About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_1307
  • TitleThe Cortelyou Mansion House
  • SummaryDrawing of a two story stone building with a one story addition in the back, set at an angle, with a dirt road in front with fences, two horseback riders on the road, and four trees in front of the horseback riders. A few trees are directly in front of building, trees are in background, and a small building is in left background.
  • Date1848, 1946
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 11 in.
  • Genredrawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on recto. On recto: "The Cortelyou Mansion House, Gowanus, Brooklyn 1848." On verso: "Old Stone House, lithograph 1848." On verso: "A close up of the Vechte-Cortelyou House drawn about 1776." On verso: "Photo used in Brooklyn Historical supplement of Bklyn Eagle."
  • SubjectStone buildings ; Historic buildings
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceGowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Gowanus: Homes: Old Stone House