http://www.MarineParker.net/2009/10/16/lott-house-a-peek-inside/ Dedicated to Marine Park Brooklyn Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:38:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.MarineParker.net/2009/10/16/lott-house-a-peek-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1237 Lisa Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:39:29 +0000 http://www.MarineParker.net/?p=265#comment-1237 Bagels, thanks for the information! As so many parts of Brooklyn are regaled for their history and influence, I am glad Marine Park can share in this a bit. Bagels, thanks for the information! As so many parts of Brooklyn are regaled for their history and influence, I am glad Marine Park can share in this a bit.

]]> http://www.MarineParker.net/2009/10/16/lott-house-a-peek-inside/comment-page-1/#comment-1236 bagels Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:12:12 +0000 http://www.MarineParker.net/?p=265#comment-1236 Those are really great pictures. I also took advantage of open house weekend and dragged my "I'm too sexy for my shirt" teen to check out the exhibit. The man who led the very brief tour was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the house and the surrounding area. I didn't know that a descendant of the family actually lived in the home until 1989 and that the property were going to be sold to make way for a building which was to become a medical facility. Fortunately, the community was able to pressure the city into buying the property which the city then turned over to the Parks Department. Slaves were owned by the family until slavery was abolished in New York State in 1827. It’s believed, based on artifacts found in an upstairs closet, that the house eventually became part of the Underground Railroad. The old pictures which were exhibited really captured what this area was like in the 1700 and 1800s and there was even a tax document on display which indicated that the owners paid less than $3.00 in real estate taxes! It was an interesting tour and I’m happy Marine Park has preserved a little piece of history for everyone to enjoy. Those are really great pictures. I also took advantage of open house weekend and dragged my “I’m too sexy for my shirt” teen to check out the exhibit. The man who led the very brief tour was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the house and the surrounding area. I didn’t know that a descendant of the family actually lived in the home until 1989 and that the property were going to be sold to make way for a building which was to become a medical facility. Fortunately, the community was able to pressure the city into buying the property which the city then turned over to the Parks Department. Slaves were owned by the family until slavery was abolished in New York State in 1827. It’s believed, based on artifacts found in an upstairs closet, that the house eventually became part of the Underground Railroad. The old pictures which were exhibited really captured what this area was like in the 1700 and 1800s and there was even a tax document on display which indicated that the owners paid less than $3.00 in real estate taxes! It was an interesting tour and I’m happy Marine Park has preserved a little piece of history for everyone to enjoy.

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