Wyckoff House

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

Wyckoff House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
New York City Landmark No. 0001
Part on the left dates to the 18th century, part on the right is of the 17th century
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Location	5816 Clarendon Road (Milton Fidler Park), Brooklyn, NY
Coordinates	40°38′40″N 73°55′15″W
Built	before 1641
Architectural style	Colonial
Website	Official website
NRHP reference No.	67000013[1]
NYCL No.	0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 24, 1967[2]
Designated NHL	December 24, 1967[3]
Designated NYCL	October 14, 1965[4]

It is situated on land that New Netherland director general Wouter van Twiller purchased from the Lenape Indians 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

• Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead, another historic house in Brooklyn
• List of the oldest buildings in New York
• List of the oldest buildings in the United States
• List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City
• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn
• List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Brooklyn

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. "Wyckoff House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 19, 2007.
4. "Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. October 14, 1965. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
5. 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.

External links

Media related to Wyckoff House at Wikimedia Commons

• Wyckoff House Museum - official site
• Wyckoff House Museum - official Facebook presence
• Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House Historic Marker Database