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    The Voorlezer's House is a historic clapboard frame house in Historic Richmond Town in Staten Island, New York. It is widely believed to be the oldest...
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    The oldest schoolhouse still standing in the United States is the Voorlezer's House built prior to 1696 and located in Historic Richmondtown in Staten...
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    through a federal home security grant. The Church of St. Andrew and Voorlezer's House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Patrick's...
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  • journal requires |journal= (help) "Withdrawal of designation: Jacob Riis House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 13, 2015. National Park Service...
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  • list the oldest buildings in the state of New York, including the oldest houses and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based...
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    History. The burial ground today is unmarked and lies within Conference House Park. The first recorded European contact on the island was in 1524 by Italian...
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    Historic Richmond Town (category Historic house museums in New York City)
    blacksmithing, and cooking using original period specific tools. The Voorlezer's House, dating to c. 1695, is the oldest exhibit as well as the oldest standing...
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  • formed in Port Richmond. 1683 – Richmond County designated. 1696 – Voorlezer's House completed, the oldest known schoolhouse in America. 1698 – Island...
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  • Lefferts Historic House Lewis H. Latimer House The Little Red Lighthouse Merchant's House Museum Morris-Jumel Mansion The Old Stone House Queens County Farm...
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  • late 17th to the early 20th century; includes the Lake-Tysen House and Voorlezer's House Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture Mott Haven Bronx Art Art...
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