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Conference House Tablet
- Location: Foot of Hylan Boulevard
- Description: Tablet on wall
- Materials: Bronze
- Dimensions: H: 1'2" W: 1'
- Dedicated: 1929
- Donor: Gift of the Richmond Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
- Inscription: THE CONFERENCE HOUSE / LONG KNOWN AS / "THE BILLOPP HOUSE" / BUILT BEFORE 1700 / IN THIS HOUSE ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1776 / AFTER THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND / A PEACE CONFERENCE WAS HELD / BETWEEN LORD HOWE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, JOHN ADAMS, AND EDWARD RUTLEDGE. / ERECTED BY ABRAHAM COLE CHAPTER / RICHMOND COUNTY CHAPTER / STATEN ISLAND CHAPTER / DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION / MAY 25, 1929 /
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