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Farmhouse on Flatbush Avenue, opposite Fenimore Street; ca. 1920. The house is said to have been built by Samuel Gerritsen in about 1796. The Gerritsen family were early Dutch settlers of Kings County, and operated a mill on the creek separating the towns of Gravesend and Flatlands as early as the 1690s. The mill burned in 1935, and today its former site is included in Marine Park, just east of the Gerritsen Beach neighborhood. The farmhouse on Flatbush Avenue passed through many owners during the 19th century, and was at one point "famous for its ivy and garden." The house was demolished in 1926.
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612 Flatbush Avenue
\[J. McElvery's house, Flatbush] Circular drive leading up to J. McElvery's house with man standing in front, Flatbush; 7 \[written in ink on label on recto]
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 612 Flatbush Ave., west side, just north of Chester Court, showing a section of the Mertanse Estate and known as the Gerritsen Farmhouse, which was razed in 1926. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, another view. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, showing this house at an earlier date when it was used as a carpenter shop. 1914\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 4612 Flatbush Ave., west side, north of Chester Ceurt, showin; the Gerritsen farmhouse, erected ky J. Birdsall, in 1800 on the site ef the Isaac Lefferts house, which was destroyed by the British in 1776. 1922\. Eugene L Armbruster Cellection. (2) The same, showing the ether side ef the heuse. 1922\. Eugene L. Arsmbruster Cellectien. (3) The same, showing a cleser view. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Cellectien.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 612 Flatbush Ave., west side, just north of Chester Court, showing part of the Martense Estate, and known as the Garritsen farmhouse, raned in 1926. About 1920. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, from another angle. Aboct 1920. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same house, also known as the Birdsall, Murphy, and McElvery House. About 1920. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Hawthorne Street (1) Flatbush Ave., west side, north frem Hawtherne Street, showing the Garritsen house (No. 612, center) which was also known as the Birdsall, Murphy er Mc Clay house. To the extreme right, is the Jen Vanderbilt house. About 1920 (1) Eugene L. Armbruster Cellectien. (2) The same, showing a closer view ef the Garritsen house, from a 6ifferent anglW. About 1920. Eugene L. Armbruster Cellection. (3) The same, another view. April 1923. Eugene L. Arnbruster Collection.
612 Flatbush Avenue
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 612 Flatbush Ave., west side, just north of Chester Court, showing part of the Martense Estate, and known as the Garritsen farmhouse, raned in 1926. About 1920. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, from another angle. Aboct 1920. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same house, also known as the Birdsall, Murphy, and McElvery House. About 1920. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 4612 Flatbush Ave., west side, north of Chester Ceurt, showin; the Gerritsen farmhouse, erected ky J. Birdsall, in 1800 on the site ef the Isaac Lefferts house, which was destroyed by the British in 1776. 1922\. Eugene L Armbruster Cellection. (2) The same, showing the ether side ef the heuse. 1922\. Eugene L. Arsmbruster Cellectien. (3) The same, showing a cleser view. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Cellectien.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 4612 Flatbush Ave., west side, north of Chester Ceurt, showin; the Gerritsen farmhouse, erected ky J. Birdsall, in 1800 on the site ef the Isaac Lefferts house, which was destroyed by the British in 1776. 1922\. Eugene L Armbruster Cellection. (2) The same, showing the ether side ef the heuse. 1922\. Eugene L. Arsmbruster Cellectien. (3) The same, showing a cleser view. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Cellectien.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 4612 Flatbush Ave., west side, north of Chester Ceurt, showin; the Gerritsen farmhouse, erected ky J. Birdsall, in 1800 on the site ef the Isaac Lefferts house, which was destroyed by the British in 1776. 1922\. Eugene L Armbruster Cellection. (2) The same, showing the ether side ef the heuse. 1922\. Eugene L. Arsmbruster Cellectien. (3) The same, showing a cleser view. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Cellectien.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 612 Flatbush Ave., west side, just north of Chester Court, showing a section of the Mertanse Estate and known as the Gerritsen Farmhouse, which was razed in 1926. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, another view. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, showing this house at an earlier date when it was used as a carpenter shop. 1914\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 612 Flatbush Ave., west side, just north of Chester Court, showing a section of the Mertanse Estate and known as the Gerritsen Farmhouse, which was razed in 1926. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, another view. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, showing this house at an earlier date when it was used as a carpenter shop. 1914\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Hawthorne Street (1) Flatbush Ave., west side, north frem Hawtherne Street, showing the Garritsen house (No. 612, center) which was also known as the Birdsall, Murphy er Mc Clay house. To the extreme right, is the Jen Vanderbilt house. About 1920 (1) Eugene L. Armbruster Cellectien. (2) The same, showing a closer view ef the Garritsen house, from a 6ifferent anglW. About 1920. Eugene L. Armbruster Cellection. (3) The same, another view. April 1923. Eugene L. Arnbruster Collection.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Hawthorne Street (1) Flatbush Ave., west side, north frem Hawtherne Street, showing the Garritsen house (No. 612, center) which was also known as the Birdsall, Murphy er Mc Clay house. To the extreme right, is the Jen Vanderbilt house. About 1920 (1) Eugene L. Armbruster Cellectien. (2) The same, showing a closer view ef the Garritsen house, from a 6ifferent anglW. About 1920. Eugene L. Armbruster Cellection. (3) The same, another view. April 1923. Eugene L. Arnbruster Collection.
612 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: McElvery House, Flatbush Avenue opposite Fenimore Street, undated. Side view.
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