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Conference House (also known as Billop House ) is a stone house in Tottenville, Staten Island , New York City built by Captain Christopher Billopp some time before 1680. It is located in Conference House Park near Ward's Point , the southernmost tip of New York State on Staten Island , which became known as "Billop's Point" in the 18th century. The Staten Island Peace Conference , an unsuccessful attempt to find a swift negotiated end to the American Revolutionary War , was hosted by his heir and grandson Colonel Christopher Billop , there on September 11, 1776. The house, a National and New York City Landmark, is located at Conference House Park overlooking Raritan Bay . The house is also located within the Ward's Point Conservation Area , separately added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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