Alice Austen House - Tourist Attractions in New York City

The Alice Austen House, also known as Clear Comfort or as Elizabeth Alice Austen House, is located at 2 Hylan Boulevard in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, New York City, New York. It was home of Alice Austen, a photographer, for most of her lifetime, and is now a museum.
It was originally built between 1690 and 1750 as a one room Dutch Colonial House on the shore of New York harbor, near the Narrows. It was remodeled and expanded several times in the 1800s, most notably after John Austen, Alice's grandfather, purchased, renamed, and remodelled it in 1844.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, became a New York City Landmark in 1971 and a National Historic Landmark in 1993.
It was purchased by New York City in 1975 and opened to the public. In 2002, it became a Historic Artist Home and Studio

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