Brooklyn · NYC landmark
Hendrick I. Lott House
1940 East 36th Street · Brooklyn, New York City
See a surviving farmhouse from the public street and learn how grain fields and farm labor gave way to residential blocks.
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NYFE Summary
The surrounding farm grew grain, kept livestock and later supplied vegetables to city markets. Enslaved people worked this land before hired farmhands became central to its operation. When the farmland was sold for housing, the family kept its home and a small piece of the original property.
Low wings flank a taller central block, with brick chimneys rising from each section. The main roof changes slope and curves outward over a columned porch. The house still faces south, preserving its earlier orientation within the modern street grid.
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Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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