Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House

Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House is a historic home located in Flatlands, Brooklyn, New York City. It is currently located at 1640 East 48th Street in Brooklyn.[2]

Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House
Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House, May 2009
Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House is located in New York City
Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House
Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House is located in New York
Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House
Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House is located in the United States
Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House
Location1640 E. 48th St., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°37′12″N 73°55′44″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1747
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.82001184[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1982
Designated NYCLMarch 23, 1976

History

The original section was built in 1747 and the larger main portion dates to 1811. A kitchen wing was added in 1880. It is one and one half stories with steeply pitched gable roofs, curved projecting eaves, and end chimneys. The main entrance features a Dutch door.[3] It was relocated in approximately 1900 to align with the new street grid.[4]

One source states that the house "has actually been moved twice, probably by horse-drawn wagons. John Baxter describes the 1811 move in his diary".[5]

The house was designated as a New York City Landmark in 1976,[6] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Residents

The house is named after a series of families who lived in it, from the time of its construction up until the 1920s.[7] Its initial construction is believed to have been completed by an ancestor of Garret Stoothoff.[8] The addition in 1811 was constructed by John Baxter, who married Garret Stoothoff's daughter[8] and inherited the home in 1796.[4] Baxter's ghost is rumoured to haunt the house.[9] William Kouwenhoven married Abigail Baxter, daughter of John, and the house passed into that family's name.[8]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Stoothoff-Baxter house - Digital Collections - Brooklyn Public Library". www.bklynlibrary.org. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. Anne B. Covell (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2011. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
  4. Walsh, Kevin (December 18, 2015). "COLONIAL HOME IN FLATLANDS". Forgotten New York. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  5. "THE 11 OLDEST BUILDINGS IN BROOKLYN, NYC". Untapped Cities. April 5, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  6. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhoven House. 1976. Accessed 21 Oct 2019 from http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0919.pdf
  7. "Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhoven House – HDC". hdc.org. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  8. "And then there were ten: Brooklyn's Landmarked Dutch Houses". New-York Historical Society. June 8, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. "You Say You Want A Revolution: Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhoven House, 1640 E. 48th St". Brooklyn Eagle. August 27, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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