Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jan Martense-Schenck Homestead, Brooklyn, New York; verso: sketch of same view
Object Number:
1951.49
Date:
c. 1925-50
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on paper; graphite
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/4 x 21 in. ( 37.5 x 53.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: inscription on reverse
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Jan-Martense Schenck Homestead-- Mill Island-- / Jan came to America in 1650. Before 1700 vessels from Holland entered / Mill Basin-- the Brothers Jan & Rolof(?) interested in trading with Holland / constructed the house like hull of ship with curved timber & arch-like / inverted frame like no other house on Long Island. / Built about 1675 -- Now owned by Gulf Oil Co."
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Bequest of Elizabeth E. Case
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
