In the heart of Rosebank (Staten Island, NY) is the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, located in the historic home of the inventor, Antonio Meucci.
Meucci was a prolific Italian inventor, engineer, and practical chemist who is most known for developing a voice communication apparatus, precursor of the telephone, in 1857.
Today the house is a museum and a National Landmark, owned and operated by the Order Sons of Italy in America.
You can visit the museum, take a historical tour to discover more about Meucci and his friendship with Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi and enroll in Italian language classes.
To find out more, please visit the museum website at: http://pub1.andyswebtools.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-home.cgi?d=garibaldi-meucci-museum