This is the Lott Homestead as it appeared circa 1920. This view is from present day Filmore Avenue and 36th Street. The Lott House, built circa 1800, is one of the last Dutch-American farmhouses in New York City. It was occupied by descendants of Hendrick I. Lott until 1989 when the house was designated a New York City landmark. The Lott House Preservation has secured permission to commence ...

Uncover the buried past of a Dutch family living on the fringes of the burgeoning city that would become New York.