_ br ings _ sol ano _ on _ track _ in _ 1 8 6 0 s / ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁California ▁rail ro ads <0x0A> </s> ▁Conference ▁House ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Bil lop ▁House ) ▁is ▁a ▁stone ▁house ▁in ▁Tot ten ville , ▁St aten ▁Island , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁built ▁by ▁Captain ▁Christopher ▁B illo pp ▁some ▁time ▁before ▁ 1 6 8 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Conference ▁House ▁Park ▁near ▁Ward ' s ▁Point , ▁the ▁southern most ▁tip ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island , ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" B il lop ' s ▁Point " ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁St aten ▁Island ▁Peace ▁Conference , ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁swift ▁negoti ated ▁end ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁his ▁he ir ▁and ▁grand son ▁Colonel ▁ ▁Christopher ▁Bil lop , ▁there ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 7 7 6 . ▁The ▁house , ▁a ▁National ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Land mark , ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁Conference ▁House ▁Park ▁over looking ▁R ar itan ▁Bay . ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁also ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁Ward ' s ▁Point ▁Conserv ation ▁Area , ▁separately ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁Captain ▁Christopher ▁B illo pp , ▁after ▁years ▁of ▁distinguished ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁came ▁to ▁America ▁in