1932

Richmond:] Staten Island - Stapleton - [Nixon Mansion].

(1) Stapleton, Staten Island: Shown is a bird's eye view of the village of Stapleton and the piers lining its waterfront on the Upper New York Bay, viewed northeastward from 53 Louis Street. The three-story, white mansion perched atop the hill (left) is the Nixon estate "Ben Braw." Across the harbor is the borough of Brooklyn. P. L. Sperr (2) Across Stapleton and part of Tompkinsville (left) showing the area north of "Ben Braw" (seen on the right). The section on the extreme left is called Pavilion Hill. In the distant background, visible in silhouette, is the Manhattan skyline. In the foreground is a magnolia tree at 53 Louis Street. P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection