Historic Richmond Town

Historic Richmond Town is a farm museum complex in the neighborhood of Richmondtown, near the geographical center of Staten Island in New York City, United States. It is centered at the junction of Richmond Road and Arthur Kill Road. The Historic Richmond Town complex is managed by the Staten Island Historical Society. Historic Richmond Town consists of more than 30 historic buildings and sites dating from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries. Decker Farm, located about one mile from the center of Historic Richmond Town, features a farm stand and seasonal activities such as pumpkin picking. The main site contains other former commercial and government buildings, as well as farm buildings and homes, some of which were relocated from other parts of Staten Island. The town was named Richmond Town in the early 18th century when it was formerly a county seat and commercial center, having contained the former courthouse of Richmond County, which is coterminous with the borough of Staten Island. People who lived in Richmond Town were mostly of Dutch, English, or French descent, and the most common jobs were those of blacksmiths, shoemakers, and other craftsman types. British troops were stationed in Richmond Town during the American Revolution, and the area was a major stronghold of Loyalist support during the war.

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