The Old Stone Jug
Address:
Neville-Tysen House
806 Richmond Terrace
New Brighton, Staten Island
Category: Seafarer Services
Current Use: Private residence
Historic use: Sailor's Tavern
Built: 1770
Owner: Private
Designation: NYC Landmark, National Register of Historic Places
Description: One of the earliest surviving pre-Revolutionary War country houses in New York City. Originally a farmhouse built by Jacob Tysen, converted to a saloon serving the retired sailors of Snug Harbor and later the residence of retired naval officer Captain John Neville in the 1870s.
