Historic District - New York City
The best preserved, and considered by many the most beautiful example of Dutch Colonial architecture in Brooklyn, this dwelling is believed to have been built by Henry and Abraham Wyckoff, descendants of Pieter Wyckoff who came to this country in 1637. The house was standing in 1766, judging from an inscription found cut in a beam in the old barn. During the American Revolutionary War, Hessian officers were quartered in the house, and two of these soldiers' scratched their names and ranks on windowpanes which have been preserved. In 1835 the house was purchased by Cornelius W. Bennett and members of the Bennett family continue to live here.| HM Number | HMK5H |
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| Series | This marker is part of the National Historic Landmarks series |
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| Year Placed | 1976 |
| Placed By | The New York Community Trust |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 11:19am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 588697 N 4496087 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.61085000, -73.95150000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 36.651', W 73° 57.09' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 36' 39.06" N, 73° 57' 5.40" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 631, 718, 917, 347 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1669 E 22nd St, Barboursville NY 11229, US |
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