Benjamin Ten Broeck House
- Also Known As: Felten-Ten Broeck-Chmura House
- Address: 1019 Flatbush Rd
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1748/00/00 | Benjamin Ten Broeck I | Home | A manor house (lost) is erected for Benjamin Ten Broeck I, the great-grandson of Wessel Ten Broeck, who had come to the New Netherland colony in 1626 with Peter Minuit. The residence has since been demolished. | |||
| 1751/00/00 | Benjamin Ten Broeck I | Owner | A Dutch vernacular house, the first section of present residence, is built to for tenant farmers on Benjamin Ten Broeck's farm. A family named Felten, probably the descendants of early C18 refugees from the Palatinate region of Germany, are the first tena | |||
| 1765/00/00 | The western section of the farm house is built in the Dutch style. | |||||
| 1770/00/00 | The eastern wing of the farm house is built, probably as a kitchen. | |||||
| 1777/10/17 | British ships on the Hudson River fire on the Ten Broeck house during the burning of Kingston. The family will later stay in the farmhouse while the main house is repaired. | Burning of Kingston, New York, 1777 |
| Particulars for Benjamin Ten Broeck House: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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