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Coat of Arms of Cornelius Steenwyk. Cornelius Steenwyck [2] (born Cornelis Jacobsz Steenwijck; March 16, 1626 – November 21, 1684) served two terms as Mayor of New York City, the first from 1668 to 1672 (or 1670, [3]) and the second from 1682 to 1684 (or 1683 [3]).
The West Hill Historic District is a prestigious residential subdivision of the town of West Hartford, Connecticut.Originally the site of the estate of Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, son of transportation magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, it was developed as a planned subdivision of upper-class residences in the 1920s.
On July 22, 1658, he conveyed his house and lot on Pearl St. to Cornelius Steenwyck. September 6, 1664, the British took New Amsterdam and renamed it New York. In October, all the inhabitants were required to swear an oath of allegiance to King Charles II. Joannes Nevius continued as City Secretary under the British.
The estate is now 74-acres in size. [6] [7] [8] The main house is two stories tall, and was created in an English manor-style with an imitation thatch roof, a gunite exterior, and consisting of ten bedrooms. [9] [10] The garden is Italian style and features four levels of terracing and a lily pond, a Roman reflecting pool, and a piano-shaped ...
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The Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum is a private burial site adjacent to the Moravian Cemetery in the New Dorp neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City.It was designed by Richard Morris Hunt and Frederick Law Olmsted in the late 19th century, when the Vanderbilt family was the wealthiest in America.
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The Wye plantation was created in the 1650s by a Welsh Puritan and wealthy planter, Edward Lloyd.Between 1780 and 1790, the main house was built by his great-great-grandson, Edward Lloyd IV, using the profits generated by the forced labor of enslaved people. [3]