Talk:Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead

same as Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum?
Is this the same or different site as the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff? I am not sure, but the relationship needs to be sorted out and described in both articles. See also another Wyckoff house or two. doncram (talk) 06:13, 22 June 2008 (UTC)


 * No it is not the same as the Wyckoff Farmhouse, but appears to be another house built by the Wyckoff family (100 years or so later). I just learned about it while searching for youtube videos related the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff farmhouse. This house (Wyckoff-Bennet) was sadly sold by the heirs of the Motts to 22nd Street Investors LLC (as described in this article). The house, as of 7 months ago is neglected and in terrible state of repair (see youtube video by CBS New York “Vandals making their mark on Revolutionary War era Brooklyn landmark” published approx 7 months ago). In about 2020 “Open House TV” released a video on youtube of the features and history of ownership of the house, presented by the Mott’s son. Hopefully the city can do something about it if they haven’t already. 2601:1C2:4100:3097:153:11C0:27AD:C321 (talk) 04:06, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

NY Times article of 1/31/2010
Fodder for expansion of this article may be culled from this NY Times article. --sanfranman59 (talk) 02:44, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Historical accuracy
The needlepoint currently referenced in the article and which had hung in the house at least until its 2021 sale, is a modern creation and cannot be used to support the inaccurate and contradictory dating of the house to 1776.

The 1766 date of construction is a guess that appears in a 1960's paper by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. The date is based on an inscription in a beam utilized in the remaining barn, which was re-built in 1899 after the city required the house to be moved (within the property) and rotated, in order to align with the street grid.

There is a good amount of important history missing from the article. When the house was repositioned an additional barn was demolished and not rebuilt, and former slave quarters were razed. MxBuster (talk) 21:04, 27 May 2023 (UTC)