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The Dyckman House, now the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, is the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island, a vestige of New York City's rural past. The Dutch Colonial-style farmhouse was built by William Dyckman, c.1785, [3] and was originally part of over 250 acres (100 ha) of farmland owned by the family. [4]
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: Inwood: Manhattan: Historic house Late 18th-century farmhouse, the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island Edgar Allan Poe Cottage: Fordham: Bronx: Historic house 1840s house where author Edgar Allan Poe lived Gracie Mansion: Upper East Side: Manhattan: Historic house Official residence of the Mayor of New York City
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: Inwood: Manhattan Historic house Late 18th-century farmhouse; the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island Edgar Allan Poe Cottage: Fordham: Bronx Historic house 1840s house where author Edgar Allan Poe lived El Museo del Barrio: East Harlem: Manhattan Art Hispanic, Latino, and Caribbean
He and his fellow "Relic Hunters" uncovered thousands of artifacts. Bolton donated photographs and artifacts from his digs to the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum. [3] [4] Bolton was born in London, England, to Rev. James Jay Bolton, and worked in England before coming to America.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
Dyckman Street is named for the Dutch farmer William Dyckman, whose family owned over 250 acres (1,000,000 m 2) of farmland in the area; [2] the Dyckman Farmhouse, located nearby at the corner of Broadway and 204th Street, was built by William Dyckman in 1784 and is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
A gallery wall features a framed loan the property was bought with; newspaper clippings; and pictures, including an early photo of the farmhouse and a circa-1905 black-and-white snapshot of a ...
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to bring it to light.