Wyckoff House

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Wyckoff House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location: 5816 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn, NY
Coordinates: 40°38′40.11″N 73°55′15.8″W / 40.644475, -73.921056Coordinates: 40°38′40.11″N 73°55′15.8″W / 40.644475, -73.921056
Built/Founded: 1652
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Colonial, Other
Designated as NHL: December 24, 1967[1]
Added to NRHP: December 24, 1967[2]
NRHP Reference#: 67000013
Governing body: Local

The Wyckoff House, or Pieter Claeson Wyckoff House is located at 5816 Clarendon Road in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn. Estimated to have been built in 1652, it is the oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America, and was probably the first structure built by Europeans on Long Island.[3]

It is on land that Wouter van Twiller purchased from the local Lenape people in approximately 1636.[3] (Europeans often referred to the native inhabitants simply by the Lenape language place name for the larger area: "Canarsie", in this case)

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967.[1][3]

It is owned by New York City but is operated by a nonprofit.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Wyckoff House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-19).
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b c Patricia Heintzelman (1975-10-11), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Wyckoff HousePDF (361 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying six photos, exterior, from 1967PDF (1.15 MiB)

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