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From a community of 270 Dutch farmers who took the land from the Lenape, to the site of the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War and the ensuing rise of the working class, the Old Stone House & Washington Park has deep roots in Brooklyn’s history.

Dutch Colonial Era

Painting of the Vechte-Cortelyou House known today as the Old Stone House

Battle of Brooklyn

The Early Brooklyn Dodgers

Brooklyn Dodgers 1898 aka Brooklyn Baseball Club

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Photos: Bob Levine (top banner, lower right); Vechte-Cortelyou House courtesy of Brooklyn Historical Society.

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The Old Stone House
336 3rd Street
PO Box 150613
Brooklyn, NY 11215

718.768.3195
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The Old Stone House is open Friday 3-6 pm, Saturday & Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm, or by appointment.

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