Photographs of historic houses in Borough Park and Bensonhurst
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The Photographs of historic houses in Borough Park and Bensonhurst is comprised of six modern black-and-white photographic prints showing historic houses that were located in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park and Bensonhurst, circa 1890 to 1900.
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The Photographs of historic houses in Borough Park and Bensonhurst is comprised of six modern black-and-white photographic prints showing historic houses that were located in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park and Bensonhurst, circa 1890 to 1900. Three photographs show houses or locations that relate to the Cowenhoven family of Brooklyn including one interior view of the Garret Peter Cowenhoven Farmhouse (at 18th Avenue) showing Isabel Beck Cowenhoven and a nurse holding Peter Cowenhoven as a baby, circa 1900. Also included is one photograph showing an exterior view of the Van Brunt House that was located in the town of New Utrecht (now present-day Bensonhurst); an exterior view of an unidentified Dutch Colonial style house that was also located in New Utrecht; and one photograph showing a horse and carriage travelling on Cowenhoven Lane (now 54th Street) with the Sands House and St. Jude Parish House in the distance.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for anonymously created items remain in effect for 120 years following the date of creation. Based on the date range of this collection, all the photographs in the collection will enter the public domain by 2020. For information on securing rights to publish or reproduce, please see the Brooklyn Historical Society Reproduction Rights Policy.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Photographs of historic houses in Borough Park and Bensonhurst, V1990.040, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lucille Posner, 1990.
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