SummaryFacade of small, two-story, wood-frame house with colonnade entrance, wood fence on right, telephone pole and lines in foreground, portion of building on far left, and several trees. Caption: "The Van Buren homestead, also known as the Duryea house, once occupied the land on the east side of Flatbush Ave. between Tilden Ave. and Cortelyou Rd. just south of the old car barns which are barely visible to the left. This picture was taken in November, 1903. The names on the signs, reading from left to right, are: G. Rothapfel; Orland E. Way, jobbing carpenter; and H. P. Holm, painter and decorator. Mr. Rothapfel was the father of the famous Roxy."
NoteOn verso: date inscribed: Nov. 1, 1903; date stamped: Oct. 20, 1946; New-York Historical Society (photographer?) stamp. On verso: "North from Canarsie Lane; used in Flatbush Historical booklet & Eagle Supplement." Title from inscription and caption on verso.
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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