Wyckoff House Museum
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Wyckoff House Museum is a historic farmhouse museum and farm at 5816 Clarendon Road in Brooklyn’s Fidler-Wykoff Park.
What's on here
Wyckoff Cousin Community Calls
Tuesday, 16:30Free
Wyckoff Cousin Community Calls
Tuesday, 16:30Free
Wyckoff Cousin Community Calls
Tuesday, 10:30Free
Wyckoff Cousin Community Calls
Tuesday, 16:30Free
Wyckoff Cousin Community Calls
Tuesday, 16:30Free
Wyckoff Cousin Community Calls
Tuesday, 16:30Free
Wyckoff Cousin Community Calls
Tuesday, 10:30Free
Why go
- New York’s oldest house, inside Fidler-Wykoff Park.
- Guided tours through three furnished rooms.
- One and a half acres of park with a garden and covered patio.
Opening hours
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MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 – 16:00
Wednesday10:00 – 16:00
Thursday10:00 – 16:00
Friday10:00 – 16:00
Saturday10:00 – 16:00
SundayClosed
Don't miss
- Free self-guided audio tourTake the tour online or through the Gesso app.At the museum
- Historic daily lifeHouse tours explore life from the Dutch Colonial era through the early 19th century.Inside the house
Know before you go
- Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00–16:00.
What's inside
- Artifacts introduce daily life in the historic house.
With kids
- School programs use hands-on learning to explore the site’s history.
- Farm lessons explore urban biodiversity and composting, including a worm bin.
- Farm activities can include butter churning, herbal sachet-making, wool felting and quill-pen writing.
Tips for your visit
- Look for the park entrance on Clarendon Road at E. 59th Street, among residential row houses and light industrial lots.
Tours and audio guides
- Guided house tours
- Explore the house’s architecture, history and culture
- Adult group tours
- Guided tours for adult groups
- College class tours
- Discussion-based tours tailored to college classes
- Tour format
- Discussion and sensory experiences can accommodate diverse learning needs
Interesting facts3
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New York City owns the house, and The Wyckoff House & Association operates it.
Wyckoff House - Wikipedia -
13 lived
A colonial-life lesson explores how a family of 13 lived in a single-room house.
School and Group Visits – Wyckoff Museum -
The house is among America’s oldest surviving Dutch frame houses and was an early settler structure on Long Island.
Wyckoff House - Wikipedia
Shorts
History
Education and farming programs explore immigration, family, food and community. The museum also runs a youth community gardening apprenticeship.
- Around 1636The land was acquired from the Lenape.
- Before 1641, estimatedDirector general Wouter van Twiller ordered the house built before returning to the Netherlands by 1640.
- Original formThe house began as a single room with an earthen floor.
- Around 1652Pieter Claesen Wyckoff’s family moved into the house.
- 18th centuryA small kitchen section dates to this period.
Show all
- 19th centuryMost of the house’s current structure was added.
- 1967The house became a National Historic Landmark.
How to get there
- BusReach Newkirk Plaza on the B or Q train, then take the B8 bus to the park entrance.
- BusReach Newkirk Avenue on the 2 or 5 train, then take the B8 bus toward the park.
- BusTake the 3 train to Sutter Ave–Rutland Rd, then the B47 bus to Ralph Ave/Clarendon Road.
- 20 minOn footCanarsie–Rockaway Pkwy on the L train is about a 20-minute walk from the park.
Accessibility
- Historic house Partly wheelchair accessible; tours enter through a ground-level door.
- Park Wheelchair accessible.
- Tours for diverse learning needs Tours include discussion and sensory experiences.
Sources: Wyckoff House - Wikipedia · Wyckoff Museum · Plan Your Visit – Wyckoff Museum · School and Group Visits – Wyckoff Museum · Wyckoff House - Wikipedia · checked 3 Oct 2026
Where
5816 Clarendon Rd, NY, Brooklyn New York
- Website
- wyckoffmuseum.org/
- Phone
- 7186295400
Questions and answers
Who was Pieter Claesen Wyckoff?
He was a Dutch settler who lived in the house and died in 1694.
Does Wyckoff House have city landmark status?
Yes. It is a city-designated landmark.
When did the neighborhood around Wyckoff House develop?
It was mostly built up in the mid-20th century.
How can I contact Wyckoff House Museum?
Call 718-629-5400.
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