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Title: Historic buildings now standing in New York, which were erected prior to eighteen hundred Year: 1914 (1910s) Authors: Bank of the Manhattan Company Walton Advertising and Printing Company (Boston, Mass.) Subjects: Historic buildings Publisher: New York City : Printed for Bank of the Manhattan Co. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Text Appearing Before Image: sie Lane, Brooklyn. Built 1664 Here first settled the Wyckoff family, which has identified itself with churchand secular history in many parts of the country. The land was bought from theCanarsie Indians in 1630, and the house was built in 1664 of material brought fromHolland. The original owner was Pieter Claeson, who came from Holland in 1636, andfor a time, in 1655, was superintendent of Peter Stuyvesants farm. He later rose to bea man of wealth as well as a magistrate in Flatlands, and was one of the representa-tives at the convention held at Flatbush to send delegates to Holland to lay beforethe States-General and the West India Company the distressed condition of NewAmsterdam. He was also one of the patentees in the town charters of Flatbush in1667 and 1686. After the cession of New York to the English he took the nameWyckoff. His ancestors have lived here for generations, and, although slightly remod-elled, the farm-house is substantially as it was when originally built. [ 13 ]

Text Appearing After Image: MACOMB MANSION 230th Street, West of Broadway. Built 1603 This is one of the oldest and best-preserved landmarks in the Bronx. The ear-liest references, 1693, mention it as a tavern, and it was kept about the time of theRevolution by John Cock. It was long one of the famous taverns on the old Albany-post road, which was built in 1669 between New York and Albany, and crossedSpuyten Duyvil Creek at the old Wading Place, almost in front of the MacombMansion door. At the time of the Revolution the statue of George III. at Bowl-ing Green in New York City was overthrown, and the head was carried to FortWashington to be attached to the flagstaff. A message was passed through the Rebelcamp to Cock to steal and bury the head. This he did, hiding it in his tavern. Asearly as 1693 this territory was included in the Manor of Philipsburg, and was apart of the domain of Colonel Philipse until forfeited by his attainder. Six yearslater it was sold by the Commissioners of Forfeiture. The Macomb Mansi

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