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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]

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "And then there were ten: Brooklyn's Landmarked Dutch Houses". New-York Historical Society. June 8, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Croghan, Lore (August 27, 2014). "You Say You Want A Revolution: Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhoven House, 1640 E. 48th St". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhaven_House