Walker Park Recreation Building, West New Brighton
Walker Park Recreation Building (1934)
50 Bard Ave.
Livingston
West New Brighton, Staten Island
Walker Park was originally the estate of banker and hydraulic cement manufacturer Rufus King Delafield (1802–71) and his wife, the former Eliza Bard (1813–1902). They were married in 1836 and raised seven children. They lived at 2 College Place (now West Broadway) and sometime between 1842 and 1847 moved to 21 Walker Street in the City. At some point in the 1850s, he established a country home in West New Brighton.
By 1898 the Delafield estate was home to the Staten Island Baseball and Cricket Club, which became the Staten island Cricket and Tennis Club in 1906 and the Staten Island Cricket Club in 1931. The Delafield home became their clubhouse. The property was sold to the Staten Island Academy in 1925 and in turn to the City of New York in 1930. The clubhouse burned down in 1932 and was replaced by this structure.
© Matthew X. Kiernan
NYBAI15-5957
Walker Park Recreation Building, West New Brighton
Walker Park Recreation Building (1934)
50 Bard Ave.
Livingston
West New Brighton, Staten Island
Walker Park was originally the estate of banker and hydraulic cement manufacturer Rufus King Delafield (1802–71) and his wife, the former Eliza Bard (1813–1902). They were married in 1836 and raised seven children. They lived at 2 College Place (now West Broadway) and sometime between 1842 and 1847 moved to 21 Walker Street in the City. At some point in the 1850s, he established a country home in West New Brighton.
By 1898 the Delafield estate was home to the Staten Island Baseball and Cricket Club, which became the Staten island Cricket and Tennis Club in 1906 and the Staten Island Cricket Club in 1931. The Delafield home became their clubhouse. The property was sold to the Staten Island Academy in 1925 and in turn to the City of New York in 1930. The clubhouse burned down in 1932 and was replaced by this structure.
© Matthew X. Kiernan
NYBAI15-5957