The New York Times Profiles the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House

The Times published a very nice profile of the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, the oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in New York City located at 18-20 Flushing Avenue in Ridgewood. The home, not to everyone’s knowledge, admit visitors every Saturday from 1 to 4 pm for a suggested donation of $3. The house museum mostly displays artifacts from its past, and in the summertime is open for picnics and weddings. It sits on two acres with gardens and a coop housing six hens. As the Times says, “In contrast to the bordering graffiti, the gambrel-roofed farmhouse is so lost in time it looks as if it should shelter hobbits.”

As the area grows, especially nearby Bushwick, more young people discover the historic home and come to ring the bell. And nearby dining options are also products of the bourgeoning neighborhood: the paper of record suggests trying out Bun-Ker Vietnamese on Metroplolitan and Pearl’s Social and Billy Club near the Jefferson Street train stop.

A Hobbit House, With Chickens [NY Times]

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