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
Location1640 E. 48th St., New York, 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]

The house was designated as a New York City Landmark in 1976,[5] 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.[6] Its initial construction is believed to have been completed by an ancestor of Garret Stoothoff.[7] The addition in 1811 was constructed by John Baxter, who married Garret Stoothoff's daughter[7] and inherited the home in 1796.[4] Baxter's ghost is rumoured to haunt the house.[8] William Kouwenhoven married Abigail Baxter, daughter of John, and the house passed into that family's name.[7]

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 2019-10-21.
  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 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
  4. Walsh, Kevin (2015-12-18). "COLONIAL HOME IN FLATLANDS". Forgotten New York. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  5. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhoven House. 1976. Accessed 21 Oct 2019 from http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0919.pdf
  6. "Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhoven House – HDC". hdc.org. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  7. "And then there were ten: Brooklyn's Landmarked Dutch Houses". New-York Historical Society. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  8. "You Say You Want A Revolution: Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhoven House, 1640 E. 48th St". Brooklyn Eagle. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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