| Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House | |
| Location: | 1640 E. 48th St., Brooklyn, New York |
| Coordinates: | 40.62°N -73.9289°W |
| Built: | 1747 |
| Architecture: | Colonial |
| Added: | November 14, 1982 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 82001184 |
| Designated Other2 Name: | New York City Landmark |
| Designated Other2 Date: | March 23, 1976 |
| Designated Other2 Abbr: | NYCL |
| Designated Other2 Link: | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission |
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Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House is a historic home located in Flatlands, Brooklyn, New York City. It is currently located at 1640 East 48th Street in Brooklyn.[1]
The original section was built in 1747 and the larger main portion dates to 1811. A kitchen wing was added in 1880. It is one and one half stories with steeply pitched gable roofs, curved projecting eaves, and end chimneys. The main entrance features a Dutch door.[2] It was relocated in approximately 1900 to align with the new street grid.[3]
One source states that the house "has actually been moved twice, probably by horse-drawn wagons. John Baxter describes the 1811 move in his diary".[4]
The house was designated as a New York City Landmark in 1976,[5] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The house is named after a series of families who lived in it, from the time of its construction up until the 1920s.[6] Its initial construction is believed to have been completed by an ancestor of Garret Stoothoff.[7] The addition in 1811 was constructed by John Baxter, who married Garret Stoothoff's daughter and inherited the home in 1796. Baxter's ghost is rumoured to haunt the house.[8] William Kouwenhoven married Abigail Baxter, daughter of John, and the house passed into that family's name.