Wyckoff House

Last updated

Wyckoff House
Wyckoff-house.jpg
Part on the left dates to the 19th century, part on the right is of the 18th century
USA New York City location map.svg
Red pog.svg
USA New York location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location5816 Clarendon Road (Milton Fidler Park), Brooklyn, NY
Coordinates 40°38′40″N73°55′15″W / 40.64444°N 73.92083°W / 40.64444; -73.92083
Builtbefore 1641
Architectural style Colonial
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
NRHP reference No. 67000013 [1]
NYCL No.0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1967 [2]
Designated NHLDecember 24, 1967 [3]
Designated NYCLOctober 14, 1965 [4]

The Wyckoff House, or Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House, is a historic house at 5816 Clarendon Road in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, within Milton Fidler Park.

Contents

It is situated on land that New Netherland director general Wouter van Twiller purchased from the Lenape natives in approximately 1636. [5] The house was one of several that Van Twiller ordered to be built before he was recalled to the Netherlands by 1640. It is estimated to have been built before 1641. Pieter Claesen Wyckoff's family moved in around 1652. [5] The house is one of the oldest surviving examples of a Dutch frame house in America, and it was one of the first structures built by settlers on Long Island. The majority of the current structure was added in the 19th century, with the small kitchen section dating back to the 18th century.

It is owned by New York City but is operated by The Wyckoff House & Association. [6] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967 [3] [5] and is a New York City designated landmark. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places - Property photograph form Wyckoff House" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. 1 2 "Wyckoff House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 19, 2007.
  4. 1 2 "Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. October 14, 1965. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Patricia Heintzelman (October 11, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Wyckoff House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, exterior, from 1967  (2.55 MB)
  6. ↑ "Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum". The Historic House Trust of New York City. April 13, 2014.

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Wyckoff House at Wikimedia Commons

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.