Cortelyou House, 5th Ave. & 3rd St, Bklyn. Lithograph by N. Currier.

Title: Cortelyou House, 5th Ave. & 3rd St, Bklyn. Lithograph by N. Currier.
Description:

The Jacques Cortelyou House (also known as the Vechte-Cortelyou House or Old Stone House) was built in 1699 and played a role in the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn. The house was destroyed in 1898 but was rebuilt in replica near its original location by Robert Moses in the 1930s.

Date: 1925
Collection: Brooklyn Museum Libraries, Special Collections
[Clippings on historic Brooklyn houses]
1853-1925
[United States]
11 pieces : ill. (some col.) ; 14 x 14 cm.-30 x 37 cm.
Subject: [Clippings on historic Brooklyn houses]
Institution: Brooklyn Museum
Medium: printed material
11 x 14.75in (28 x 37.5cm)
color
Rights: no known copyright restrictions
Citation: Brooklyn Museum Libraries. Special Collections
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