crocheron house which used to be at 47 Travis Ave. until it was demolished in 1974, LPC officials said at the hearing.
The seven Staten Island buildings fast tracked for landmark status are:
► 92 Harrison St., Stapleton
A two-and-one-half story, wooden-frame Greek revival home that was built in the 1830s, according to the LPC.
► George W. Curtis House, 234 Bard Ave., Livingston
Built in 1859, the home is one of two surviving from a cluster occupied by prominent abolitionists who lived in the neighborhood before the Civil War. Noted writer George William Curtis and his former wife, Anna Gould Shaw, lived in the Italianate-style home that was built by Shaw's father, businessman and abolitionist Francis George Shaw, according to the LPC.
► Vanderbilt Mausoleum, Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp
The Vanderbilt Mausoleum was built between 1881 and 1889 and was commissioned by William Henry Vanderbilt, who died in 1885, to serve as a family tomb, according to the LPC. The structure is one of the few surviving in the city designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
► Prince's Bay Lighthouse and Keeper's House, Hylan Boulevard, Prince's Bay
The lighthouse, now pat of the Mount Loretto area, was built around 1870 out of cut brownstone, according to the LPC.
► St. John's P.E. Rectory, 1331 Bay St., Rosebank
St. John's Church was built in 1859 by architect Arthur Gilman in a late 14th century Gothic style, according to the LPC. It has a 180-foot steeple and was requested to be considered as a landmark in 1973.
► Broughman Cottage, 4746 Amboy Road, Annadale
The Broughman Cottage was built in the early 18th century, according to the LPC. The one-story building has a gable roof and a large stone chimney. It was once owned by developer Cornelius J. Kolff, who used it as his office to sell lots for the Woods of Arden development in the early 20th century, according to the LPC.
► Lakeman House, 2286 Richmond Road, Grant City
The Dutch Colonial style, two-story farmhouse's main wing was built between 1683 and 1714 and had an addition made to it in the 18th century, according to the LPC. It's one of the oldest homes on Staten Island, believed to be built by Abraham Lakeman. It's currently part of the Moravian Florist complex, according to the Staten Island Advance.
