Portions of the Lott House were first constructed around 1720 by a family that once owned much of the Brooklyn neighborhood.
One of Brooklyn's oldest homes is set to get a long-needed renovation and emerge from it as a museum.
The Lott House is one of just 14 remaining Dutch Colonial farmhouses in Brooklyn, according to the department. New York City purchased the property in 2002, and commenced exterior and landscape renovations that were eventually completed in 2013.Now, it’s time for the badly deteriorated interior to be restored, according to the Friends group. Once finished, the “time capsule of Gotham history” will open to the public as a fully operational “living neighborhood museum,” according to an announcement from the group, which is working with NYC Parks and Historic House Trust on the renovation.
“It's exciting not only because the local neighborhood truly cares about the house, but we don't necessarily have this type of resource in deep south Brooklyn,” Loorya told Gothamist. “We don't have a museum.”
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