Walking TourWalking TourHendrick I. Lott House
Marine Park
Built before the United States existed, this 300-year-old Dutch farmhouse is becoming Marine Park's first museum. Step inside a rare surviving piece of old Brooklyn where the family evolved from area slaveholders to Underground Railroad conductors, and explore the layered stories of everyone who lived and worked the land.
Dutch colonial roots
Underground Railroad history
Marine Park's first museum
300 years of stories
Tips
đź“ś"not just the story of the Lott family; it's the stories of all the people who crossed through the property" (Alyssa Loorya)
⏳"time capsule of Gotham history" (Gothamist)
♿accessibility upgrades coming with 2026 renovation
Hendrick I. Lott House
Marine Park
Walking TourWalking TourBuilt before the United States existed, this 300-year-old Dutch farmhouse is becoming Marine Park's first museum. Step inside a rare surviving piece of old Brooklyn where the family evolved from area slaveholders to Underground Railroad conductors, and explore the layered stories of everyone who lived and worked the land.
Dutch colonial roots
Underground Railroad history
Marine Park's first museum
300 years of stories
Tips
đź“ś"not just the story of the Lott family; it's the stories of all the people who crossed through the property" (Alyssa Loorya)
⏳"time capsule of Gotham history" (Gothamist)
♿accessibility upgrades coming with 2026 renovation