family sites
In addition to our programs designed especially for kids, the openhousenewyork Weekend features many family friendly sites. These special places and spaces highlight unique built-environment elements of New York City in accessible, intriguing ways for the whole family to enjoy!
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SculptureCenter 44-19 Purves St/ Jackson Ave, Long Island City neighborhood: Long Island City Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1908 architect: renovation, Maya Lin/ David Hotson, 2002. Founded by artists in 1928, this not-for-profit arts institution is dedicated to experimental and innovative developments in contemporary sculpture. The Center, housed in a former trolley repair shop, commissions new work and presents exhibits by emerging and established, national and international artists. Its indoor and outdoor exhibition space total 9,000 sq ft. subway: E to 23rd/ Ely Ave, G to LIC/Court Sq, 7 to 45 Rd/ Courthouse Sq. bus: B61, Q39, Q67.   
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Boehm House 75 Arthur Kill Rd/ Richmond Rd, New York neighborhood: Richmondtown Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1750; additions circa 1840 architect: unknown This 1750 house, relocated from Greenridge as a part of historic Richmond Town, exemplifies historical rural New York. Also on view: exhibit invites visitors to participate in detective work needed to restore building. In-progress restoration work highlights display of period tools, the marks they leave and period building methods. bus: From the St. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island, S74 to Richmond Rd/ St Patrick's Pl; from Brooklyn S79 at 4th Ave and 86th St to Clove Rd/ Targee St. Walk one block to Richmond Rd and transfer to the S74 bus.  
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Christopher House 76 Arthur Kill Rd/ Richmond Rd, Staten Island neighborhood: Richmondtown Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1720; restoration of interior of 1730s addition in progress architect: unknown Fieldstone farmhouse, relocated from Willowbrook and nearly fully restored, is now part of historic Richmond Town. Its most distinctive feature is a pair of jamb-less fireplaces suspended from overhead beams. Furnished with touchable reproduction furniture to recreate the look of a mid-late 18th century home. subway: NA bus: From the St. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island, S74 to Richmond Rd/ St Patrick's Pl; from Brooklyn S79 at 4th Ave and 86th St to Clove Rd/ Targee St. Walk one block to Richmond Rd and transfer to the S74 bus.  
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Greenbelt Native Plant Center 3808 Victory Blvd/ Baron Blvd, New York neighborhood: Travis Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: unknown architect: unknown The Nursery’s mission is to provide locally grown native plants for NYC’s natural area restoration and management projects. These plants offer the greatest measure of protection and enhancement for the city’s biodiversity. bus: From the St. George Ferry Ternimal Staten Island, S62 to Baron Blvd. 
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Noble Maritime Collection, The Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terr, Building D, Snug Harbor Rd/ Tysen Ave, Staten Island Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1844 architect: Minard Lafever This maritime museum and study center are housed in a fully restored National Historic Landmark at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, and is named after John A. Noble, a maritime artist who chronicled the last chapter in the centuries-old Age of Sail. bus: From the St. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island, S40 to Snug Harbor. 
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Museum of Arts and Design 2 Columbus Circle/ 59th St, New York neighborhood: Midtown Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 1964; renovated 2008 architect: Renovation, Brad Cloepfil/ Allied Works Architecture; structural engineer, Robert Silman Associates. Manhattan's newest museum celebrates and explores how craft, art, and design intersect in the visual arts today. subway: A, B, C, D, 1 to 59th St-Columbus Circle. bus: M5, M7, M10, M20, M104. 
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1/ Furman & Old Fulton Sts , just south of Fulton Ferry Landing Brooklyn Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Reservations required: brooklynbridgepark@empire.state.ny.us Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: Pier 1, winter 2009 architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates This 85-acre park, now under construction, will provide access to Brooklyn's waterfront and spectacular views of the harbor and skyline. subway: A, C to High St, 2, 3 to Clark St. bus: B25. other transportation: Water taxi to Fulton Ferry landing.
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Hendrick I. Lott House 1940 E 36th St/ Filmore Ave, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1720-1800 architect: unknown Get a behind-the-scenes-preview of this partially restored Dutch Colonial farmhouse, not yet open to the public. A panel exhibition, unique Lott Family objects, and archaeological discoveries from the site will be on display. subway: Q to Kings Hwy. bus: B2.
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Bayside Historical Society 208 Totten Ave/ Murray Ave (Fort Totten), Bayside Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1887 architect: Office of the Quartermaster General The Officers' Club at Fort Totten is one of the finest examples of the castellated Gothic Revival style popular in America in the mid 1800s. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a NYC landmark. subway: 7 to Flushing-Main St to buses. bus: Q13, Q16.
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Pegasus Pier 40, North Side/ Houston St & Hudson River, New York neighborhood: SoHo Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 49 per tour building date: 1907 architect: Skinner Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. The 101-year-old New York Harbor tugboat Pegasus now helps teach rather than tow. On the National Register of Historic Places, the Pegasus has undergone a comprehensive restoration. All ages are invited to enjoy and learn about NYC's waterfront and the revitalization of maritime culture. subway: 1 to Houston St. bus: M15.
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What If!, a Leading Innovation Company 137 2nd Ave/ St. Mark's Pl, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: 1883 architect: William Schickel other architects/consultants: Century Building and Ehrich Brothers Emporium Built in 1883, this landmarked old German clinic and former Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital underwent an extensive renovation, restoring the ornate grand staircase and tile floors thanks to its current residents, ?What If! subway: F to 2nd Ave, R, W to 8th St, 6 to Astor Pl. bus: M9, M15. 
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Seaport Past & Future Exhibit 191 Front St/ Fulton St, New York neighborhood: Financial District Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 75 building date: ca. mid 18th-century architect: This exhibit explores the Seaport's two centuries of growth and epic changes that have influenced NYC and the entire region. Archival materials showcase vintage streetscapes presented with the same view as they appear today allowing visitors to compare continuities and transformations. subway: A, C trains to Broadway Nassau, J, M, Z, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Fulton Street. bus: M15.
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Tenrikyo Mission New York Center 42-19 147th St/ Sanford Ave, Flushing Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 2008 architect: Marble Fairbanks Architects This new, 7,500-sq-ft house of worship serves members of Tenrikyo, a religious organization founded in Tenri, Japan in 1838. Designed for Tenrikyo ceremonies, the building is their regional center for NYC and the surrounding area. subway: 7 to Flushing-Main St. bus: Q12. other transportation: LIRR (Port Washington Line) to Murray Hill.
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Alley Pond Adventure Course Winchester Blvd entrance/ Under Grand Central Pkwy, Flushing Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 40 per tour building date: unknown architect: unknown Set among the Alley Pond Wetlands and Nature Preserve, the high-and-low ropes course offers fun and exciting group activities, comprised of physical and intellectual challenges that help build leadership and problem solving skills. subway: 7 to Flushing-Main St. to buses. bus: Q12.
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Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art 338 Lighthouse Ave/ Richmond Rd, Staten Island Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1945 - 1947 architect: Jacques Marchais other architects/consultants: Joseph Primiano Designed by Jacques Marchais, an American woman, the museum's unique complex of buildings and gardens resembles a Tibetan Monastery with terraced gardens and a fish and lotus pond. The main building features characteristic details of Himalayan architecture including trapezoidal shaped windows, cross cut wood posts and slate caps above doorways, and flat roofs. bus: From the St. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island, S74 to Lighthouse Ave.
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