Dyckman House
Dyckman House | |
New York City Landmark No. 0309
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Dutch Colonial | |
NRHP reference No. | 67000014[1] |
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NYCL No. | 0309 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 24, 1967[1] |
Designated NHL | December 24, 1967[2] |
Designated NYCL | July 12, 1967 |
The Dyckman House, now the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, is the oldest remaining farmhouse on
History and description
Dyckman was the grandson of Jan Dyckman, who came to the area from
The current two-story house is constructed of
The house stayed in the family for several generations until they sold it in 1868, after which it served as a rental property for several decades.[8] By the beginning of the 20th century, the house was in disrepair and in danger of being demolished, and in 1915, the Dyckman family bought it back.[5]
In 1915–16, two sisters of the Dyckman family, Mary Alice Dyckman Dean (Mrs Bashford Dean) and Fannie Fredericka Dyckman Welch,[8] began a restoration of the farmhouse under the supervision of architect Alexander M. Welch, Fannie's husband.[3] In 1916, they transferred ownership of the house to the City of New York, which opened it as a museum of Dutch and Colonial life, featuring the original Dyckman family furnishings.[6]
The farmhouse – which is not only the
In 2003, the house underwent a major restoration, after which it re-opened to the public in the fall of 2005.[11]
In popular culture
- The Dyckman House was featured in A&E Network production Guide to Historic Homes of America.[12]
Gallery
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Front porch
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Rear porch
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West end of the house, seen from the rear
See also
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan above 110th Street
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan above 110th Street
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
References
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Dyckman House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
- ^ a b c d "Dyckman House Museum" on the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation website
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
- ISBN 978-1-60354-055-1. (Reprinted by Scholarly Press, 1976; often referred to as WPA Guide to New York City.)
- ^ a b Historical plaque located near the house. Accessed: May 30, 2014
- ^ ""Dyckman House", by Patricia Heintzelman" (pdf). National Park Service. October 14, 1975. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Dyckman House—Accompanying Photos, exterior and interior, from 1967 and 1975" (pdf). National Park Service. September 1978. National Register of Historic Places Inventory
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Dyckman Farmhouse on the Cultural Landscape Foundation website
- A&E Network.
External links
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum website
- "Dyckman Farmhouse" on the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation website