'Good neighbor' fences: Attractive boundaries on Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. If good fences make good neighbors, as poet Robert Frost famously wrote, a number of nice-looking examples delineate property lines in neighborhoods on the borough's North Shore.

From the historic Greek Revival cast-iron fence enclosing the perimeter of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden in Livingston, to the classic split-rail fence outside popular Adobe Blues restaurant and bar on Lafayette Avenue in New Brighton, a variety of styles offered more visual interest than utilitarian chain-link or white vinyl panels.

Snug Harbor's cast-iron fence dates back to the 1840s. The city Landmarks Preservation Commission protected it in 1973, with an official landmark designation.

If you have or know of a particularly interesting fence --especially a hand-crafted one -- sharing the information in the Comments section below, with a photo if possible.

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'Good neighbor' fences: Attractive boundaries on Staten Island