The Restoration, officially the Malverne Historical & Preservation Society/Joseph L. Landers Memorial Restoration, dates back to 1854, when eight acres of land were deeded to Samuel B. Shannon on which he built an English style "wing house."
Mr. Shannon's heirs in 1920/1921 sold the property to Paul Lindner who owned Norwood. The following year, Paul Lindner sold the property to Melissa Ann Gregory, who, in 1924, sold it to a Dr. Christopher Stapleton and his wife Alice Sepple.
Dr. Stapelton and his wife came from England. He taught at Fordham University and they were looking for a summer retreat convenient to the city. In 1924 they purchased a "farm house" on a dirt road, 360 Ocean Avenue. A year later, Dr. Stapleton added an Olde English style great room much the study in his family castle in Oxford, England. "The Studio", as he would call it, still has the original triangular stained glass windows that were imported from Oxfordshire, England.
The Stapletons had two daughters, Gwendolyn and Alice. In 1950, the deed to the property was transferred to Alice Stapleton Walls, who lived there until her death in 1995.
On February 23, 1996, the Malverne Historical & Preservation Society, with the cooperation of Collette Walls-Ward and as a result of a private donation from Mrs. Jeanne L. Landers, purchased the house to be used as a restoration to display the society's memorabilia and collection.
The Restoration was officially opened on June 2, 1996.
The house was named in memory of Mrs. Landers' husband Joseph L. Landers, a father and forty-three year resident of Malverne. The opening was dedicated to the memory of John Guarino Jr., a former village historian who passed away before assuming the presidency of the Historical Society.
Mr. Shannon's heirs in 1920/1921 sold the property to Paul Lindner who owned Norwood. The following year, Paul Lindner sold the property to Melissa Ann Gregory, who, in 1924, sold it to a Dr. Christopher Stapleton and his wife Alice Sepple.
Dr. Stapelton and his wife came from England. He taught at Fordham University and they were looking for a summer retreat convenient to the city. In 1924 they purchased a "farm house" on a dirt road, 360 Ocean Avenue. A year later, Dr. Stapleton added an Olde English style great room much the study in his family castle in Oxford, England. "The Studio", as he would call it, still has the original triangular stained glass windows that were imported from Oxfordshire, England.
The Stapletons had two daughters, Gwendolyn and Alice. In 1950, the deed to the property was transferred to Alice Stapleton Walls, who lived there until her death in 1995.
On February 23, 1996, the Malverne Historical & Preservation Society, with the cooperation of Collette Walls-Ward and as a result of a private donation from Mrs. Jeanne L. Landers, purchased the house to be used as a restoration to display the society's memorabilia and collection.
The Restoration was officially opened on June 2, 1996.
The house was named in memory of Mrs. Landers' husband Joseph L. Landers, a father and forty-three year resident of Malverne. The opening was dedicated to the memory of John Guarino Jr., a former village historian who passed away before assuming the presidency of the Historical Society.