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New
York City Farm Colony—Seaview Hospital Historic District
staten
island
threat: deterioration, disinvestment and inappropriate
development
The early twentieth century buildings
and grounds of the Farm Colony, established as a poor farm, and
Seaview Hospital, the largest tuberculosis hospital of its date
in the country, face “demolition
by neglect,” an all-too-familiar threat to properties that
have been abandoned and left to the ravages of time. In August
1999, the New York City Department of Buildings issued an emergency
order to demolish one building in the district. Many other buildings
remain open to the elements and the city has no plans for their
future reuse. Forty acres of open space within this district is
for sale to private developers, as the city has issued a request
for proposals to develop senior housing on the land.
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