OL’ MAN LEFFERTS HAD A FARM, E-I-E-I-O (1874)
Brownstone Detectives investigates the history of our clients’ homes.
The story you are about to read was composed from research conducted in the course of one of those investigations.
Do you know the history of YOUR house?
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Above is a section of the 1874 Beers Map of the City of Brooklyn focusing on the 25th Ward, drawn up before much was built in what would someday become the eastern section of Stuyvesant Heights.
Development in this section, the 25th Ward, would intensify around the 1890s.
As you can see from the map, there are a lot of names on it. They belong to the men who had previously owned the land as part of their farms. Around those names are drawn the former property lines of their farms. Thus, this map is called a “Farm Line” map.
Now, if you can locate where you live on this map, you can see the name of the farmer who once owned the land your house sits on today. (If your house is not on this map, it is most certain on others. Let me know and I will help you find it – and your farmer’s name.)
How many farmers you can see on this map?
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Brownstone Detectives is an historic property research agency. Our mission is to document and save the histories of our clients’ homes. From our research, we produce our celebrated House History Books and House History Reports. Contact us today to begin discovering the history of your home.
