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Pieter
Claesen Wyckoff House
Fidler Wyckoff Park
(Ralph Avenue & Clarendon Road)
Brooklyn NY 11023
718-629-5400
Mailing
address: P.O. Box 100-376, Brooklyn, NY 11210
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to America and make your fortune. Ah, there are so many rags-to-riches
stories which just add so much more weight to the realization of the
blessings of America. But, not to be outdone, here is just one more for
you.
In 1637, an illiterate,
indentured servant, Pieter Claesen Wyckoff came to America. While they
weren't called such, indentured servants were slaves; they received no
pay, - just room and board. The difference was that they had a date
somewhere in the future when they would be officially freed of the
bondage.
Pieter worked hard and, after
securing his freedom, turned to farming. He became a magistrate and,
eventually the wealthiest resident of the Dutch colony, Nieuw Amersfoort
(later to be renamed Flatbush after the English took possession - and now
part of Brooklyn). |
Pieter
married and built his house which they finally occupied around 1655. Their
house remained in the possession of their descendants for some 250 years.
It is the oldest house in New York and one of the oldest homes in North
America. Donated to New York State in the 1950s, it was restored and
became a National Landmark in 1982.
House hours: Tues-Sun 10a-4p
To get there by bus:
B #6 to Glenwood Road and Ralph Avenue
B #8 to 59th Street and walk south to Clarendon Road
B #78 to Clarendon Road and Ralph Avenue
B #7 to Kings Highway and Clarendon Road
For more information, visit:
Wyckoff
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