About

In 1846, a local Staten Island historian, Gabriel P. Disosway, published an article about the house and its place in the history of the American Revolution.  He expressed hope that the house would be saved.  Although the owners of the house did not share Disosway’s concern, public interest in preservation was growing steadily nationwide.  In 1886, a bill was introduced in the New York State legislature to acquire the Conference House for museum purposes.  The bill did not pass, but enough interest had been generated that it was reintroduced in 1896, 1901, and again in 1909.