Cornelius Van Wyck House
- Year
- 1735
- Style
- Dutch Colonial
- City
- Queens, NY
The Cornelius Van Wyck House is an 18th-century Dutch Colonial home built in 1735 on the shore of Little Neck Bay in Douglaston, Queens. Cornelius Van Wyck inherited the surrounding 125 acres from his father, Johannes Van Wyck, who had purchased the land from Richard and Sarah Cornell; Cornelius and his wife Mary Hicks lived in the house and expanded the farm before it passed to his son Stephen. It is considered the most impressive architectural remnant of early Dutch culture in New York.
the style
The house is an example of Dutch Colonial architecture, notable for its rarity as an early specimen dating to 1735.
More on Dutch Colonialsignificance
It was designated a New York City Landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1966 (LP-00144) and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
nearby
- Fort Totten Officers' Club
- Cornell Farmhouse
- John Bowne House
- Flushing High School
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- St. George's Church