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.
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."
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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