Dutch Houses in Brooklyn

When John published his post about his own Dutch house in Brooklyn, he also kindly provided a list of all the Dutch houses in the area that are still standing. Clicking the markers in the map below will take you to the address and information about each house.


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John has also provided several web resources:

Old Dutch Houses of Brooklyn, Maud Esther Dillard (Brooklyn, 1945)

Lefferts Historic House (Prospect Park Website)

The Wyckoff House Museum

Lott House Restoration and Information

In my own travels on the web for this project, I noticed that Christopher Gray wrote this article for the New York Times about John and his house:

Streetscapes/2138 McDonald Avenue, Brooklyn; Preserving a Sense of Dutch Heritage in Gravesend

The Brooklyn Museum Schenck houses are now open! Catch what Carol Vogel has to say in the New York Times.

 

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2 Responses to Dutch Houses in Brooklyn

  1. Craig Andersen says:

    You may already know that the Brooklyn Public Library Historic Brooklyn Collection has the Ogden Colllection of 101 photographs taken in 1914 by George S Ogden a local doctor. Many of these homes are among the subjects of the Ogden Collection including two churches, a school and a smokehouse.

  2. Have had the privilege of visiting the Schenck house
    at Brooklyn Museum and the Wyckoff house…

    My ancestor Roelof was brother of Jan Martense and
    from what I have read he later bought this home/mill
    from Jan Martense. It’s easy to imagine my ancestors
    moving through the home.

    As Schenck descendants we received a gracious welcome!

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