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The history of the Dyckman Farmhouse includes a fascinating transformation from Farm to City. The Dyckman Farmhouse has been located on the same site since it was built c. 1784. The family lived in the farmhouse until the 1850's and owned the house until 1871. In 1915, two Dyckman sisters bought the farmhouse in order to ensure its preservation. They, along with their husbands, restored the site and presented it to the city in 1916. It has been opened to the public since that time. While there are so many fascinating stories to tell, we have focused our work on two important periods - Farm and City. The farm period details the period around 1815-1820 when the site had truly recovered from the Revolutionary War and Jacobus Dyckman lived in the farmhouse with his family, free black workers and one enslaved male. |
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum tells the story of rural Northern Manhattan, a landscape and a lifestyle that disappeared in the transformation from farming community to urban neighborhood. Through the story of the Dyckman family and farm the museum explores life in early 19th century rural Manhattan and the preservation of that memory in the early 20th century. |
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum 4881 Broadway at 204th Street |New York, New York 10034 212.304.9422 |212.304.0635 fax | info@dyckmanfarmhouse.org 2011 Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, all rights reserved. All historic images from the Collection of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum. Contemporary Images and design by s de vries |
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During the city period, 1915-1916, the neighborhood was transforming and the Dyckman sisters responded by saving the farmhouse and creating the museum. To learn more details, please click either FARM or CITY on the left. We are always seeking to expand the scholarship on the farmhouse and the life of the family as well as the early history of the museum. If you have your own stories about the family or about visiting the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum feel free to share with us by sending us an email at info@dyckmanfarmhouse.org |