Cortelyou House, South Brooklyn. Built 1699. Corner of 5th Avenue and 3rd Street.
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Image: "Cortelyou House, South Brooklyn. Built 1699. Corner of 5th Avenue and 3rd Street.", 1925. Printed material, 11 x 10.5 (28 x 27cm). Brooklyn Museum, CHART_2011. (Photo: P. Hurly, F129_B79_C61_Brooklyn_Houses_07.jpg
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Notes: 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.
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Folder: [Clippings on historic Brooklyn houses]
Brooklyn Museum