House of Lambert Adriaensen Smidt, Blauvelt, NY

This imposing residence has a basement level not seen in many of the old sandstone houses. The main floor is accessed via a porch which is supported by brick pillars.This illustration is Plate 58 in "Pre-Revolutionary Dutch Houses and Families" by Rosalie Fellows Bailey, 1936. There is an extensive write-up on the house and the Smidt and Blauvelt families in the book. Lambert Adriaensen Smidt was born the The Netherlands and was a settler in Flatbush and Bouwery Village before moving to the Tappan Patent in 1783.On the back of the picture is written, "House of Lambert Adriaensen Smidt (?) Road... Mehr ...