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Alice Austen House

Historic residence · Staten Island, United States

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Alice Austen House
Photo: National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

History

The Alice Austen House, also known as Clear Comfort, is located at 2 Hylan Boulevard in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, New York City, New York, US. It was home of Alice Austen, a photographer, for most of her lifetime, and is now a museum and a member of the Historic House Trust. The house is administered by the "Friends of Alice Austen", a volunteer group.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Alice Austen House”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

About Alice Austen

Elizabeth Alice Austen was an American photographer working in Staten Island. She is best known for her street photography and her intimate depictions of women's lives and relationships in the Victorian era.

From the Wikipedia article “Alice Austen”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting

This building is recorded as a residence of the people listed; it may be privately owned and not open to the public. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.

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